User Manual

Attachments Menu

Th' attachments menu be givin' ye quick access t' different versions o' th' selected song, savvy?

Viewin' Attachments

Attachments be listed in two sections, matey:

Text

Th' text section contains text-based chord charts. Fer example, a downloaded ChordPro file be displayed in th' OnSong® app's text-based renderer which provides th' most powerful features o' th' app like transposition, formattin', lyrics projection, chord detection, etc.

Attachments

This here section contains other file formats like PDF or Word. These be typically viewed "as-is" in a compatible viewer. Fer example, ye could have multiple PDF files that change their format or which instrument th' orchestration be designed fer.

Tappin' on an attachment will immediately view that attachment in th' song viewer and make that th' default attachment fer th' song, Arrr!

Edit Chords and Lyrics

When ye have a text-based chart selected, ye can tap on th' Edit Chords and Lyrics button at th' bottom t' open th' Song Editor. This button will read Edit Song Metadata when ye be viewin' a non-text attachment. Both be accessin' th' song editor t' change th' underlying text and metadata o' th' song, savvy?

Add Attachment

Ye can use th' + button in th' upper right t' open th' Import Menu t' add additional attachments t' th' song, matey.

Performin' Actions

Ye can tap and hold (iOS/iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) t' view a context menu o' options on an attachment in th' list. This will display differently dependin' on if ye have selected a text-based attachment, or a file-based attachment and if th' current attachment be selected. This provides access t' more advanced features like extractin' text and convertin' files into PDF, etc., Blimey!

Settings

Ye can tap on th' wrench icon in th' upper-left corner t' access song viewer settings directly, Ahoy!

OnSong 2026 — Last Updated on December 30, 2025