Shizzle That'll Blow Your Mind

Features

OnSong is basically, like, the app musicians pretend they don't need but absolutely do. Whether you're practicin' in your mom's garage, teachin' kids who don't wanna learn, or performing live (no pressure tho), OnSong's got all the doodads & gadgets to set you free to actually play music instead of fumbling with your phone. Here's OnSong dissected like a frog in biology class—a whole buffet of features. Pick one & get the full scoop plus links to actually make it work in the app.

Stop, Collaborate & Listen (Hands-Free Actions)

Do stuff without your hands & wire up your entire rig by hookin' actions to foot pedals, screen taps, & MIDI triggers. It's like magic, except it's just code.

Yeetus Your Content Into OnSong

Throw content into your OnSong library from basically any other app. We take what's yours & make it ours. Sorta.

AirDrop

Beam songs & sets between iOS devices & fancy new Mac computers (OS X Yosemite or later, if you're bougie enough). It's like magic but with more fruit logos.

Sticky Note Energy

Slap sticky notes on your charts for quick "don't forget this part, ya doofus" reminders, or glue the melody right to your chart. Type whatever you need wherever you need it & pray your handwriting's legible.

Attach All The Files

Tape multiple files to one song & flip between versions like you're deciding which outfit makes you look less sweaty on stage.

The TelePrompter Vibe

Scroll from tippy-top to the absolute bottom of your chord chart like a fancy TV news anchor. Except you're playing guitar. And you're probably not as cool.

Listen Real Hard (Audio Triggers)

Make stuff happen by lettin' OnSong eavesdrop on your taps & beats. It's like a musical spy.

Jammin' to the Backing Band

Play backing tracks through your device while you noodle along with chord charts. It's like havin' a band but cheaper & less judgmental.

The Safety Net Backup

Yeet your entire OnSong library into one file so when you inevitably break everything, you can put it back together. Phew.

Organize Into Books (Like a Nerd)

Dump your songs into books to manage huge music libraries. We're basically Dewey Decimal System for musicians.

Scream Into The Internet (Broadcasting)

Whether you're doing an online concert or teaching music lessons via Zoom, OnSong lets you splat your screen all over the place with popular apps. They'll never unsee it.

Safety Bumpers

Bumpers tell you what the next foot pedal press is gonna do so you don't accidentally launch into the wrong song in front of 500 people. You're welcome.

Capo Game Strong

Clamp a capo on your guitar & let OnSong do the math so you don't have to. Remember math class? Yeah, we do it for you now.

Charts FRESH HOTNESS

OnSong jams with every kind of musical content. Stop prepping & start playin' with an OnSong^® Charts subscription. Life's too short to manually type chord charts.

Chord Detection Magic

Chords get detected in text-based documents so you can highlight, transpose, & even smash 'em on a pretend instrument. It's like having a music theory tutor in your pocket (a very sarcastic one).

Chromecast

Grab a cheap dongle from Google & project lyrics without messy cables. Future's now, baby.

Sprinkle Images Everywhere (Clips)

Import & plop images on your charts to show scores & whatnot. Make it pretty. Or don't. We're not your parents.

Paint It All The Colors (Color)

OnSong lets you pick colors to vibe with your music & mood through an intuitive color picker. We're basically interior decorators now.

Wireless Band Telepathy (Connect)

Wirelessly command your bandmates' OnSong devices with music to meet their individual needs. It's like they're extensions of your brain. (They're probably not.)

Web Browser Library Control

Manage your device library from a web browser for lightning-fast edits. Click. Boom. Done. From your couch.

Make Your Own Tags (Custom Metadata) FRESH HOTNESS

Create custom tags to organize your music however your chaotic brain wants. Genre? Year? That one song you play when it rains? Go ham.

Nerds Only (/developers)

Build your website or app to buddy up with OnSong through our URL scheme & OnSong Connect API. Developers: code stuff. We'll wait.

Scan Paper Like It's 2024 (Document Scanner)

This OnSong Premium feature uses your camera to zap paper charts into your library on iOS/iPadOS 13+. Finally, a use for all that clutter.

Drag It, Drop It, Own It

On an iPad with iOS 11+, drag & drop files into OnSong, export stuff, & manage your library like a boss. Feels good, doesn't it?

Doodle City

Scribble all over your chord chart with digital pens & highlighters. Deface thy music.

Dropbox

Import, export, & sync with Dropbox to shuffle content on & off your device. Cloud stuff. Very 2010.

