Platforms and layout
SONGUIDE is one app on every device you own, but it does not look the same on all of them, and a few things genuinely differ per platform.
Where SONGUIDE runs
| Platform | How you get it |
|---|---|
| iPhone and iPad | The App Store |
| Android phones and tablets | Google Play |
| Any modern browser | app.songuide.com, nothing to install |
| Mac with Apple silicon | The iPad app, from the App Store under iPhone and iPad Apps |
One account covers all of them, signed in on up to 5 devices at a time, and one subscription unlocks every device you use.
What differs per platform
Three things behave differently depending on where you are.
Exports. Every platform can get a file out, they just hand it over differently. On iOS and Android you share or save, in a browser the file downloads. See Import and export.
Offline. On iPhone, iPad and Android, and on the iPad app on a Mac, your whole library works without a connection. In a browser, treat SONGUIDE as online only. A browser can clear its stored data at any time, so the web app cannot make the same promise. For a rehearsal or a gig without reliable internet, use the installed app. See Sync and offline.
Storage. Settings shows how much space your library uses on the device. In a browser that figure is an estimate covering everything the site has stored, and some browsers cannot report it at all.
The layout changes with the screen
SONGUIDE has four surfaces: the song list, the setlist editor, the setlist navigator, and the open song. How many of them fit on screen depends on how much room there is, so the app has a slightly different shape on a phone than on a laptop. Nothing is missing on a small screen, it is just one panel at a time.
On a phone
The library is two tabs, Songs and Sets. You are in one or the other, and opening a song fills the screen with it. Switching to Sets clears whatever you typed into search.
The setlist navigator is not available at this width.
On a tablet
The song list and the setlist editor sit side by side, so you can drag a song from one into the other. There are no tabs.
Opening a song replaces that view with the song, and now the setlist navigator is available, a column beside the song showing the running order. Toggle it on and off from the song view, and drag its edge to set its width. Both are remembered per device.
On a desktop or a wide browser window
With enough room, the library adds a third area: the song list, the setlist editor, and the open song are all on screen at once. This is the view for building a set, where you can add a song and read it without switching anywhere.
Next steps
- Setlists covers the setlist editor and the navigator.
- Sync and offline covers offline in detail.
- Import and export covers getting files out.