# About Chordel
> Collaborative Songwriting Made Simple: Facilitate real-time collaborative songwriting by providing a simplified platform for bands and songwriters to create, organize, record, and manage songs together remotely with features like chord annotations, version control, and audio recording.

## Product Information
- **Name**: Chordel
- **Current Version**: Early Access

## Core Features
- **Collaboration**: Real-time collaboration with other musicians
- **Chord Picker**: Easily annotate lyrics with chords
- **Basic Song Structure**: Helps organize verse, chorus, and bridge sections
- **Audio Recorder**: Record audio directly from your device
- **Version Control**: Manage your songwriting process with version control
- **Setlists**: Give the songs an order and prepare your gigs

## Target Users
- Beginner songwriters
- Intermediate musicians looking for inspiration
- Hobby musicians working on chord-based songs
- Bands looking for songwriting tools
- Musicians on a budget

## Target Platforms
- **Web Application**: app.chordel.com
  - Supported Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Mobile Safari, Mobile Chrome

## System Requirements
- Modern web browser
- Stable internet connection
- Microphone for audio recording

## Competitors
- **Ultimate Guitar** (ultimate-guitar.com): Popular platform for guitar tabs and chord sheets
- **Hookpad** (hooktheory.com/hookpad): Music theory-based songwriting tool
- **Soundtrap** (soundtrap.com): Online music creation and collaboration platform
- **Flat.io** (flat.io): Music notation and composition software
- **Songcraft** (songcraft.io): Songcraft is a creative platform for musicians. Write lyrics, chord progressions, and guitar tabs in our songwriter's pad.
- **SongPad** (songpad.co)
- **Songleaf** (songleaf.app)
- **Songwriter's Pad** (songwriterspad.com)
- **LyricStudio** (lyricstudio.net)
- **OnSong** (onsongapp.com)

## Documentation
Documentation about chordel can found at [chordel.com/docs](https://chordel.com/docs).
LLM friendly formats can be queried by appending .txt or .md to the URL. (e.g. https://chordel.com/docs/getting-started.md)

## Articles about comparison of songwriting apps
- [Top Collaborative Songwriting Apps](https://chordel.com/articles/collaborative-song-writing-apps-for-bands): Compare and review top collaborative songwriting apps to help musicians choose the best tool for their needs in 2025.