ChordPro Buddy For Mac

Knowing the correct cords you need to use when playing a song is useful, especially if you just started playing an instrument. ChordPro Buddy is a small application designed to help you view and edit songs.

Usually, a music sheet provides the lyrics for the song and the chord that should be used on top of the words. ChordPro Buddy stores this data in text files and uses syntax elements to make the information editable.

ChordPro Buddy mostly relies on two syntax tools: the square brackets signal the chord while the curly brackets are used to indicate formatting tags or different commands. ChordPro Buddy can display the chords as diagrams, and you can choose the chord shape. The app’s split view enables you to preview the effects of your modifications in real time.

What’s more, ChordPro Buddy provides support for different types of chord notations: Western, Latin or German. Other customization options included the possibility to format the song layout, adjusting the font size and style for the title, subtitle, chorus, lyrics, chords and more.

To find your way easier around the application, you can watch the ChordPro Buddy video tutorials provided by the developer: this way you can learn first hand how to import music data, edit, print or export the project to PDF and more.

Noteworthy is the fact that ChordPro Buddy can transpose the chords notation up or down with a mouse click or by using hotkeys. Since ChordPro Buddy can "play" the song by auto scrolling, it will prove useful when practicing (comes with play/pause/rewind controls). The full screen mode with a dark background is also suitable for live performances.

To conclude, ChordPro Buddy is a fairly easy to use application that comes with a simple design and basic music sheet editing tools.