OpenSongApp - Songbook

Gareth Evans

About this app

A songbook app designed for and musicians, singers, worship leaders, etc. that allows you to view chord charts and lyrics on your Android device and use it as a portable music songbook. The app uses the OpenSong format, but will also open and convert songs created in ChordPro and iOS style song formats. PDF documents are also supported on Android Lollipop+.

Please check the online help pages if you have problems:
https://www.opensongapp.com

Features:

Performance (musician) mode
Stage (tech team) mode
Presentation (projecting lyrics) mode.
Fully indexed search feature
4 fully customisable display themes (light, dark, etc.)
Supports ALL Bluetooth pedals
Transpose
Autoscale
Autoscroll
Metronome (audio and visual)
Built in pads (matching the key of the song) - 24 included
Include your own backing tracks
Song sticky notes
Highlighter/drawing tool
Import songs from UG and Chordie
Use the camera to take a photo of a song sheet and use this
Create and edit songs
Show/hide chords
Guitar tuner
Set preferred keys (e.g. Gb or F#)
View chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, banjo, cavaquinho and mandolin. You can also create custom chords
Support for European chord formats (es/is/Do re mi) and Nashville numbering.
Create and edit sets of songs, slides, notes, scriptures
Export and share songs and sets with others
Songs in sets can be converted to 'Variations'. This allows you to modify songs in your set without changing the original
Load in previously created/shared sets
Allows images to be used as songs
Will display PDF documents in performance mode (e.g. scanned sheet music) - this is only available on devices running API 21/5.0 (Android Lollipop) or above. Multiple page PDF files are supported.
Current song can be looked up on YouTube via search button
Fully compatible with iOS style songs, .pro and .chopro file format (songs are automatically converted into OpenSong format)
Import all songs from an iOS 'alternative' app backup file
Dual screen presentation of songs with custom background images and video
Allows user choice of storing song on internal or external memory (SD card)

The app can be used as a replacement for any bulky paper based song folder for performing musicians.

I am constantly looking to improve and update this app and welcome suggestions, requests, etc.

OpenSongApp is designed to compliment the Open Source application for Linux/Windows/Mac called OpenSong that allows churches to project song lyrics, Bible verses, etc. You can check them out (and support them) at: http://www.opensong.org

If you're looking for an alternative to the other expensive apps out there that doesn't see you as a customer, someone to make money from, or someone to bombard with ads, you've come to the right place.

OpenSongApp for Android started out free of charge, is currently free of charge and will stay free of charge for the lifetime of the app. All of my features are available. No additional in app purchases, unlocks, adverts, enhancements, etc. You get it all, all the time!
If you don't like it, no worries, move on, life is too short!

Ratings and reviews

I was looking for a music book app to use with my Kindle Fire tablet. I found this one and am really enjoying it so far. There is a learning curve but I find it easier to use than all of the other apps, including the ones I purchased. It also has every option imaginable that I could ever need. It is an excellent music book app and I am truly enjoying learning how to use it, and adding all my songs. I will love not having to tote around all my heavy song books. I also love that I can see in the dark without having lights on to sing and That auto scroll can be set up within the app. I truly love this app and am so thankful for all time and hard work that Gareth Evans has put into making this and sharing it with us for free. He also answers yours questions when you need help. I highly recommend this app. Thank you again Gareth for this awesome app!

i like it great for storing songs and having sets available to play. i do not like the scroll feature. to complicated and never works right. just a simple scroll button with a + or- to go faster or slower would be better. I'd give 5 starts for that change.

Thanks for creating the app. I have found great use for it. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult to import songs from the internet, for example, from Ultimate Guitar. The app was previously opening desktop versions of websites (which I found more useful than mobile versions) but now it doesn't. Also the transpose function is more complex to use, because I must now save the key of the song first before transposing... The older app was easier and more straight forward to use.

What's new

Fix for edit song crash for PDFs editing the song features
Fix for metronome length being ignored
Fix for chord lines followed by guitar tab
Fix for 'stuck' songs (unable to change song without going to settings menu)