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Build the library
Add each song once with duration, key, BPM, writers, notes and an audio reference. It survives every gig after that.
Free to start · A Squaresmile app
Build the set. Time the set. Report the set.
A setlist builder for working bands: a song library, drag-and-drop setlists, live runtime maths with per-set subtotals, Camelot key badges, an Energy Arc, a full-screen Show Mode you can drive with a foot pedal and stage-ready PDFs — plus performed-songs reports prepared for GEMA, SUISA, AKM, ASCAP, BMI, PRS for Music, SABAM, SOCAN and Buma/Stemra. Bought once.
9 rights societies
Buy once, own forever
Free plan — no card, no time limit
How it works
From a list of songs to the whole gig document.
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Drag the set together
Total runtime, per-set subtotals, the wall clock with planned breaks and the slot over/under recompute live as you drag.
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Check the shape
Camelot badges show the harmonic flow; the Energy Arc shows the dynamic curve — before the room hears it.
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Play it, then prepare the report
Show Mode for the stage, a stage sheet for the floor — and the performed-songs report for your society, for you to check and file.
The part setlist apps usually skip
The gig is over. The report isn't done yet.
Most setlist apps stop at "here is your list of songs". If you wrote the songs and belong to a collecting society, performances you never report can be royalties that never reach you — and the paperwork is why nobody reports them. SetlistForge already knows what you played and for how long, so it prepares the report: a formatted list with the fields your society asks for — and for Buma/Stemra, their own Excel sheet, filled in.
GEMA
Germany
Musikfolge — the performed-songs list, with composer, lyricist and ISWC
SUISA
Switzerland
Tariff K: revenue or costs, event details, PDF language
AKM
Austria
Programme report — a PDF plus a copy-ready list for the service portal
ASCAP
USA
ASCAP OnStage, with performance time and a copy-ready list
BMI
USA
BMI Live, with venue phone and a copy-ready list
PRS for Music
UK
Member number, venue postcode (or the country abroad), a copy-ready list
SABAM
Belgium
Ticket revenue or performer pay, PDF language
SOCAN
Canada
Promoter phone, PDF language, a copy-ready list
Buma/Stemra
Netherlands
Their own opgave live Excel sheet, filled in — you upload it
These are preparation aids, not filings. For 8 societies SetlistForge produces a formatted PDF of the performed songs — composer, lyricist and ISWC on every row, each part of a medley on its own — plus the fields that society asks for, and for the portal societies a copy-ready list to paste field by field. It is not an official form: you enter the details in their portal or form yourself. For Buma/Stemra it fills in Buma's own published Excel sheet, which you upload in MijnBumaStemra. Nothing is sent to any society, and no society has endorsed SetlistForge. Songs missing required fields are flagged before you export, with an "export anyway" override that marks the gaps — and a "reported?" mark per show keeps track of what is done.
Inside the app
The editor and the paperwork, side by side.
Features
Built for the gig, not just the list.
A real song library
Durations, keys, BPM, composer, lyricist, ISWC, notes and an offline audio reference — entered once, searched forever. Import and export it whole.
Timing that adds up live
Set totals and per-set subtotals, the wall clock with planned breaks and slot-target maths, recalculated as you drag. The picker marks songs already in the set, and a removed row is one tap from undo.
Camelot key badges
A 34-entry harmonic lookup on every song, so you can see the key flow instead of discovering it in front of an audience.
The Energy Arc
The dynamic shape of the set as a curve — so the third song doesn't kill the room and the closer actually lands.
Show Mode
Full screen, big type, editing locked, screen kept awake, dark-venue theme. Turn pages with a Bluetooth foot pedal or the keyboard — and a change made on another device never touches the set you are playing.
Stage-ready PDFs
The big-type stage sheet with one page per set comes first; portrait or landscape with your columns and your logo are one switch away. Fonts are embedded for Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and more — Chinese, Japanese and Korean titles can't be printed yet.
Royalty reports for 9 societies
GEMA, SUISA, AKM, ASCAP, BMI, PRS for Music, SABAM, SOCAN and Buma/Stemra — each with its own fields and language, lyricist and ISWC on every row, medleys split into their parts, and a "reported?" mark per show.
Your account, and a link for the band
Backed up to your account automatically when you are signed in; the backup settings can keep the library on this device only. A new device never overwrites what is there, and edits from two devices are merged song by song. Bandmates get a read-only link to the set. 11 interface locales.
Feeds your other tools
RiderSmith (coming soon) will read your set lengths (with account backup on) for the schedule section of a tech rider. Plan once, reuse everywhere.
