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Changelog

What's new

What changed in each Setlyst version: new features, improvements, fixes and security updates.

  1. v0.16.0Latest

    Analysis assistant, help center and status page

    New7

    • Analysis assistant: a first reading of the chart, the way a teacher would do it, the key, the modulations and, for each chord, its degree, function, marks and arrows. Review it before applying, on the whole song or just a selection, and undo it in one step (Shift+A).
    • Harmonic field reference: the major key, the three minors, secondary dominants, related IIs, tritone substitutes, borrowed and diminished chords, with each degree's function and scale. Pick a degree straight from it.
    • Statistics and a harmonic map for every analysis: how much is tonic, subdominant and dominant, chords inside and outside the key, recurring progressions, the keys the song goes through and an overall complexity level.
    • Analysis review: points out degrees that don't match their chord, arrows that don't resolve as drawn, dominants that go somewhere else and a missing key.
    • More for the analysis: the progression by section, the chart in another key (the degrees stay), each chord's notes and scale on a keyboard, actions on several chords at once, keyboard shortcuts, and export as an image, PDF, text or Markdown.
    • Help center: ask the Setlyst team for help from the app and follow the conversation there. You're notified in the app and by e-mail when we reply, and you can rate how your request was handled.
    • The status page now shows ongoing incidents and scheduled maintenance, with a timeline of updates and the last 30 days of history.

    Improvements3

    • Maintenance is announced where you are: a banner while changes are paused, a clear screen (also in Live Mode) while the app is closed, with the expected return time. Songs saved for offline use keep working.
    • A more polished interface across the app, easier to use on phones and with assistive technologies: clearer empty screens, confirmations before deleting, and setlist blocks that show their song count and running time.
    • Add several songs to a setlist at once: they go to the end, in the order you pick them.

    Fixes2

    • Setlists shared with you are saved for offline use too, and setlists that were deleted or that you lost access to are removed from your device.
    • An account whose e-mail address needs confirming again (after a change by the team) is no longer removed as if it had never been verified.

    Security2

    • Sign-in activity: see the sign-ins, failed attempts and lockouts on your account over the last 90 days, with where they came from, in Settings › Security.
    • The public link of a band setlist or gig is only shown to members who can manage it, and a gig's public page only shows a setlist that belongs to the gig's owner or band.
  2. v0.15.0

    Harmonic Reading

    New5

    • Harmonic reading in the analysis editor: when you write a chord's degree, Setlyst now names it and explains what it does. It covers the primary dominant, secondary dominants, SubV7, the related II, ascending, descending and auxiliary diminished chords, the Neapolitan chord, modal borrowing and more. It also reads the chord in context, so a Gm7 → C7 → F in C is recognized as the related II of V7/IV.
    • Suggested functions: each reading offers the harmonic function its name implies, and you apply it with one click. It's never applied on its own.
    • Automatic cadence recognition: II–V(–I), secondary II–V, II–SubV7, extended dominants, and perfect, deceptive, plagal and backdoor cadences are detected from the degrees you write. They're listed in the analysis overview, and clicking one jumps to its chords.
    • Triads or sevenths: the degree builder has a new "Triads / Sevenths" switch with presets and qualities for each set: m(b5), sus4, sus2, (9), m(9) and the new IIm7/IV preset. Your choice is remembered on this device.
    • Audit log date filter (staff): filter entries by date with a calendar and shortcuts (today, last 7 or 30 days, this month, last month). Dates follow your own time zone.

    Improvements11

    • The release notes page now groups each version's changes into New, Improvements, Fixes and Security, on a timeline.
    • Arrows in harmonic analysis look better: notched arrowheads that follow the curve, and a halo that keeps lines readable where they cross a chord. When a chord is both reached and left, the two arrows no longer overlap.
    • The analysis connection buttons are more compact, and their descriptions now show as tooltips.
    • Gigs list on phones: the venue gets the full width, with the date, band, tour and status on a second line.
    • Tables and empty states wrap on narrow screens instead of scrolling sideways.
    • The "Continue with Google" button now matches the dark theme.
    • Faster everywhere: new database indexes, far fewer queries per page, more work done in parallel, and setlist PDFs without the songbook no longer load the lyrics.
    • Email is more reliable: retries continue for about 3 hours during provider outages, permanent failures are no longer retried, and a stalled send no longer blocks the queue.
    • Background jobs are sturdier: cleanups run in small batches, one failing run doesn't stop the schedule, and in-flight work is finished before the server shuts down.
    • When the server is under heavy load, you now get a "try again shortly" response instead of a generic error.
    • The ChordPro library export now allows up to 5,000 songs per file.

    Fixes7

    • PDFs no longer drop lines with very long words, such as guitar tabs, URLs or runs of dashes.
    • The songbook size limit counted bytes and included performance notes, which aren't printed. Lyrics with accented or non-Latin characters hit it too early. It now counts only lyric characters.
    • Re-importing a ChordPro export no longer fails with "multiple songs" when the lyrics contained their own directives ({title}, {key}…).
    • Reordering a setlist with the same item listed twice is now rejected, instead of leaving the order undefined.
    • Paginated lists (notifications, announcements, credits, referrals, promo codes, moderation) no longer repeat or skip items between pages.
    • The audit log no longer records duplicate "staff viewed" entries, and opening a staff list no longer logs a view for every user shown in it.
    • A rejected profile update no longer uses up your avatar-change quota.

