SongSheet Pro release notes - 2025

Version: 2025.19

(Released December 21, 2025)

Song Library

• Added the ability to individually toggle whether or not artist name, key, capo, tempo, and song duration details are displayed in the song lists.

Document Scanning

• Importing via the document scanner now automatically detects song metadata in the scanned document.
• Optionally choose to convert a scanned document to text format in the import preview.

Song Editing

• The capo is now editable in the song viewer even when not editing a song.
• Added a setting to show or hide the capo when viewing a song, if the capo is not set.
• The time signature picker now allows picking from 1/1 to 16/64.
• Time signature is now optional for a song.
• You can now set the tempo by typing in a value, in addition to using the slider.
• A song’s key is now only displayed if a key is explicitly set (previously it would display a default of C major).
• Added a button to clear the song key in the set key/transpose to key popover.
• If a song has no key set, tapping the “Set key” button will now attempt to guess the song’s key based on the chords in the song, and suggest it in the key selector.
• Added the ability to edit a song’s tempo, time signature, capo, year, and copyright in the metadata editor, making it possible to set these values for PDF, RTF, and Word document files.
• Moved selecting a song key to a popover in the song metadata editor.
• Chords in the chord palette are now sorted according to the currently set key.
• Transposing between keys now more accurately picks the resulting chord name and modifier (sharp/flat/etc) based on position within the key.
• Transposed chords may now display a double-flat or double-sharp modifier. Exporting songs with these modifiers to e.g. ChordPro will automatically simplify them to their enharmonic equivalents.
• Added initial support for Nashville Number chords (i.e. “1” “♯3”, “♭5”, “1/3”, etc). While the chord editor currently doesn’t directly support editing/creating such chords, chord names entered as “custom” chords will be parsed correctly as Nashville Number chords if they follow the correct format.

Version: 2025.18

(Released November 18, 2025)

• Added converting RTF to editable songs.
• Improved conversion of songs to text with better metadata detection and chord placement.
• Added an option to force OCR usage when converting a song, useful if song PDFs use text for metadata but images for lyrics and chords.

Version: 2025.17

(Released November 13, 2025)

• Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong backing track to be queued for playback.
• Improved presentation of the song metadata editor.
• The pinch gesture now also changes the font size of an RTF song.
• Updated the layout of the backing track detail view so that it is consistent across iPhone and iPad.

Version: 2025.16.1

(Released November 8, 2025)

• Fixed a crash that would occur when attempting to share a song or set list.

Version: 2025.16

(Released November 6, 2025)

• Added the ability to convert .doc and .docx files to editable songs.
• Improved chord line detection when converting songs to text.
• Improved stanza name detection when converting songs to text.
• Added a more capable song metadata editor for SongSheet Pro’s native song format.
• Fixed an issue preventing stepping through timed arrangements.
• iPad: Changes from adding, editing, and removing songs in your song library are now synced across multiple open SongSheet Pro windows on the same device.
• iPadOS 26: Fixed an issue where the “Done” button could disappear from the song view while in editing mode and the window was being resized.
• iPhone: Selecting a new timeline mode (e.g. autoscroll, backing track, arrangement, etc) no longer automatically dismisses the mode selection view.

Version: 2025.15

(Released October 13, 2025)

• Minor tweaks to PDF conversion, improving the detection of stanza boundaries.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in stanzas being highlighted accidentally when using the watermarked play/pause button.
• Reduced the area in which the stanza dragging gesture is initiated, so as to clash less with positioning the editing cursor.
• The long press that initiates a stanza drag operation now also selects the entire stanza text when the stanza is released, providing a quick shortcut for selecting all text in a stanza.
• Added ESC (or CMD+.) as a keyboard shortcut to deselect the currently selected chord in the chord editor.
• Fixed not being able to tap to bring up the Paste from clipboard option on an empty song.
• Fixed an issue where the song editor scroll position could glitch while typing text, especially on longer songs.
• Fixed an issue where when the cursor was placed towards the end of a long song, tapping the tempo, choose key, etc, buttons, would scroll the view back to the cursor position without showing the tempo or key editor.

Version: 2025.14

(Released October 10, 2025)

Song Editor

• Reintroduced dragging to reorder stanzas in a song, and made it easier to activate - now just long press anywhere in the stanza to begin the drag operation.
• Chord palette entries now require a long press instead of double-tap in order to show the edit/delete menu for a chord.
• Tapping to select a chord no longer automatically shows the chord cut/copy/delete actions. A second tap on the selected chord now shows these actions in a context menu.
• Updated the style of the choose stanza and line type menus.
• Fixed moving selected chord left/right using cursor keys in the song editor.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the display of the song lyrics and chords to appear “squished” vertically when the length of the song was less than the height of the visible area.
• Fixed various crashes that could occur while editing song text.

Other changes

• Made sure that the Choose Export Format dialog is always displayed in dark mode when a dark theme is active.
• iPadOS 15-18: Fixed an issue with single-page PDFs that could prevent scrolling to see the top or bottom of the file.
• iPadOS 15, 16: Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts/bluetooth pedal controls not always being available after initially displaying a song.
• iPadOS 26: Fixed layout issues in various places.
• iPad: Better handling on expanding the width of the song editor window so that the song editor remains the front-most view, rather than automatically showing the Library view.
• iPhone: Added missing Library button to show the song list when phone is in landscape orientation.

Version: 2025.13

(Released September 27, 2025)

• Fixed a glitch in the autoscroller.
• Fixed an issue where enabling/disabling jazz chord notation didn’t update the song view unless you also changed the selected theme.

