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OnSong is basically the app for musicians who actually wanna play instead of panic. Whether you're practicin', teachin', or performin' live (RIP your social life), OnSong's got all the toys to let you stop thinkin' & start rockin'. Here's OnSong broken down into a ridiculously long list of features. Pick one & find out what it does plus how to stab it in the app.
Hands-Free Mayhem
Do stuff without your hands & wire up your entire rig by hookin' actions to foot pedals, screen taps, & MIDI triggers. It's like havin' an invisible roadie.
Yeet Content Into OnSong
Dump songs into your OnSong library from literally any app. We don't judge your sources.
AirDrop
Beam songs & sets between your iOS toys & fancy newer Macs runnin' OS X Yosemite or higher. Wireless flexin'.
Sticky Notes But Make It Music
Slap quick reminders on your charts or paste the melody right there. Type whatever you need wherever you need it. We're not your therapist but we're helpin'.
File Attachments
Duct-tape multiple files to one song & bounce between versions like you're actually prepared.
The Teleprompter Feature Your Guitar Teacher Didn't Know You Needed
Scroll from top to bottom of your chord chart like you're readin' the internet (which, let's be real, you are).
Listen Real Good
Make OnSong do stuff when it hears you tap a beat. It's like havin' sonar but for your rhythm section.
Backing Tracks
Play track accompaniment through your device while you wail away at your chords. Lonely practice sessions just got less lonely.
CTRL+S For Your Life
Dump your entire OnSong library into one file so when everything explodes, you don't cry.
Song Organization But Like, Folders
Sort your songs into books so your massive music hoard doesn't spiral into chaos.
Flex On The Internet
Whether you're streamin' a concert or Zoom-teachin' music lessons, OnSong lets you share your screen with the cool kids' apps.
Oopsie Preventer
Bumpers show you what happens when you stomp that foot pedal next so you don't accidentally play the death metal remix at church.
Capo Simulator
Pretend you put a capo on your guitar & OnSong figures out what you actually gotta play. It's like havin' a smarter guitar.
OnSong® Charts FRESH HOTNESS
OnSong plays nice with basically every music file. Stop wastin' time preppin' & start playin' with an OnSong® Charts subscription.
Chord Party
OnSong spots chords in your text docs & lets you highlight, transpose, & even jam 'em on a pretend instrument. ZOMG chords.
Chromecast
Use Google's cheap dongle to throw lyrics on a screen without cables. Wireless is totes the future.
Picture Time
Slap images on your charts to show off sheet music & other jazz.
Rainbow Mode Activated
OnSong lets you paint your charts with color to match your vibe through a ridiculously intuitive color picker.
Remote Shenanigans
Wirelessly boss around your bandmates' OnSong gadgets. It's control but make it musical.
Browser Magic
Manage your library from a web browser instead of pokin' your screen like a caveman. Fast edits, peeps.
DIY Tags FRESH HOTNESS
Make your own tags to sort your music however your brain works. Genre, year, "songs that remind me of my ex" — whatever. Browse it, sort it, show it off.
Nerds Welcome
Code your website or app to talk to OnSong through our URL scheme & OnSong Connect API. Have fun, nerds.
Scan That Paper Like It's 2024
This OnSong Premium power move uses your phone camera to scan paper charts into your library on iOS/iPadOS 13 & higher. No more trashy photocopies.
Grab & Yeet
Got an iPad runnin' iOS 11 or newer? Drag files into OnSong, drag stuff out, & reorganize your library like you're actually in control of your life.
Doodle Mode
Draw & highlight on your chord charts with pens & highlighters. Graffiti but make it musical.
Dropbox
Import, export, & sync with Dropbox so your files can go anywhere & be everywhere. Cloud vibes.
Double Chord Energy FRESH HOTNESS
Wanna share your music or learn that Nashville number system? Show two sets of chords at once so your brain stops meltin'.
Email Like a Boss
Beam sets to nearby band members, sure, but OnSong also has legit email chops with group contacts & pretty HTML formatting. We're classy like that.
