SongSheet Pro release notes - 2026

Version: 2026.8

(Released October 19, 2026)

New

Made the song editor faster, so typing stays smooth and responsive even in long songs.
Added import from OnSong: bring in songs and setlists from OnSong archive (.onsongarchive) and backup (.backup) files.
Added time signature support across the library: search and sort by time signature, show or hide it in song lists, and include it in setlist PDFs.
Improved layouts on the foldable iPhone Duo.
Added new options when changing a song’s capo.
Added a filter for songs without tags.

PDF and Export

Improvements

Made backup restores more reliable when a restore is interrupted.
Restoring a backup now keeps setlist themes and the external display theme. Backups made with earlier versions restore without setlist themes, so make a fresh backup after updating.
Opening a backup from Files or Mail no longer asks for a subscription.
Improved title and artist detection when importing songs.
Purchases are now recovered automatically after reinstalling the app or setting up a new device.
Improved translations across many languages.

Timelines and Arrangements

The timeline mode selector now wraps long mode names instead of cutting them off, and scrolls the current mode into view when it opens.
Timeline buttons and time labels now follow the system text size when you change it.
The delete menu on an arrangement marker now acts on the marker it was opened for, including after you drag a marker.
In a timed arrangement, markers near the end of the timeline now stay apart instead of stacking on top of each other.
After you insert, delete, or drag a marker in a timed arrangement, the selected marker now matches the playhead position.

Fixes

Setlist editing: fixed the “Select songs to add” list getting stuck on iPad, a rare crash on iPad, and swiping afterwards landing on the wrong song.
Converting a PDF song to SongSheet format now keeps its key and capo and stays on the same song.
Importing a setlist with repeated songs no longer creates duplicate songs.
Deleting the theme in use now keeps songs readable.
Fixed the song view becoming unresponsive after changing a backing track on iPhone in landscape.
Names containing symbols such as an ampersand now appear correctly in emails sent from SongSheet.
Rapid taps no longer open two popovers or two subscription windows.
Plus many other fixes.

(Released June 11, 2026)

Added CMD+F keyboard shortcut for searching your song library.
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the song list filter while viewing a song.
Fixed an issue where PDF imports and PDF songs could open slightly scrolled on 11-inch iPad in landscape.
Improved memory cleanup when using auto-scroll in the song view.

(Released May 19, 2026)

What's new in SongSheet Pro 2026.6

Library Backup

Added library backup and restore. Export your library as a single .songsheet-backup file, then restore your songs, setlists, tags, and themes from it later. Restoring replaces the current library after confirmation.

Image Import

Added image import from Files, Photos, or by dragging and dropping. Imported images become songs in your library, and single images can be converted to editable text with OCR.

Print and PDF Export

Redesigned Print / PDF Preview with full-screen live previews and far more control over layout and formatting.
Setlist PDFs now support paper size, orientation, margins, visible fields, set titles, long notes, page numbering, repeated set titles, and independent setlist numbering.
Song PDFs now support one- or two-column layouts, gutter width, and toggles for stanza names, lyrics, chords, comments, title, artist, key/capo, and footer.

Settings and Help

Redesigned Settings and Help to make options easier to navigate, with the old Help menu items now available from Settings.

Song Editing

Improved chord transposition so chord names are spelled more naturally in the target key.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where applying a custom chord name while editing a song could fail to update the selected chord on older iOS versions.
Fixed the autoscroll progress indicator drifting sideways during playback when a song was shorter than the visible area.
Fixed incorrect autoscroll progress indicator sizing for RTF and Word document songs.
Fixed an issue where setlist CSV exports could include an incorrect song auto-scroll duration.
Fixed an issue where in some song formats the watermark play button would not work.

(Released March 7, 2026)

Standardised wording to use “setlist” across the app.
Help > On the Web now includes a YouTube link for SongSheet Pro and shows the SongSheet logo beside songsheetapp.com.
iPadOS 26: Fixed an issue where returning from compact to regular width could make Library edge-swipe reveal appear in split mode instead of overlay.
iPadOS 26: Fixed an issue where dismissing Print / PDF preview after compact-to-regular resizing could leave the song view navigation bar hidden.
Fixed an issue where tapping the full-screen play button could also accidentally select a stanza.

(Released March 3, 2026)

Fixed sharing songs and setlists on the latest version of iOS.
iPadOS 26: Fixed an issue in the song view where swiping from the left edge would navigate to the previous song instead of revealing the Library view.

(Released February 11, 2026)

Fixed a rare crash in the song lyrics editor.

(Released January 30, 2026)

Modernised the layout of the export format chooser window.

(Released January 15, 2026)

Added the option to edit the default set of chords that will be added to the chord palette when creating a new song. The default chord list (in the key of C major) is C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim. The option to edit this list is found in SongSheet’s “Song Editing” settings.
iPad: Increased the default size for the file import browser on iPadOS 26.
Improved the algorithm for transposing chords when changing the capo.
The song editor chord palette sorting now takes into account capo as well as the current key.
Fixed an issue where the chord editor would not highlight the selected note for a chord if it was modified with sharp or flat.
Fixed a crash in the song editor that could occur when deleting text after an auto-correction was applied.
Fixed saving the specified song key and capo when using OCR during a scanned document import.
Fixed various issues around the song editor re-scrolling to the current caret location when interacting with other parts of the song.