Free plan
- Up to 30 songs and 2 saved setlists
- Timing, set subtotals, breaks, the timeline, Camelot badges and the Energy Arc
- The stage PDF and print, with a small “Made with SetlistForge” line
- One society report
- Your library stays on this device — save a backup file any time
Full version — €29 once
- Unlimited songs and setlists
- Show Mode with pedal page turns
- The read-only set link for the band
- PDFs without the line, with your logo and your own columns
- Reports for every show, to every society
- Account backup that merges your devices
Pricing
€29 one-time · via Gumroad
Bought once, owned forever — no subscription. Your licence unlocks SetlistForge on your Squaresmile account, alongside every free tool the platform ships.
Who it's for
Anyone whose setlist currently lives in a notes app.
Working & gigging bands
Repeatable setlists, printed for the stage, timed to the slot — and 200 gigs a year that don't each start from a blank page.
Musical directors
Set structure, key flow and the timing budget, visible while you build rather than discovered on the night.
Songwriters who are society members
If you play what you wrote and you're a member, the performed-songs report is how those performances get paid. Playing covers? The report credits the writers; the money goes to them.
FAQ
Quick answers.
Does SetlistForge file my GEMA report automatically?
No — and be wary of anything that claims to. SetlistForge prepares the performed-songs list and the fields the society asks for, formatted for you to check and enter in the society's own portal. It files nothing and sends nothing to any society.
Why not just use the GEMA portal?
You still do: the GEMA portal is where the report is filed, and you can build the list of works there too. SetlistForge starts from the setlist you already built for the stage and its timing, and prepares the report in the society's format from it — no second list to type. You submit it in the portal yourself.
Which performance-rights societies are supported?
Nine: GEMA (Germany), SUISA (Switzerland), AKM (Austria), ASCAP (USA), BMI (USA), PRS for Music (UK), SABAM (Belgium), SOCAN (Canada) and Buma/Stemra (Netherlands). Every report lists composer, lyricist and ISWC and carries the territory's own fields, in the society's language with regional variants (de-CH, fr-CH, it-CH, nl-BE, fr-BE, en-CA, fr-CA).
Does it fill in the society's own form?
Only for Buma/Stemra: SetlistForge fills in Buma's own published "opgave live" Excel sheet, which you check and upload in MijnBumaStemra. For the other societies it prepares a PDF and, for the portal societies, a copy-ready list — you enter the details in their portal or form yourself.
Will I get paid for the songs I report?
Only for songs you wrote, as a member of the society: performance royalties go to the writers and publishers of the songs played. Playing covers? The report credits the original writers, and the money goes to them.
What about medleys?
Mark a song as a medley and list its parts: every report then gives each part its own row, so every writer in the medley is credited.
Can I turn pages with a foot pedal?
Yes, with the full version. Show Mode runs full screen and listens to the keys a Bluetooth page-turner pedal sends — Page Down and Page Up, the arrow keys and the space bar — so you move through the set without touching the screen.
Can the whole band use it?
Licences are per account, so it is your library on your login. With the full version, bandmates get a read-only link to a setlist and open it in their browser without a licence of their own; the printed stage sheet works too.
What happens with two devices, or a shared computer?
On the free plan your library stays on the device you use (you can save a backup file any time). With the full version, your library is backed up to your account automatically while you are signed in. A new device loads your library before it saves anything, and edits from two devices are merged song by song and setlist by setlist. The data in a browser belongs to the account that made it: if someone else signs in on a shared computer, your library is neither shown to them nor copied into their account. Logos and audio files stay on the device. To keep the library on one device only, switch the backup off in its settings — that also deletes the copy in your account.
Does it show chord charts or lyrics on stage?
No. SetlistForge is the production side of the gig — timing, print and paperwork. Pair it with your chart or teleprompter app of choice.
Does it work on an iPad?
Yes — it is a browser app, so there is no App Store and no install. It is built for tablet and laptop screens, and it works on phones too with a layout adapted to small screens.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes — start on the free plan: the real app, with no time limit. It holds up to 30 songs and 2 saved setlists and includes one society report; timing, set subtotals, breaks, the timeline, Camelot badges, the Energy Arc and the stage PDF (with a small "Made with SetlistForge" line) are all there, and your library stays on your device. The full version (€29 once) removes the limits and adds Show Mode with pedal page turns, the read-only band link, PDFs with your logo and your own columns, reports for every show and the account backup across your devices.
Is SetlistForge a subscription?
No. One purchase through Gumroad, claimed to your Squaresmile account and yours to keep.
Ready when you are
Get the set timed — and the report prepared.
Start on the free plan with a free Squaresmile account, unlock the full version once when you need it, and stop retyping the same songs before every gig.
