To reset the font size select View - Zoom - Normal. When you select View - Zoom - Auto-Zoom, SongBook will try to show the song as large as possible so it still fits on the screen without scrolling. You can also quickly increase/decrease the font size with Ctrl +/- or Ctrl+Mouse Wheel. Chord, lyrics and tab font and color can be changed in Tools - Options - View. Click on a chord to look up the chord definitions. The song view displays the current song with lyrics and chords. Note: you can show/hide the Song List via View - Song List. When you restart the SongBook application, all songs are unmarked again. Marking also applies to all playlists in which the songs appear. You can mark songs that you've already played via the context menu (or Ctrl-Space). In addition, songs can also be organized in playlists and filtered by tags.Įntering a letter will jump to the first title/subtitle starting with that letter. Just like folders on your computer, deleting a category will delete all songs in it. You can group songs in categories to help you organize them e.g. Categories are similar to folders on your computer. A sample song is available in menu Help - Sample Song. You can find a detailed explanation of the chordpro format as supported by SongBook here. Just write the lyrics as usual and insert the chord names in square brackets at the appropriate positions as in the following example: Alas, my love, you do me wrong, You can also easily create your own songs.

However, the Internet has huge archives of songs in chordpro format, just search for the song title and chordpro. Unfortunately, we cannot provide songs on this site due to copyright restrictions. SongBook understands the widespread chordpro format where chords are written in square brackets within the lyrics. You can find the complete version history at the end of this page. If you also use SongBook on Android or iOS, consider synchronizing your songs with Dropbox and select the Dropbox/SongBook folder as your main song directory. You can change the song directory at any time with the '.' button next to the category dropdown. If unsure, you can always check the downloaded setup at At first program start, you should select the directory where your songs will be stored. If you've downloaded the software directly from our web site, it is guaranteed to be free of trojans or malware. Note: Sometimes, a browser or security software might erroneously block the download or installation. When you run the setup, the SongBook application and all chord libraries are automatically installed. On Windows 10 touch tablets, consider using our Windows Store app SongBook for Windows Tablets instead. It is optimized for use with keyboard and mouse.

SongBook runs on all Windows PCs and laptops with Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7.

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