Songcraft
Songcraft is an online songwriting platform and tab builder that keeps lyrics, chords, and tabs together.
What Songcraft is
Songcraft is an online songwriting platform and tab builder that keeps lyrics, chords, and tabs together. Writers can collaborate in real time and invite as many cowriters as they want. Chord tools recognize and play chords, and show fingerings for string instruments. The lyric editor gives syllable counts by line and includes rhyme, synonym, and related-word dictionaries. Songcraft can identify a song’s key, suggest chords and progressions, and offers thousands of progressions to explore. Users can upload recordings, add outside demos, or record clips within the service; its Library can attach material from a computer, SoundCloud, Spotify, or YouTube. Songcraft runs in a browser on any device without an app download, and saves work automatically. A free trial is listed. The free Basic plan allows up to five songs and one weekly exercise; Pro costs $5 a month, billed monthly, for unlimited songs and 15 interactive exercises. The service says users retain ownership of their songs, recordings, and comments.
Good
- Real-time writing with unlimited invited cowriters.
- Line-by-line syllable counts and word dictionaries.
- Chord playback and string-instrument fingerings.
- Supports recordings and demos from several services.
Watch out
- Basic is limited to five songs.
- Basic includes one weekly exercise.
- Pro costs $5 a month.
Who it suits
Songcraft suits songwriters who want lyrics, chords, tabs, and demos in one browser-based workspace. Its collaboration tools and lyric aids can serve writers from beginners to professionals.
Verdict
Songcraft brings songwriting, chord tools, collaboration, and demo handling into one browser workspace. The free plan has a five-song limit; Pro removes that limit for $5 a month.
Plans and prices
From Songcraft's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $5 a month | Unlimited Songs · 15 Interactive Exercises · per month |
| Basic | — | Up to 5 Songs · 1 Weekly Exercise · per month |
The facts
Each one read from Songcraft's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Songcraft describes its users as ranging from beginners to professionals and says it is trusted by 150,000 songwriters.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Audio
- Users can upload recordings, attach external demos, or record clips inside Songcraft.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Chord tools
- Songcraft recognizes chords, plays them back, and shows fingerings for string instruments.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can write together in real time and invite as many cowriters as they want.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- Sensitive data such as passwords is transmitted over secure network connections using SSL/TLS.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The Library can attach demos from a computer, SoundCloud, Spotify, or YouTube.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Lyric tools
- The editor provides per-line syllable counts plus dictionaries for rhymes, synonyms, and related words.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy rights
- Songcraft states that it will abide by GDPR and provides EU/EEA rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Progressions
- Songcraft identifies a song's key, recommends chords and progressions, and offers thousands of progressions to explore.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Songcraft is an online songwriting platform and tab builder.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Songcraft says it uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect information security, confidentiality, and integrity.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Songcraft provides support through a site chat widget and [email protected].checked 30 Sep 2026
- Workspace
- Lyrics, chords, and tabs are kept together in one place.checked 30 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser access
- Songcraft runs in a browser on any device without requiring an app download, and work is saved automatically and instantly.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Content ownership
- Users retain ownership of their original songs, audio recordings, and textual comments, and Songcraft says it will not sell their content to third parties without consent.checked 30 Sep 2026
