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BandBinder is two modes built for two different rooms. Practice Mode is Chart View, where the band builds the songbook - import charts, write notes, work out a key or capo, together, online or off. Performance Mode is the fullscreen stage view for the gig itself: big text, autoscroll, page turns, and it never touches the network once your charts are on the device.
Your library lives on your device first - every song, setlist, and note is stored locally and works with no connection. Signing into a band with a code adds live sharing on top: edits reach every member's device in seconds while everyone's online, but nothing here ever depends on a signal to keep working.
Get going
- Install BandBinder and open it. First run
seeds your library with 14 sample songs and 2 setlists, and a short 5-stop coach
tour points out Chart View, the chart editor, and Performance Mode along the way
- skip it any time.
- When you're ready to bring in your own songs, import a chart (ChordPro, OnSong, text, or PDF) - see Import formats.
- If your band manager gave you a code, open Band Hub in the app and choose "Join with a band code" - see Join your band.
What to read next
- Rehearsing? Start with Practice notes - the differentiator, and how the band annotates a chart together.
- Playing chords? Chord Help, transpose & capo covers fingering diagrams for seven instruments and the key-vs-capo distinction.
- Building the night's run? Setlists covers ordering songs, breaks, per-song key/tempo overrides, and printing a stage sheet.
- Taking it to the gig? Performance Mode is the fullscreen stage view, autoscroll, and pedal support.
- Making it your own? Themes & appearance covers the 12 curated themes and Paper Stage for daylight gigs.
- Keep Keyboard shortcuts open in another tab - BandBinder is keyboard-first, and every screen has its own F1 overlay.