Songwriter's Companion for Mac

For committed songwriters

Songwriter’s Companion is an app built for people who take songwriting seriously. It serves as a central place to capture every creative spark — titles, lyrics, hooks, recorded ideas and more — so you can return to them and develop complete songs when you're ready.

Core tools included

• A drag-and-drop chord library that lets you place chords directly into your lyric lines, plus an option to show those chords above the text for easy reading.
• A built-in rhyme assistant to help you find matching words and inspire fresh phrasing.
• An integrated audio recorder so you can capture melodies, vocal ideas or demos inside the app.
• A full-featured text editor for writing and polishing lyrics and notes.

Organize and find work quickly

All entries are saved in a searchable, sortable song library. That makes it simple to manage hundreds of works-in-progress and to pull up the exact idea you need without a time-consuming hunt.

Additional capabilities

• Export everything related to a song — lyrics, session notes and audio — for backup or sharing.
• Use the computer space bar in the audio view to toggle play and pause for quick playback control.
• Drag files into or out of any song list to import existing lyrics or move items between projects.
• To display chords above lyric lines, drag chords from the chord library onto the lyrics and press the view control.

Recommended professional alternative

If you want a higher-end, commercial option, Logic Pro X is a common recommendation. It’s a paid DAW with deep production and arrangement features that complement songwriting workflows.