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  • SongBook+ User Guide
    • What is SongBook+
    • Getting Started
    • Settings
    • Inserting Files into SongBook+
      • SongBook+ on iPad and iPhone
      • SongBook+ on the Mac
    • Insert Unused Files into the Song List
    • Using the Song List
    • Editing Song Details
    • Display and Scroll PDF Documents
    • Select Next Song Without Leaving the Current Song
    • Using Colored Tags
    • Using the Metronome
    • Use Night Colors
    • Record Automatic Page Turning
    • Record Finger Pointer in "Karaoke Style"
    • Annotation Function
      • Insert Annotations
      • Deleting Annotations
      • Change Annotations
      • Copy Annotations
      • Frequently Save Used Annotations
      • Reusing Saved Annotations
      • Functional Button Annotations
      • Function Annotations for MIDI Controllers
    • Playlists
      • Select Existing Playlist
      • Insert New Playlist
      • Rename or Delete Playlists
      • Edit Playlist Content
      • Live Playlists
      • Sharing Playlists (Exporting)
    • Share (Export) Songs or Files
    • Importing Lyrics and Chords
      • From MP3 Files
      • From MIDI Files
      • From LRC Files
      • From ChordPro Files
    • Transposing Chords
    • Scanning Song Lyrics on Paper with Built-in Camera
    • Using MIDI Features
      • Connect iPad with MIDI
      • Playing MIDI Files
      • Open Song Remotely via MIDI
      • Responding to Other MIDI Commands
      • MIDI Commands When Opening Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Starting Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Stopping Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Closing Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Playing Songs
      • Send MIDI Commands at the Push of a Button
      • MIDI Controller with Slider
      • MIDI Macros
      • Simple Keyboard Control
      • Controlling Other Keyboards
    • Remotely Controlling SongBook+ (Foot Pedals, Gestures, Face, MIDI)
      • Foot pedals that simulate an external keyboard
      • MIDI Foot Pedals
      • Control with Gestures
      • Control with Face
    • Connecting Multiple iPads with SongBook+
    • Separate Books
    • Backing Up and Restoring Your Data
      • Backing up data
      • Restore Data
    • Completely Close SongBook+ or Other Apps
    • Separate Audio Outputs with External Hardware
    • Multi-tenancy with Subdirectories
    • Playing "Jingles"
    • Position Marker and Loop Function
    • Ableton Link Support
    • Full Version and In-App Purchases
    • Supported File Formats
    • Contact Information
    • Attributions
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  • Using the Finder (on Mac Computer)
  • Using iTunes (on Windows PC or older Mac Computer)
  • Using Wi-Fi Sharing (Windows PC, Mac Computer)
  • Without an additional computer, using “Import Files”
  • Without an additional computer, using the “Files” app
  • Import files from emails or other apps
  • Transfer data from another SongBook
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SongBook+ on iPad and iPhone

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Using the Finder (on Mac Computer)

On newer Mac computers (starting from operating system version macOS 10.15 “Catalina”), you can add files to SongBook+ using the “Finder” program.

If you have a Mac with an older operating system or a Windows PC, please see the next section for how to do it with “iTunes.”

Using iTunes (on Windows PC or older Mac Computer)

With Windows PC or older Mac computers, the “iTunes” program is used to insert files into SongBook+:

Using Wi-Fi Sharing (Windows PC, Mac Computer)

You can temporarily share the SongBook+ folder over Wi-Fi and then access it wirelessly with a computer without iTunes.

When connecting to this share from a Windows PC or Mac, you will be asked for a username and password.

You do not need to enter anything there, just press "Next." SongBook+ does not verify the entered username.

When connecting to this share from a Windows PC or Mac, a message will appear stating that the connection is not secure.

The reason is that the connection to the Wi-Fi share is not encrypted (only http, not https). In your own Wi-Fi, however, this is not a problem.

Without an additional computer, using “Import Files”

With the “Import Files” function, you can retrieve files from a USB stick, your preferred cloud app, or even a server directly into SongBook+.

Note on using USB sticks:

Depending on the iPad model and USB stick, you may receive an error message that the USB stick requires too much power and cannot be used.

In this case, an active USB hub with power supply can help.

Without an additional computer, using the “Files” app

With the “Files” app, you can copy files from a USB stick, your preferred cloud app, or even a server into SongBook.

Note on using USB sticks:

Depending on the iPad model and USB stick, you may receive an error message that the USB stick requires too much power and cannot be used.

In this case, an active USB hub with power supply can help.

Import files from emails or other apps

You can import PDF, music, or video files from all other apps that can create or download such files and pass them on to another app using "Open in..." or "Share."

If SongBook is already running in the background, it should be in the normal list view and not currently displaying a song or dialog window!

The following image shows an example of how to import a PDF from an email attachment into SongBook+:

Transfer data from another SongBook

If you already have SongBook+ on one device and want to transfer the same data to another device, you can create a backup of the SongBook+ data on one device and restore this backup on the other device.

There are various ways to make a backup of the SongBook+ data and restore the backup. Please see the page Backing Up and Restoring Your Data for that.

If both devices use the same Apple ID and have access to the internet, the easiest way is through iCloud.

Connect the iPad to the Mac using the USB cable and start the “Finder” app on the Mac.

Press on the connected iPad/iPhone on the left.

Select "Files" at the top right.

Open “SongBook” by clicking on the arrow symbol in front of it.

Drag and drop the desired files from another Finder window into this area.

Connect the iPad to the Mac or Windows PC using the USB cable and start the “iTunes” program on the computer.

Press on the connected iPad/iPhone at the top.

Select “File Sharing.”

Select “SongBook.”

Press “Add...” and then select the files on your computer that you want to add.

Press the "..." button.

Select "Import Files."

Press "Browse."

Then navigate to the desired file and select it. The file will then be copied into SongBook+.

Open the “Files” app. (Preferably hold the iPad in landscape mode.)

Select the "Browse" tab.

Select “On My iPad.”

Press and hold “SongBook” and then select “Open in a New Window.”

The window splits into two halves. On the right side, you see the content of SongBook+.

Open the folder on the left side where the files to be copied are located (in your preferred cloud app, a USB stick, or on the network).

Drag the files to be copied to the right side into SongBook.

Press and hold on the PDF until a popup window appears.

Select "Share" there.

Then select the "SongBook" icon.

SongBook+ appears.

Change the file name if necessary.

Press “Import.”

The imported file appears in the “Unused Files” section.

Finder App on the Mac
iTunes App on Windows PC or older Mac
Wi-Fi Sharing in SongBook+
"Import Files" function in SongBook+
Files App on the iPad
File transferred from Mail to SongBook+