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The Choordinator Guide

A visual tour of every feature — what it does and where to find it. Looking for short answers instead? Try the FAQ.

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Pricing

Anyone can follow a session free; Pro is for the person leading.

Anyone can join a session by code — no account needed. With an account, your personal library, bulk imports, and practice mode are free. A Pro subscription unlocks leading live sessions and creating bands. New accounts get 30 days of Pro included.

Free
Your songbook
Free, with or without an account
  • Join any session by code (no account needed)
  • Unlimited personal library
  • Bulk imports from PDF, DOCX, or paste
  • Practice mode + tuner + metronome
  • Join bands as a member

New accounts get 30 days of Pro on us — then it's yours, free.

Pro
$4.99/month
or $39.99/year · save $20
Leading a band? This is for you.
  • Unlimited personal library
  • Bulk imports from PDF, DOCX, or paste
  • Practice mode + tuner + metronome
  • Join any session with a code
  • Join bands as a member
  • Plus everything Pro adds
  • Lead live sessions — broadcast charts to every phone
  • Create and lead bands with shared libraries
  • Color-coordinated highlights and band notes
  • Foot-pedal support, per-user transpose
  • Band analytics and history
Live Sessions

Everyone sees the same chart at the same time.

Start a session with a memorable code, share it with the room, and every device sees the same chart synced to the leader. Pick a song and the band follows. When you scroll, they scroll with you. No accounts required for viewers — perfect for jams with friends or pickup gigs with strangers.
  • Memorable music-themed session codes
  • Leader controls song + scroll; viewers follow automatically
  • Take-lead handoff for switching MCs mid-set
  • Works for guests with no account
  • Tap Start Session on the home page, or enter a code to join
  • No WiFi at the venue? Share a phone's Personal Hotspot — every tablet on it can follow along.
Leader view
Live Sessions — Leader view
Viewer perspective
Live Sessions — Viewer perspective
Start a session
Personal Library

A private library you control.

Build a private library of chord charts you can pull up at a moment's notice. Paste a chart and we'll suggest the title and artist, warn if you already have a similar song, and detect the key automatically. Tap the + button in your library to create a new chart.
  • Create, edit, and tag charts
  • Auto-detect title and artist on paste
  • Duplicate-song warnings
  • Automatic key detection on every chart
Personal Library screenshot
Library view with key badges and tags.
Open your Library
Bulk Import

Import your songbook.

Upload a PDF, DOCX, or TXT songbook and Choordinator splits it into individual charts. Chord alignment is preserved — the importer reads the source PDF's text positions directly, so chord-over-syllable spacing comes through clean.
  • PDF, DOCX, and TXT supported
  • Multi-song documents split into individual charts
  • Chord alignment preserved automatically
  • Go to Library → Import to get started
1. Upload
Bulk Import — 1. Upload
2. Detecting...
Bulk Import — 2. Detecting...
3. Review & import
Bulk Import — 3. Review & import
Import preview showing detected songs and key badges.
Import songs
Setlists

Build a set, run a gig.

Drag songs into the order you want to play them. Setlists show estimated total duration so you can plan your slot. Start a session straight from a setlist and the whole queue is loaded for you.
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Estimated total duration
  • Launch a session directly from a setlist
  • Tap + New Setlist and search your library to add songs
Setlists screenshot
Setlist editor with duration estimate.
View your Setlists
Band Workspaces

A shared space for your group.

Bands get their own shared library, setlists, tags, and annotations. Owners and editors can curate the catalog; members can read and rehearse. Invite codes get anyone in instantly.
  • Shared library + setlists
  • Owner / Editor / Member roles
  • Invite by code
  • Any member can start a session
  • Create a band from the Bands page, then share the invite code
Band Workspaces screenshot
Band workspace home with setlists and member list.
Go to Bands
Team Notes

Your cues, your band's arrangements.

Notes are a band feature — scoped to how you play a song with a specific group. Editors can write team notes visible to everyone in the band (e.g. “Capo 3, skip second verse”), and every member can add their own private note for personal reminders. Notes for the same song in different bands stay separate, so your cues always match the arrangement. Scroll speed and start delay are saved alongside the chart.
  • Band-shared notes visible to all members
  • Your own note per song per band
  • Band lead can write notes for specific members
  • Saved scroll speed and start delay
Editing a note
Team Notes — Editing a note
Note in session
Team Notes — Note in session
Section & Inline Highlighting

Color-code parts so nobody misses a cue.