Version: 2025.12

(Released September 20, 2025)

• Added song copyright field to the CSV export of a song list.
• Fixed CSV export so that commas and quotes in e.g. titles or artist fields do not break the CSV file.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the song editor to jump around when editing song lyrics.
• iPad: Made sure that the buttons for changing lyrics and stanza options are always visible, even when the shortcuts bar is turned off in device settings.
• iPadOS 26: Fixed a bug that resulted in the stanza name selector being immediately dismissed without allowing a selection when a hardware keyboard was connected.
• iPadOS 26: Improved how the song editor handles scrolling behind the on-screen keyboard when running in a window.

Version: 2025.11

(Released September 17, 2025)

• Refreshed the user interface to support Liquid Glass on iOS/iPadOS 26.
• The app icon has been refined, and now supports light, dark, clear, and tinted modes.
• Plus other various compatibility updates and fixes for iOS/iPadOS 26.

Version: 2025.10

(Released September 10, 2025)

• Fixed an issue where sometimes SongSheet would launch with an active light theme even though the device was in dark mode.
• iPad: Changes to the currently active external display styles are now immediately applied to the external display.
• iPad: Fixed an issue where the buttons to blank the external display did not actually hide the currently shown lyrics.
• iPad: Fixed a crash when trying to edit themes for external display, when the previously selected external display theme had recently been deleted.
• iPhone: Added a close button to the font selector within the theme editor.
• iPhone: Fixed an issue in the theme editor that prevented re-selecting the same theme as the one just being edited after tapping the back button.
• iPhone: Fixed an issue where the button to re-show the auto scroll bar was not visible when the auto scroll bar was also hidden.
• iPhone: Fixed an issue where the add songs to setlist view did not always display in dark mode when a dark application theme was active.
• iPhone: Fixed an issue where the font and color selectors did not always display in dark mode when a dark application theme was active.

Version: 2025.9.1

(Released August 29, 2025)

Fixed a critical bug in the song editor.

Version: 2025.9

(Released August 29, 2025)

• Fixed an issue where the top of short RTF files would be hidden beneath the top navigation bar.
• iPhone: Fixed a display issue with the line spacing selector in the Print / PDF view.
• iPad: Fixed an issue with song text layout after SongSheet returns from being in the background.
• iPad: Fixed an issue where sometimes the tempo chooser would appear over the current tempo, making it impossible to see the tempo as it is being edited.
• iPadOS 15 & 16: Fixed a crash while editing setlists that occurred when reducing the width of the visible SongSheet window in split view multitasking.

Version: 2025.8

(Released August 25, 2025)

• Fixed an issue where sometimes not all song-related keyboard shortcuts were active when they should have been.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when duplicating setlists.
• Fixed an issue where new or edited song arrangements weren’t always saved.
• Fixed some new song text layout/size issues.

Version: 2025.7

(Release August 22, 2025)

• Completely revised SongSheet’s theme engine so that it primarily applies to the song viewer, and controls light vs dark mode in the general user interface. This results in a more consistent user experience across the app as well as better integration with the operating system itself.
• Added the ability to filter the song list to show only PDF, Word .doc or .docx, or RTF files.
• Added ESC (CMD+.) keyboard shortcut to quickly return to the Library view from the song view.
• Fixed untranslated entries in the plain text import line type selector.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to import a file from an external app (e.g. Files) would not show the import preview if SongSheet was not already open in the background.
• iPhone: Tweaked the presentation of the font selector for lyrics and chords in the Print/PDF view.

Version: 2025.6

(Released July 22, 2025)

• Fixed the display size of the Print/PDF line spacing selector on iPhone.
• Added the current line spacing value to the Print/PDF view.

Version: 2025.5

(Released June 6, 2025)

• Added more flexible bluetooth pedal configuration options.
• Improved the UI for picking a background texture in the theme editor.
• Added the ability to choose the colour for lyrics and chords when printing and generating PDFs.
• Improved the display of any active purchases/subscriptions in SongSheet’s help menu.
• Added extra detail to the email template generated when selecting “Email the developer” from the help menu.

Version: 2025.4

(Released April 4, 2025)

• Added context menus to items in the Library view for easy access to operations on tags and setlists.
• Increased the maximum font size for lyrics and chords to 128pt.

Version: 2025.3

(Released March 6, 2025)

• Tweaked how backing tracks are resolved if the stored ID no longer matches any tracks in the device’s Music library.

Version: 2025.2

(Released March 4, 2025)

• Added Indonesian, Italian, and Korean as supported languages.
• The setlist editor now automatically scrolls to show a newly appended set or song entry.
• Fixed an issue that could reset the scroll position of a setlist when it is updated.
• Fixed some issues around displaying updates to entries in a song list.

Version: 2025.1

(Released February 13, 2025)

• Now, you can easily browse for, import, or scan songs directly into a setlist.
• I’ve brought back the ability to create new songs within a setlist.
• The “Add Songs” menu now combines the Create New Song and Import Songs actions.
• When you create a new song with a specific collection selected, it automatically adds the song to that collection. For example, if you’re working within an artist’s collection, the artist’s name is automatically set for the new song.
• Importing or scanning songs while viewing flagged, favorites, or tagged song lists will automatically add them to the respective collection.
• I’ve redesigned the theme editor, placing all options on one screen for a more intuitive and cohesive experience (and also making room for upcoming features).
• The auto-scroll progress indicator is now more visible.
• I’ve fixed the issue that prevented certain edits in the Getting Started song when there’s no active trial or purchase.
• Resolved some visibility issues with the play/pause button, ensuring smooth control during your sessions.
• I fixed an issue that prevented stepping forward through a timed arrangement using a Bluetooth foot pedal or other remote control device.
• I’ve addressed an issue where some song metadata might not be preserved after converting a PDF song to text, ensuring your data remains intact.