For MDs, bandleaders and production leads

Setlist app for musical directors running the entire show

You coordinate charts, keys, deps and running order for musicians who all prepare differently. SetSmith is your single source of truth—from first rehearsal email to final downbeat.

Free · Web, iOS & Android · No card required

Central control
One project every musician opens
Role-based access
Editors, viewers and invite management
Live-ready sets
Clone, tag and open Play Mode on show night
Show Running Order
12 songs · Locked charts
MD

Pressure points musical directors face

Chasing charts, fixing keys and re-sending PDFs steals time you need for musical decisions.

Musicians prepare from different sources

Put the official chart, lyric sheet and reference audio on each song. Everyone opens the same default version you approved—no more asking which PDF is current.

Deps need fast, limited access

Share a single setlist as a copy or invite subs as viewers. They see one night's material without browsing your full project archive.

Set evolves through rehearsal week

Drag songs into a new order, add tags for tour leg or venue and push updates that sync to every device before the next run-through.

You cannot be on stage fixing chart issues

Offline cache and Play Mode with pedal navigation mean musicians perform from the version you finalized in rehearsal—even when venue Wi-Fi fails.

Built for command and control

Band coordination

Build the set everyone follows

Create projects per artist or production. Clone previous shows, color-code setlists and search repertoire by tag, band or song title.

  • Clone setlists for recurring acts
  • Tags for tour, venue or series
  • Drag and drop running order
Band coordination
Musical Directors
Chart control

Approve the chart once, control who edits

Upload PDFs, write lyrics with chords or sketch chord notation for quick changes. Mark the default chart and grant editor access only to trusted section leaders.

  • Default chart per song
  • PDF annotation for cues
  • Lyrics and chord notation
Chart control
Musical Directors
Team permissions

The right access for every player

Owner, editor and viewer roles per project. Collaborate live or send setlist copies to one-off deps without giving them library access.

  • Manage invites in one place
  • Viewer lock for finalized sets
  • Live collaboration or one-time setlist shares
Team permissions
Musical Directors

How musical directors run a show week

Booking confirmed

Clone last month's set, swap new songs and tag the venue and date.

Chart prep

Upload charts, set keys, attach click tracks and invite section leaders as editors.

Rehearsal

Band rehearses from the shared setlist. You reorder songs live and lock viewer edits before dress rehearsal.

Show night

Musicians open Play Mode. You know every tablet shows the same running order and charts.

Common questions from musical directors

Can I control who changes keys before the gig?

Yes. Use viewer roles for most musicians and editor roles only for trusted section leaders or yourself.

How do I onboard a dep for one night?

Share the setlist by email as a copy or add them as a viewer on the project for that date only.

Can I reuse sets across tours or productions?

Clone any setlist, adjust song order and tags, and keep the song library in one project for fast reuse.

Does SetSmith support click tracks and stems?

Attach MP3s per song. Use stem separation for sectional rehearsals and variable speed for tricky passages.

Will the band stay synced if I change the set at soundcheck?

Updates sync to connected devices. Ask musicians to refresh the setlist before stepping on stage.

Run the next production from one workspace

Build the setlist, distribute charts and give every musician the same plan—without another email blast.

Free · Web, iOS & Android · No card required