SetlistForge

SetlistForge turns "a list of songs in a notes app" into a production document. Keep a song library with durations, keys, BPM, writers and notes, drag songs into named setlists, and watch the runtime, per-set subtotals, breaks and wall clock add up as you go. On the night, Show Mode takes the whole screen for the stage. Afterwards, the Royalties tab prepares the performed-songs report for GEMA, SUISA, AKM, ASCAP, BMI, PRS for Music, SABAM, SOCAN or Buma/Stemra.

Who it is for

• Gigging bands that play the same songs in a new order every week.
• Musical directors who want set structure and key flow visible before the night.
• Songwriters who are members of a society — the report is how the songs they wrote get paid when they play them. Only the writers of the songs are paid; for a covers set the report credits the original writers.

What makes it different

• Timing that adds up live — total runtime, subtotals per set, planned break minutes, a wall clock and a slot target that shows how far over or under you are.
• Camelot key badges and the Energy Arc — the harmonic and dynamic shape of the set, before the room hears it.
• Show Mode — full screen, big type, editing locked, screen kept awake; drive it by touch, keyboard or a Bluetooth foot pedal.
• A read-only link for the band — bandmates open the setlist in their browser, no licence of their own needed.
• Royalty reports for nine societies — a formatted PDF with each society's fields (composer, lyricist and ISWC on every row, medleys split into their parts), a copy-ready list for the portal societies, or Buma/Stemra's own Excel sheet filled in; a preparation aid you check, then file yourself.
• Browser-based, bought once — laptop, tablet or phone; no App Store.

Pages in this guide

• Getting started — five minutes to your first timed setlist.
• Run the gig in Show Mode — running the gig from the stage, with or without a pedal.
• Export the PDF — the stage sheet and the other PDF layouts.
• Prepare the royalties report — preparing the report for your rights society.
• FAQ and Troubleshooting.