Chordify
Chordify turns audio from YouTube, SoundCloud, or a private collection into chords timed to an interactive player.
What Chordify is
Chordify turns audio from YouTube, SoundCloud, or a private collection into chords timed to an interactive player. You can search those services and a catalog of 36 million songs already chordified, then play along on guitar, ukulele, piano, or mandolin. Mandolin is available only on the website and Android app. Chordify uses deep neural networks to identify chords and follow the beat. The web and mobile versions share songs you chordify or favorite, and chords can be exported as PDF or MIDI. Its Toolkit has a chromatic tuner, metronome, chord practice, and live chord detection; Premium Plus unlocks all Toolkit features. A free plan is available. Basic costs $2 a year, Premium $3.50 a year, and Premium Plus $4.50 a year. Deezer songs are unavailable, and Deezer links work only on the website. You can embed chordified songs on a website or blog, but cannot edit songs in embeds.
Good
- Converts YouTube, SoundCloud, and private audio into chords
- Searches a catalog of 36 million chordified songs
- Shares chordified and favorited songs across web and mobile
- Exports chords as PDF or MIDI
- Offers a free plan
Watch out
- Mandolin is limited to the website and Android app
- Deezer songs are unavailable
- Deezer links work only on the website
- Song edits are unavailable in embeds
Who it suits
Chordify suits beginners learning an instrument as well as working musicians who want chord guidance while playing. It supports guitar, ukulele, piano, and mandolin, with mandolin limited to the website and Android app.
Verdict
Chordify combines chord recognition, an interactive player, and tools for practicing along. Check the Deezer and mandolin limitations if those matter to your setup.
Plans and prices
From Chordify's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $2 a month | Unlimited songs · Toolkit access · Guitar, piano, ukulele and mandolin chords · Web, iOS and Android · Billed yearly at $24 |
| Premium | $3.50 a month | Ad-free · Key and tempo changes · MIDI and PDF downloads · Setlists · Loops · Capo · Count-off · Upload music files · Toolkit · Billed yearly at $42 |
| Premium Plus | $4.50 a month | Everything in Premium · Lyrics generation · Advanced tuner · Metronome with drumbeat · Chord practice · Live chord detection · Billed yearly at $54 |
The facts
Each one read from Chordify's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and SDKs
- The terms identify a Chordify API as part of the service, while the public support documentation describes iframe embedding and provides no public SDK reference.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audio sources
- Desktop search supports YouTube, uploaded files, SoundCloud links and Deezer links, although the help page says Deezer is currently unavailable.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chord diagrams
- Animated diagrams show finger positions and synchronize with playback for guitar, ukulele, piano and mandolin.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chord grid
- The advanced player displays all song chords at once while a cursor indicates the current position.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chord technology
- Chordify uses deep neural networks to recognize chords and track beats from audio.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data collected
- The privacy statement lists names, email, profile information, play history, profile pictures, IP and cookie identifiers, social IDs and usage behavior among processed data.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deezer limitation
- Deezer songs are currently unavailable, and Deezer links are compatible only with the website, not Android or iOS apps.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Documentation and support
- The help center contains sections for usage, accounts, payments, subscriptions, FAQs, editing chords, embeds, browsers and system requirements, plus contact support and community links.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- A Chordify player can be embedded with supplied iframe HTML, but embedded song edits are not supported and only default versions can be embedded.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Crunchbase shows one equity-crowdfunding funding round but obscures the amount and date.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent assessment
- Gitnux rates Chordify 6.9/10 overall and says its chord recognition can mislabel inversions and fast changes while offering limited structured lessons and microphone feedback.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent transcription limitation
- A separate Gitnux comparison rates Chordify 9.1/10 overall but says its chord-level output is less suitable for full fret-by-fret tab, dense mixes and complex solos.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Instruments
- Users can play along using guitar, ukulele, piano, or mandolin; mandolin is currently available only on the website and Android app.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Chordify has documented integrations with YouTube and SoundCloud, and a Deezer linking workflow for Premium Deezer subscribers when Deezer availability is restored.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License model
- The terms say the service is licensed for personal non-commercial use rather than sold, indicating a proprietary service rather than open-source software.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: chord accuracy
- App Store reviewers report that automatically generated chords can be wrong, especially for technically complex or obscure songs.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- Supported desktop browsers are Chrome 50+, Firefox 41+, Edge 16+ and Safari 10+; Internet Explorer is unsupported.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding and size
- LinkedIn lists Chordify as founded in 2013, headquartered in Groningen and employing 51–200 people.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Chordify BV, an active for-profit company headquartered in Groningen, Netherlands.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company origin
- Chordify was founded by ex-band members, launched publicly at Eurosonic in Groningen in 2013, and is headquartered in Groningen, the Netherlands.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Groningen, Netherlandschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free usage limits
- Visitors can play two songs per day without registration, while free accounts can play four songs per day.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: account and billing issues
- Google Play and Trustpilot reviews mention login failures, renewal confusion and unexpected billing or subscription-management problems.checked 15 Oct 2026
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