FAQ

Does SetlistForge file my GEMA report automatically?

No. It prepares the performed-songs list and the fields the society asks for, formatted as a PDF you check and then enter in the society's own portal. It is a preparation aid, not a filing service, and it sends nothing to any society.

Which performance-rights societies are supported?

Nine: GEMA (Germany), SUISA (Switzerland), AKM (Austria), ASCAP and BMI (USA), PRS for Music (UK), SABAM (Belgium), SOCAN (Canada) and Buma/Stemra (Netherlands). Each has its own fields and a PDF in its own language; the portal societies also get a copy-ready list, and Buma/Stemra gets its own Excel submission sheet, filled in. See Prepare the royalties report.

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, not to whoever played them. For a covers set the report credits the original writers.

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.

Can I use a foot pedal?

Yes. In Show Mode a Bluetooth page-turner pedal works like a keyboard: Page Down, → or Space moves to the next song, Page Up or ← back. See Run the gig in Show Mode.

Can the whole band use it?

Licences are per account, so the library is yours. Bandmates can read a setlist through a read-only link (Setlist tab → Share read-only link): they open it in their browser without an account or licence of their own and cannot change anything. It is a snapshot, so press Update link after changing the set. The printed stage sheet and Copy as text work too.

Does it work on an iPad or a phone?

Yes. It is a browser app, so there is no App Store and nothing to install. Tablets and laptops are the comfortable place to build; phones get a layout adapted to small screens.

Is SetlistForge a subscription?

No. One purchase of €29 through Gumroad, claimed to your Squaresmile account at /claim/setlist-forge.

Where is my data stored?

In the browser first, so the tool never waits for the network. If you accept the one-time backup prompt, songs, setlists and settings are also saved to your account:

• A new device loads your library before it saves anything, so it never overwrites the account with an empty start.
• Edits from two devices are merged song by song and setlist by setlist; a deletion on one device reaches the other.
• 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.

The backup is stored readable on the server, not end-to-end encrypted. Logos and audio files stay on the device. See Account sync.

Are attached audio files backed up?

No. Audio stays on the device where you attached it. Library exports do not include audio either.

What do the Camelot badges mean?

Each key maps to a Camelot wheel code. Songs with the same number, or a neighbouring number with the same letter, mix smoothly; a large distance is flagged as a hard transition. Half- and double-time tempos are not counted as a BPM jump.

Can I import my existing song list?

Yes. Import songs (CSV) takes pasted text or a .csv / .txt file up to 2 MB and 1,000 rows, and lets you map the columns. Only the title column is required.

Is there a limit on library size?

There is no hard cap, but from 500 songs the app warns that performance may suffer. A single setlist over 500 entries must be split before PDF export.