Help

Guides for getting the most out of Setcraft

Every one of these guides also ships inside the app, under Help › Setcraft Help, where they are searchable and work offline. They are published here so you can read them before you download.

Getting started

Installing Setcraft — From the download to the first launch.
Which download do I need? — Apple Silicon or Intel, and what happens on a new Mac.
Free, Pro, and Road Warrior — What the free version does, and what each paid tier unlocks.
Activating your license — Entering your key, and moving to a new Mac.

Songs, lyrics, and charts

Adding songs (and why short names matter) — The fields on a song, and the print-friendly short name.
Lyrics with inline chords — Write lyrics, drop chords right where they change.
Uploading chord charts — Attach a PDF or image chart to a song.
Audio and transition previews — Attach a recording to a song, and hear how the set flows.
Covers and originals — Marking a song's type, and what it changes.
Archiving a song — Retire a song without deleting its history.

Setlists and shows

Building a setlist — Drag songs into sets, reorder, and save.
Song lengths and set times — Give songs a length, and the builder totals your sets.
Notes and saved defaults — Drop notes between songs, and reuse the ones you repeat.
Creating shows — Add a gig by hand, or pull it from Bandsintown.
Connect Bandsintown — Sync your shows instead of typing them.

Tech and printing

Tech cue sheets — A crew-ready sheet of Front of House and Lighting cues.
Printing and PDF export — Setlists, lyric books, and chart books, on paper or as PDF.
The PRO report — Collect performance royalties for your own songs.
Photo import — Turn a photo of a handwritten setlist into a real one.

Profiles, data, and upkeep

Artist profiles — Run more than one act, each with its own everything.
Backup and restore — Your safety net, on-device and portable.
Themes — Nineteen looks, one per artist, your call.
Troubleshooting — When something will not open, activate, sync, or update.
Reporting a bug — The tab on the right edge, and what a report sends.

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