How to

The many ways to add music

Type it, paste ChordPro or text, import a file, drop in a photo or PDF, scan, or share from another app.

Getting your charts in is the thing you'll do most — so every method below works on every plan, and none of them is ever paywalled. Pick whichever matches what you already have.

1 · Add a song from scratch

In the Song Library, tap (top-right). Fill in the details, then open the Lyric Builder to write it. Here's the new-song form:

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   Song title — name the song (the one required field).
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   Originally by — your name for an original, or the original artist for a cover.
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   Look up details & artwork — auto-fill artwork, genre, key, tempo & links from the title.
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   Genre — tap a genre chip or type your own.
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   Type — Original or Cover — drives how the artist line reads.
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   Save — the ✓ saves the song; then tap Edit lyric to write the chart.

2 · Paste ChordPro · 3 · paste plain text

Go to Studio → Import and tap Paste text. Paste a ChordPro chart and MusicianOS reads its directives ({title}, {artist}, {key}, {tempo}, tuning, genres, links) and section markers ({start_of_chorus}…). No ChordPro? Paste ordinary chords-over-lyrics text and it lifts the chords off the words and detects sections — a real chart, not a flat note.

4 · Photo or PDF · 5 · import a file

The Import screen lists every source directly — tap Take photo or scan, Choose from Photos, or From a file to bring in a photo, scan, ChordPro, text, PDF, or MusicXML. A photo or PDF is read on-device, auto-cropped, and turned into an editable chart (multi-page PDFs come in page by page).

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   Take photo or scan — snap a page — camera, auto-crop, on-device OCR.
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   Choose from Photos — lift the text from an image in your library.
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   From a file — ChordPro · text · PDF · MusicXML from Files.
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   Paste text — paste a chart — auto-detects ChordPro & Markdown.

6 · Import a whole library at once

A folder of files, one big multi-song ChordPro file, or hundreds of pasted songs — bulk import splits, titles, and reviews them before saving. See Import a whole library.

7 · Send to MusicianOS from any app

From Files, Mail, Safari, or anywhere with a share sheet, choose MusicianOS and it lands in your Import Inbox. See Send to MusicianOS.

8 · Capture an idea, promote it later

In Studio, grab a voice/music memo, lyric, sketch, or multitrack demo, then promote it into a full song. See Studio — capture & ideas.

After a song is in, tap Update Song on its detail screen to auto-fill artwork, genre, key, tempo, and streaming links. See Update Library.