Bigger Picture Energy
Blow up the OnSong experience across multiple screens with lyrics on one & stage monitor mode on another. It's called production value, sweetie.
PDF But Better
Import files & see 'em as-is, then convert to text charts so you can actually do cool stuff with 'em.
VIP Fast Lane
OnSong Premium members get priority support like you actually matter (you do, we promise). Submit requests in the app & watch the magic happen.
We Support Like A Billion Formats
OnSong plays nice with tons of text-based file types & can eyeball other stuff too. We're not picky.
File Dump Station
Import & export to any storage app on your device that talks to Files or uses cloud providers. It's a party.
Flic
Flic is a Bluetooth button you can throw anywhere. Single click, double click, or long-press it & boom—up to three different actions fire off. Magic.
Stop Repeatin' Yourself
Write each song section once & let OnSong expand it top to bottom. Lazy genius.
Foot Pedal Power
Your hands are busy shreddin', so use your feet to control the music & other app stuff. It's like havin' a third brain.
Internet Scrapin' FRESH HOTNESS
Grab songs from your fave websites straight into OnSong. We're basically stealin' for you (legally tho).
Gear Shiftin'
When you're foot-pedalin' around, shift into different gears to unlock even more control. It's like manual transmission but for music.
Google Drive
Push songs to & pull songs from Google Drive without leavin' OnSong. Cloud is life.
You Got Two Hands, Not Eight
Your mitts are occupied playin' instruments, so OnSong lets foot pedals & other toys run the show while you shred.
Screen Corner Clickbait
Assign actions to the four corners of your screen & tap like you're playin' 4D tic-tac-toe.
Microphone Wizardry FRESH HOTNESS
Hum the note you wanna sing in & OnSong listens through your mic to figure out the key. Then it transposes everything for you. Shower singalong? We got this.
Multiple Brains, Multiple Homes
OnSong lets you organize in tons of ways, but you can also make separate libraries to keep your church songs away from your dad-rock obsession. Privacy, baby.
Webcam Time
Use your device's cameras to entertain your audience whether they're in your livin' room or in some amphitheater. You're basically a content creator now.
Don't Blind Me, Bro
Make your screen readable in the dark & stop gettin' washed out by stage lights. Your eyes will thank you.
Big Lyric Energy
Throw your lyrics on a big screen for crowds, individuals, or your church congregation. It's called production value.
Mac Vibes
OnSong is now on the Mac App Store for a desktop experience that doesn't suck. Fancy.
Color-Coded Team Texts
Send customized, color-coded messages to your crew so everyone knows what's happenin' without actual talkin'. Bliss.
Click Track Life
Tap along to a click track when practicin' or startin' a song live. Keepin' time is apparently hard.
MIDI
Shout MIDI commands to control synths & instruments or listen for song changes. It's like your music has a nervous system now.
Setlist But With A Clock
Turn your setlist into an actual run sheet with scheduled times so you're not freakin' out wonderin' if you're late.
Do Five Things At Once
OnSong can run in split-screen on fancy tablets or chill in the background on your phone. Multitask like the chaos gremlin you are.
Many Tracks, Much Wow
Import, mix & play backing tracks with tons of channels while you keepin' time & automatically jump through song sections. It's overwhelming in the best way.
Cloud Gang
Stay connected to your crew through OnSong® Cloud services powered by your subscription. The team that clouds together, stays together.
Organized Chaos Manager
Browse your songs & use the organizer to dump what you're playin' into sets or books on the fly. Colorful icons make you feel less chaotic.
Chord Detection Sorcery FRESH HOTNESS
PDFs used to be boring pictures. Our ChordFlow™ tech finds chords & musical info in your existing PDFs so you can transpose, format & mess with 'em. It's witchcraft.
The Good Stuff Pack
Little features that make you look like you know what you're doin'. Check out the toys that help you own the room.
Pitch Without The Instrument
Play tones to start acappella or vocal intros without needin' actual music. It's like havin' a tiny invisible orchestra in your pocket.