Two Chords Are Better Than One FRESH HOTNESS

Wanna share your music or learn Nashville numbering like you actually enjoy suffering? Display dual chords side-by-side so your music works for everyone (or just the weird kids).

Send Emails Like It's Your Job

Yeah, you can beam sets to nearby bandmates, but OnSong also has advanced email integration so you can manage group contacts with full HTML formatting. We're basically Gmail now.

Break Free From One Screen (External Video)

Blow up the OnSong experience across multiple devices with lyrics projection & stage monitor mode. Go big or go home.

Convert Your Junk (Extract Text)

Import your files & see 'em "as-is," then transmute 'em into text-based charts for way more powerful features. Alchemy, but for musicians.

Premium Perks (Fast Track)

OnSong Premium members get priority support on requests made in-app. We answer your emails faster. You're welcome.

We Accept Like, Everything (File Formats)

OnSong supports a bajillion text-based file formats plus the ability to eyeball other file types too. We're basically a library.

Files

Import & export to any storage app on your device that supports the Files app or storage providers. Choice is yours, buddy.

Flic

Flic is a Bluetooth smart button you can put anywhere. Single click, double click, or long-press it to perform up to three actions. It's basically a wireless remote that's cooler than you.

Write Once, Expand Forever (Flow)

Write each song section once & let OnSong expand it from top to bottom. Lazy? Efficient? Same difference.

Your Feet Are Musicians Too (Foot Pedals)

Your hands are busy wailin' on stage, so use your feet to puppet-master your music & other app stuff. Hands-free living, baby.

Scrape The Web (From The Web) FRESH HOTNESS

Import from your favorite websites right from inside OnSong. The internet is yours.

Shift Gears Like a Pro (Gears)

Extend your foot-pedal control to shift into different gears. Vroom vroom.

Google Drive

Import & export songs to Google Drive straight from OnSong. Cloud syncing for the masses.

Play With Your Hands, Not Your Hands (Hands-Free Operation)

Your hands are occupied playin' an instrument. OnSong uses foot pedals & more so you can stay in the zone. Genius, honestly.

Corners Are Where It's At (Hot Corners)

Assign actions to the corners of your screen for more ways to boss OnSong around.

Find Your Key Like Beethoven (Key Finder) FRESH HOTNESS

Got the perfect key stuck in your head? Use your built-in mic to find it & OnSong transposes your music. Shower singers rejoice.

More Than One Library? You Mad? (Libraries)

OnSong lets you organize your library umpteen ways, plus create multiple totally separate libraries. Go wild.

Turn Your Device Into a Broadcast Camera (Live Video)

Fire up your device's cameras to engage your audience whether they're in front of you or scrollin' Twitter.

Stop Squintin' (Low Light Mode)

Boost readability & kill the light wash when you're in the dark tryin' not to trip over cables. Black background = happy eyes.

Projecting Lyrics Like You're In a Stadium (Lyrics Projection)

Beam lyrics to the crowd, one person, or your congregation. It's like you're already famous.

Mac

OnSong is now on the Mac App Store for a desktop experience that actually makes sense. Welcome to 2024.

Psst, Psst, Team Message (Messages)

Send color-coded, custom messages to your crew for silent, stage-safe signaling. It's like telepathy but nerd.

Keep The Tempo Or Else (Metronome)

Play to a click track for rehearsal or to kick off the song right on stage so everyone doesn't go off the rails.

MIDI Integration

Send MIDI to control instrument sounds or listen for song changes & more. For the gear nerds. (We respect it.)

Scheduled Setlist Chaos (Moments)

Turn your setlist into a full run sheet with scheduled times. Military precision for musicians.

Do Two Things at Once (Multitasking)

OnSong has beefy multitasking features so you can run it split-screen on supported devices or keep it lurkin' in the background. Multitask like a millennial.

Layer Your Backing Tracks (MultiTracks)

Import, mix & play backing tracks with multiple channels while you jam to a click & auto-navigate sections. It's like havin' a full band in your pocket.

Stay Connected to Your Crew (OnSong^® Cloud)

Keep in touch with your team through OnSong^® Cloud services powered by your OnSong^® subscription. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Get Your Act Together (Organizer)

Browse your songs & use the organizer to instantly add whatever you're playin' to sets or books, or use colorful icons to stay organized. (Organization is your friend.)

PDFs That Actually Do Stuff (PDF Transposition) FRESH HOTNESS

PDF files ain't just static pictures anymore. Our ChordFlow™ tech detects chords & musical info in your PDFs so you can transpose, format & interact with charts like magic.

