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Open the Songbook browser, choose New Songbook, and confirm. You can then add your first song and organize it into sections.

Choose Import Songbook and select a compatible JSON file with the iOS Files interface. Importing a Songbook replaces the currently active one, so export anything you want to keep first.

Yes. Tap the add-song button, choose Import Song, select another Songbook JSON, and pick the songs to add. Existing songs stay in place; duplicate titles receive a numbered suffix.

Use Save JSON for a portable Songbook file or Save PDF for a readable document. Choose the destination through Apple's system interface.

Yes. Your work is saved locally on the device while you use the app. For a copy outside the app, use Save JSON or Save PDF and choose the destination through Apple's system interface. Automatic saving is not the same as an external backup.

It uses visible bar-line glyphs to delimit measures. Every edited line begins with a bar line, for example
|Am G|C|.

No Grid View uses an invisible spacing grid. A comma places multiple chords in one cell, for example
Am,G C.

While editing a chart, use the keyboard control to switch between the dedicated chord-entry layout and the standard iOS keyboard.

Use the transposition controls in the song view or editor to move by semitones. A setlist entry can also keep its own independent transposition.

Yes. Adjust chord size from the read-only song view. In Settings, chord color can be Colored or Automatic for the current appearance.

Add songs to the setlist, then use its reorder controls to set the playing order. Entries can be removed without deleting the songs from the Songbook.

No. Song content is processed locally. A file leaves the app only when you explicitly export it to a destination you choose.

No. PocketSongbook is designed to work without an account and without a network connection.

PocketSongbook supports iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later.