Planning Center
Yank your songs or plans from Planning Center straight into OnSong for stage time. One less app to juggle.
PraiseCharts
Access the mega catalog of chord charts, sheet music & worship resources. Basically the Netflix of church music.
Dead Tree Edition
Spit out your songs or sets to paper or PDF. Includes song lists & multipage printin'. Analog is back, baby.
Speedrun Mode
Find, preview & add songs to your set in like two taps. It's quick, it's dirty, it works.
Lighting Theater Kid Energy
Build dramatic stage lightshows with synced lyrics backgrounds & control it all from your device like you're producin' Broadway. You're welcome.
Song Collections
Group songs for a gig or event & flip through 'em like you actually practiced. Smooth.
Better Set Finder FRESH HOTNESS
Our new set picker lets you search your entire library while queueing songs to add to your set. It's like speed dating but for music.
Print What You Played FRESH HOTNESS
Export or print lists of your songs with custom columns & page layout. Show off your repertoire like the overachiever you are.
Big Brother Stats
Keep a record of every song you've played, printed or projected. It's not creepy, it's accountability.
SongSelect
Grab PDF chords or text lyrics from this common service. Lazy prep made easy.
Spotify Team-Up
Link Spotify songs to your chord charts for practice & backing tracks. Spotify + OnSong = unstoppable combo.
Multiple Screens, One Brain
Hook up extra video screens & run your whole show from one OnSong device. You're basically a tech wizard now.
Disk Space is a Thing
Importin' videos, images & audio backing tracks fills up your device like crazy. Managing storage is real, peeps.
Make Your Charts Look How You Want FRESH HOTNESS
Full control over chart formattin' including how chords look & dual chords too. Your OCD can finally rest.
We're Here For You (Seriously)
OnSong takes your support seriously & your performance even more seriously.
Find The Tempo Like A Scientist FRESH HOTNESS
Use your mic & MIDI inputs to listen to music & figure out the BPM without guessin'. Math is hard; OnSong's harder.
Rewind Your Practice
OnSong now records your tap-throughs onto a timeline so you can play 'em back. Non-linear autoscroll is a whole thing now.
Tint City
Tint your chart colors for easier readin' or for peeps with visual stress stuff. Eye comfort is underrated.
Keyword Speedrun
Make topics to find songs based on lyrics & keywords. It's like tags but with feelings.
Panic Button, But Good
Change the song key instantly without the PTSD from music theory. Different key, same vibes.
Tuner Time FRESH HOTNESS
Get your instrument tuned without diggin' through your gig bag. Bring it up mid-performance & retune like a boss.
Type Your Way to Victory
Search songs, sets, settings & more by just typin'. It's fast, it's dumb-simple, it works.
One App, Many Screens
OnSong runs on iPad, iPhone & iPod touch like it owns the place. Install everywhere & learn how it's slightly different on tiny screens (duh).
Import Infinity Unlocked
With a paid subscription, import ALL your music & manage a library so huge even you'll forget what you've got. Maximum flex.
Song Shapeshifting FRESH HOTNESS
Songs can have multiple file attachments & now you can use different annotations, drawings, keys & formatting on each one. It's like havin' alt versions of yourself.
Sideways Menus Go Brrr
Flip how you interact with OnSong by puttin' menus in a split-screen view. It's weird but kinda genius.
Zoom & Pan Magic
Zoom into specific parts of your song & switch between 'em. It's like havin' focus lenses for your brain.
Talk to Yourself (With Purpose)
Usin' in-ear monitors? Yell commands from OnSong while you're singin'. Your monitor mix doesn't gotta hear it but it works.
Hey Siri, But Cooler FRESH HOTNESS
Shout at your phone & OnSong listens. Perform actions, call up songs & jump through sections all by tellin' it what's up. Your voice, your rules.
Dashboard Tiles of Dreams
Throw widgets on your screen to see & interact with your music in new ways. Customize like you're actually in charge.
Worship Song Buffet
Get hand-picked worship bangers formatted for OnSong with subscription tiers. They're basically gift-wrapped for you.