The Tiny Stuff That Matters (Performance Pack)

Little features add up to big stage presence. Check out the stuff that helps you actually engage your audience instead of starin' at your shoes.

Pitch Pipe

Blurt out tones to get acappella or vocal intros rollin' without backin' tracks. It's like a tuning fork for your voice.

Planning Center Integration

Grab your songs or plans from Planning Center straight into OnSong for stage time. Synced & ready.

PraiseCharts

Access the big-league catalog of chord charts, sheet music & resources for house of worship. It's like Netflix but for church.

Dead Tree Edition (Printing)

Output your songs or sets to actual paper or PDF. Includes song lists & multipage printing. For the analog holdouts.

Find a Song in Like 2 Seconds (Quick Pick)

Quickly find, preview & add songs to your set in just a tap or two. Speed run your setlist.

Light Show Magic (Scenes)

Create dynamic stage lighting with coordinated lyrics projection backgrounds & control it all from stage. It's like you hired a lighting tech.

Sets

Build sets for venues or events. Flip through your songs with ridiculous ease. Organization's never felt so good.

Search Your Whole Library While Queuing (Set Picker) FRESH HOTNESS

Our new set picker lets you search & browse your entire library while queuing up songs to add. Multitask like a champ.

Print Your Song List (Song List Export) FRESH HOTNESS

Export or print lists of songs with customizable columns & page layout. Make it look fancy or keep it basic. We don't judge.

Track What You Played (Song Reporting)

Keep tabs on what songs you've played, printed or projected. Proof you actually performed stuff.

SongSelect

Access PDF chord charts or text-based lyrics from this go-to service. It's like Wikipedia for worship.

Spotify Integration

Link songs from your Spotify library to chord charts for practice & backing tracks. Streaming meets learning.

Tell Your Band What To Do (Stage Monitor)

Plug in one or more video screens & run your whole stage from one OnSong device. You're basically a stage god now.

Running Out of Space? (Storage Management)

Importing videos, images & audio backing tracks for full stage domination takes up storage. Who knew? (Everyone. Everyone knew.)

Make Charts Look How You Want (Style Preferences) FRESH HOTNESS

Full control over chart formatting including chord styling & dual chords now too. Make it yours.

We Actually Care (Support)

OnSong takes supporting you & your performance seriously. We're weirdly invested in your success.

Take the Guess Out of BPM (Tempo Detection) FRESH HOTNESS

Use your built-in mic & MIDI inputs to listen to your music & nail the tempo. Goodbye, guessing games.

Non-Linear Autoscroll Nerding (Timeline)

OnSong now features non-linear autoscrolling by recording navigation events onto a timeline for playback. It's as cool as it sounds (which is: pretty cool).

Tint Your Charts (Tint Colors)

Tint chart colors for easier reading or if you've got visual stress. Everyone deserves to read music comfortably.

Topic Tags

Create topics to find songs based on lyrics & keywords. "Songs that make me cry" is now searchable.

Change Keys Without Existential Dread (Transposition)

Change song keys instantly without triggering music theory PTSD. You're welcome.

Tuner FRESH HOTNESS

Get your instrument tuned without diggin' through your guitar case. Whip it out during a show & adjust on the fly. Subtle.

Type & Find Everything (Typeahead Search)

Quickly find songs, sets, settings & more by typin'. It's like search but with fewer tears.

Works on iPad, iPhone & That Old iPod (Universal App)

OnSong is a universal app so it runs on iPad, iPhone & iPod touch. Install on both & bask in the synchronized glory. (UI's a lil' different on smaller screens, but you'll figure it out.)

Import ALL Your Music (Unlimited Imports)

With a paid subscription, import literally everything & manage a massive repertoire of songs. No gatekeeping here.

Multiple Versions of the Same Song (Versions) FRESH HOTNESS

Songs can have multiple file or text attachments & now you can use different annotations, drawings, keys & formatting on each. Maximum flexibility.

Flip Your Menu Sideways (Vertical Menubar)

Completely redesign how you interact with OnSong by putting menus in split-screen view. Think different. (Apple's gonna be mad.)

Zoom Into The Good Parts (Viewports)

Scroll & zoom into specific parts of your song & bounce between 'em. Tunnel vision, but on purpose.

Sing Into the Mic & OnSong Listens (Vocal Cues)

If you're rockin' in-ears, issue verbal commands from OnSong while you're sangin'. Hands-free singin' directions. (Yes, it's weird. Yes, it works