SongSmith.io

What SongSmith.io is

SongSmith.io is a browser-based songwriting workspace for keeping lyrics and chords together, developing songs with co-writers, and recording demos. Chord suggestions can sit above lyrics and be adjusted to line up with syllables. The site also provides chord shapes, transposition, chord progressions, a tuner, a metronome, and autoscroll. For lyric writing, its dictionary finds rhymes, synonyms, related words, and near-sounding words that can be inserted into lyrics.

Users can invite co-writers by email to edit a song together. Invitees need a SongSmith account registered with the exact email address that received the invitation. SongSmith includes comments, direct messages, and one-to-one video calls between browsers; its maker says call audio and video travel directly between browsers rather than through its servers. Songs can be laid out as chords-over-lyrics sheets for printing or rehearsal.

The Free plan costs nothing and supports up to five songs, with writing, collaboration, and reference tools. Pro provides unlimited songs, demo recording, and version history. Pro recordings can run for up to three minutes, while version history keeps up to 50 checkpoints per song, with checkpoints taken at most once every few minutes. SongSmith runs on the web.

Who it suits

SongSmith.io suits songwriters who want lyrics, chord ideas, reference tools, and co-writing in one browser workspace. It is also a fit for writers who want printable rehearsal sheets or Pro demo recording and version history.

Limits

The Free plan supports up to five songs. Pro demo recordings can run up to three minutes, and version history stores up to 50 checkpoints per song, at most one every few minutes.

Getting started

1. Open https://songsmith.io/ in a web browser.
2. Start with the Free plan for up to five songs.
3. Invite co-writers by email; they need a SongSmith account using the invited email address.
4. Choose Pro for unlimited songs, demo recording, and version history.

Verdict

Choose SongSmith.io if you want to write lyrics and chords together, collaborate in a browser, and use songwriting reference tools. Pro is the plan to consider for unlimited songs, demo recording, and version history; the Free plan stops at five songs.