DocumentationExport & import

Export & import

The library is yours and it has to be able to leave. This page lists every route in and out — including the ones that do not exist.

Export

FormatScopeWhere it goes
PDFOne songSystem share sheet (mail, chat, print, save)
PDFSetlistSystem share sheet
ChordProOne songSaved as a file
ChordPro ZIPWhole librarySaved as a file
Plain textSetlistTo the clipboard
.eutbackupFull backupSaved as a file
.eutbackupAutomatic daily backup (Android only)Into a folder you choose
Error logText fileSaved as a file

Song PDF

An A4 document is generated — a metadata header and a body with chords in a monospaced face so they line up over the syllables. The system share sheet opens, so you can send, save or print the PDF straight away.

Setlist PDF

Besides the song list it also contains breaks and per-song notes.

ℹ

The first setlist PDF export downloads the Noto Sans font (for diacritics). That is the only moment an export needs the internet — the font is then cached and later exports work offline.

ChordPro

The export writes a header of directives ({title}, {artist}, {key}, {tempo}, {capo}) followed by the song body exactly as stored. The result is readable by any other ChordPro app.

Plain text

The setlist text summary is copied to the clipboard, not to a file — it is meant for pasting into a message or an email. There is no text-file export of a single song; the closest equivalent is ChordPro, which is plain text too.

Import

SourceExtensionsNote
ChordPro file.cho, .chopro, .chordpro, .crd, .pro, .txtOne song
ZIP.zipSeveral ChordPro files, subfolders included
SongBook Pro.sbpbackupSongs and setlists
Web address—Fetches and extracts ChordPro from a page
Photo—OCR, Android and iOS only
Eutepio backup.eutbackupFull restore
Older backup.jsonLegacy format from earlier versions

SongBook Pro

The SongBook Pro import is a proper one — it reads songs, carries over setlists, and rewrites chord notation from the text[chord] form into the ChordPro [chord]text form so chords land in the right place.

Import from a web address

You enter a URL, the app fetches the page and tries to extract ChordPro content and metadata from the HTML. Only a request to the address you typed is sent; nothing goes anywhere else. The dialog says so up front.

Duplicate warnings

On import the app notices that a song is probably already in your library and warns you. Duplicates can also be found and merged later from the library itself — see Library search.

Importing from other apps

There is no dedicated parser for specific competing programs (apart from SongBook Pro). But if your current app can export generic ChordPro, the import will work — that covers OnSong or Linkesoft's SongBook, for example.

Batch operations

OperationSupported
Import a ZIP of several songs✔ with a live progress indicator
Import a SongBook Pro backup✔ setlists included
Export the whole library as a ChordPro ZIP✔ Settings → Data backup → Advanced
Full .eutbackup backup✔ Settings → Data backup
Automatic daily backup✔ Settings → Automatic backup (Android only)
Batch PDF export✘

What the app does not have

So there are no surprises:

  • Bulk PDF export of every song. PDF is exported one song at a time, or as a setlist.
  • Song export to .txt. Only a setlist goes to the clipboard.
  • A standalone .json export. The custom JSON format exists, but only inside an .eutbackup — it is not an option in the export menu. An older .json backup can only be imported.
  • Share-sheet sharing for formats other than PDF. ChordPro and backups are written through a file picker.
  • A public API or cloud sync. The app exposes no interface for reading data from outside.
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