In a band chart, switch the editor into Highlight mode and tap any section header or inline hint to color it. Eight colors let you cue different instruments, mark dynamic changes, or call out the bridge — and everyone in the session sees it.
  • Tap to color section headers
  • Tap inline parenthetical hints to highlight cues
  • Eight colors with day + night variants
  • Shared across the whole band session
Section & Inline Highlighting screenshot
Chart with verse, chorus, and bridge highlighted in different colors.
Lyric Formatting

Style lyrics without breaking alignment.

Use familiar markdown-style markers in your chart and Choordinator renders them styled while keeping chord-over-lyric alignment perfect. Great for emphasis, whisper-soft sections, or call-and-response cues. Type these markers directly into any chart in your library or a band workspace.
  • *italic*, **bold**, __underline__, ~~strikethrough~~
  • Alignment stays exact
  • Works in personal and band charts
Lyric Formatting screenshot
Formatted lyrics rendered alongside aligned chords.
Chord Diagrams

Tap any chord to see how to play it.

Don't recognize that chord? Tap it. A guitar fingering pops up right next to the chord, with around 150 voicings built in. No leaving the chart, no breaking flow.
Chord Diagrams screenshot
Chord popover showing a fingering diagram.
Reading Comfort

Make every chart easy to read on stage.

Adjust font size, switch into compact mode, or pinch to zoom for the perfect reading size. Day and night themes for any lighting condition.
  • Adjustable font sizes + pinch-to-zoom
  • Compact mode (chords only)
  • Day and night themes
  • Open the settings gear in the session toolbar to adjust
Reading Comfort screenshot
Session in night theme with compact mode.
Hands-Free Control

Scroll without taking a hand off the instrument.

Pair a Bluetooth page-turner pedal and set it to arrow key mode (ArrowUp / ArrowDown). Choordinator captures arrow keys on all platforms including iPad — no fullscreen needed. A forward press starts auto-scroll or nudges the chart down; backward nudges up or stops scrolling. Both leaders and viewers can use pedals.
  • Set your pedal to arrow key mode (ArrowUp / ArrowDown)
  • Pair the pedal in your device Bluetooth settings first
  • Works on phones, tablets, and desktops
  • Viewers can use pedals to scroll independently
Tuner & Metronome

The basics, built right in.

A chromatic tuner that uses your device microphone, and a metronome with tap tempo and adjustable BPM. Both live on the Tools page, one tap from anywhere.
Tuner & Metronome — Chromatic tuner
Chromatic tuner
Tuner & Metronome — Metronome with tap tempo
Metronome with tap tempo
Open Tools
History & Play Counts

See what you've been playing.

Every session is logged, every played song counted. Browse your history to see what you played last week, or check play counts in your library to surface your most-used charts.
  • Session logs with played-song lists
  • Play counts per chart
  • Visit Library → History to browse past sessions
History & Play Counts screenshot
Session history with played songs.
View History
Privacy

Your library is yours.

Your personal library is private to you. Songs only become visible to other people when you add them to a band workspace you belong to — that's the way Choordinator is meant to be used with a group. Choordinator is a tool for playing together, not for publishing or distributing chord charts.
  • Personal library is private by default
  • Band workspaces are the way to collaborate with a group
Privacy screenshot
Personal library, visible only to you.
Trash & Recovery

A safety net for stray taps.

Deleted charts move to your Trash, where you can recover them at any time. Nothing is gone for good until you say so. Visit your Library and tap Trash to see deleted charts and restore them.
Trash & Recovery screenshot
Trash view with restore actions.
Open Trash
Send Feedback

Help us make Choordinator better.

Found a bug? Have a feature idea? Use the built-in feedback form to let us know. Pick a category — General, Bug Report, or Feature Request — describe what's on your mind, and hit send. Your feedback goes straight to the Choordinator team.
  • Built-in feedback form — no email needed
  • Categorize as General, Bug Report, or Feature Request
  • Your feedback is private and visible only to the team
Send Feedback screenshot
The Send Feedback form.
Send Feedback

Need a hand?

Email support@choordinator.com or send feedback. Questions, bug reports, and feature requests are all welcome.