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Exporting and printing
You can download any song as a PDF or as text, download a whole set as one PDF, or export your entire library as ChordPro files. Exporting is included on every plan.
Download a song
Open the song, select the menu button (the three dots) at the top right, and choose Download. Pick a format, then select Download again.
| Format | What you get |
|---|---|
| A formatted chart, ready to print or share. For a file chart, the pages of the file. | |
| ChordPro | Plain text with the chords inline in the lyrics. |
| Chords Over Lyrics | Plain text with the chords on their own line above the lyrics. |
The download matches what you see on screen: the key you play the song in, your capo or transpose, and your chord notation, such as Nashville numbers. A text download starts with the song's details as ChordPro directives.
Songstead remembers the format you chose last.
Download a set
Open the set, select the menu button (the three dots) at the top right, and choose Download. Songstead saves every song in the set as a single PDF, one song per page, in the set's order, each in the key and chart chosen for the set. This is the easiest way to print a set for a band member who doesn't use Songstead.
How PDFs look
PDFs have their own style, separate from the app's, under PDF Style in Appearance. You can set the font size, spacing, chord position, which parts of the chart to include, and colors. Copy from App Style starts the PDF style from your app style.
PDFs on Jam carry a small Songstead footer. Backstage removes it, and adds custom colors and spacing.
Requires Backstage
Export your library
Open Library from the menu, choose the Export tab, and select Download. Songstead saves every song in your library as a ZIP archive, with one ChordPro file per text chart. A song with several text charts becomes several files, each named for its chart. Each file is in the key you play the song in, with your chord notation.
The archive is a backup you keep yourself, and most chart apps can import ChordPro. Attached files and sets aren't part of the export.