# Songbook

> Song lyrics viewer with chords for guitar, piano and singing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/igrek.songbook](https://chrome-stats.com/d/igrek.songbook)

## Overview

- **ID:** `igrek.songbook`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Igrek Development
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 123,615
- **Rating:** 3.83 / 5 (356 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.38.9
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-08
- **First published:** 2018-09-19
- **Publisher country:** PL
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=igrek.songbook)
- **Website:** [https://igrek51.github.io](https://igrek51.github.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vTRgTqRx6Cwbn\_uuLXCuad9YEK3qY7XNxMkil26ZBV5XZ\_qn6L-CaXu3M39k-Gc6OErnCmsrY8QPT8e/pub](https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vTRgTqRx6Cwbn_uuLXCuad9YEK3qY7XNxMkil26ZBV5XZ_qn6L-CaXu3M39k-Gc6OErnCmsrY8QPT8e/pub)

## Description

Songbook is a comprehensive song lyrics viewer designed for musicians playing guitar, piano, ukulele, and mandolin. It features highlighted chords, chords transposition to any key, auto-scrolling during play, and a custom song editor for adding or modifying your music collection.

This extension supports multiple chord notations including English, German, Solfege, Dutch, and Japanese, recognizing song keys with automatic chord detection. Easily create playlists, share songs across devices via Bluetooth, and control playback with keyboard arrows or external pedals. Users can import/export songs and sync settings across devices with cloud backup support. Songbook is ideal for musicians looking to practice or perform with accurate chords and lyrics seamlessly accessible.

## Rankings

- #201,129 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `igrek.songbook.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Songbook for its large song library, ease of use, and usefulness for gigging and practice. They highlight custom playlists and chord editor options as strong features. However, recurring complaints focus on an incomplete catalog with many songs missing and occasional UI problems where the content doesn't fit the screen. A few reviews also mention data loss and missing playlist sharing. Overall, it’s valued for chords and organization, with room for growth in catalog breadth and UI responsiveness.

### Pros

- Vast selection of songs
- Easy to use and accessible
- Very useful for gigging and practice
- Custom playlists are great
- Nice chord editor options

### Cons

- Incomplete song catalog (not all songs are available)
- UI/content doesn't fit the screen (screen size issues)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/igrek.songbook)