    Security6

    • The cryptography libraries were upgraded (Argon2, AES-GCM, HMAC, SHA-1/SHA-2).
    • All tokens, codes and nonces now come from a single OS-backed secure random generator.
    • All outbound connections (payments, Google sign-in, moderation, breached-password check) now use one TLS stack.
    • Rate-limited and timed-out responses now also carry the security headers and are logged.
    • Exports and admin views have hard size limits, and rate limits are checked before any database work, which helps against abuse.
    • Dependencies were updated, including Next.js 16.3.8.
  3. v0.14.0

    Jump to any song

    New3

    • Song list in Live Mode: tap the song title to see the whole setlist, with its blocks and breaks, and jump straight to any song. It opens on the song that's playing, and tapping outside only closes it, so nothing changes by accident mid-set. Shortcut: L.
    • Band logo: you can now add or change your band's logo using an image link. Leave it empty to show the band's initials.
    • Stay signed in: your session renews on its own while you use Setlyst. You're only signed out after 30 days without using it.

    Improvements5

    • Pages load faster and are lighter, and Live Mode responds more quickly.
    • Offline sync is more reliable. It works in smaller steps, it no longer removes songs saved on your device when a list fails to load, and setlists you reach through more than one band are synced only once.
    • Notifications now match the app's theme, including dark mode.
    • Better accessibility: keyboard navigation, focus and screen reader labels. Live Mode settings also stay clear of the notch in landscape.
    • Clearer messages and confirmations: BPM checks, a warning before you generate a new public link, a message when a tour filter has no results, and more.

    Fixes2

    • The status page now reports database connections correctly and holds up better during outages.
    • Many layout and edge-case fixes across the dashboard, setlists, gigs, tours, trash, sign-in and sign-up.

    Security3

    • A session that was ended (password change, suspension or "sign out everywhere") can never be renewed. "View as" sessions are never renewed either.
    • Profile pictures and band logos are now limited to 1 MB, and the server still checks every image.
    • The detailed system status (version, database) is now shown only to the team.
  4. v0.13.0

    Shared Setlists, Smarter Charts

    New8

    • Song versions: keep variations of a song, such as a simplified, acoustic or capo version. Each version goes into setlists like any other song, and the song list shows how many versions each one has.
    • Per-setlist key: change a song's key in one setlist only, without touching the song or your other setlists. Live Mode and the PDF use that key.
    • Setlist collaborators: share a personal setlist without creating a band. Invite people by @username as Viewer, Editor or Manager. Each song shows who added it.
    • Chord diagrams: tap any chord in a chart to see how to play it. Your instrument choice applies across all your devices.
    • Harmonic analysis: write degrees and functions, draw resolution arrows, mark II–V progressions and annotate passages over the chart. Includes a degrees-only view and export as an image.
    • Share as a file: export a setlist, show or tour as a file, with songs, lyrics, chords, blocks and keys. Whoever receives it imports it and gets everything exactly the same. Songs and artists they already have are reused, not duplicated.
    • Live Mode: shows block progress (song X of Y, the next block and breaks). Auto-scroll now starts with one tap or the Space key, and the scroll controls can be collapsed.
    • Bands: when you edit your version of a song the band already has, Setlyst lets you know, and you can update the band's copy in one click. Removing a song from the band repertoire now moves it to the band's trash.

    Improvements7

    • Settings are now split into pages: Security, Subscription, Data, Communications and Help. Preferences now save automatically.
    • When you invite someone, the username is checked right away.
    • If a collaborator leaves a setlist, the songs they added stay in it, and you can copy them to your library.
    • The song list shows a "chords" tag. When a song uses a capo, it appears at the top of the lyrics.
    • Chords played before the vocals come in are now aligned correctly. Lines with only A, E or Em are read as chords when the song has chords.
    • Mobile navigation has been reorganized, with a new "More" menu.
    • The subscription withdrawal message is clearer when you reach the yearly limit.

    Fixes2

    • Your account language is now used after sign-in, instead of your browser's language.
    • The "New song" form no longer opens with the details of the song you just created.

    Security6

    • Addresses with invalid identifiers are now blocked.
    • Private pages are never stored in the offline cache, even when reached through a redirect.
    • "View as user" is now limited to administrators.
    • Account history and audit logs are now limited to staff.
    • Links in pinned items are now validated.
    • Error logs no longer store full addresses.
  5. v0.12.0

    Plans, tours, band repertoire and a more secure account

    New11

    • Basic, Intermediate and Pro plans, with a 30-day trial, promo codes and a referral programme that earns credits. During the pre-release period every feature remains free.
    • Tours: group gigs under a start and end date and follow each gig with its setlist.
    • Every band now has a Repertoire, filled automatically with the songs of its setlists. When building a band setlist, pick songs straight from it.
    • Suggestions with voting: members suggest songs for the band's setlists and vote before a song is added.
    • Reminders on the band page, with colours, a date and pinning.
    • Trash: deleted songs, artists, setlists, gigs and tours can be restored for 30 days.
    • New song fields: energy, time signature, capo, tuning and performance notes. Songs and setlists accept links to YouTube, Spotify, Google Drive and other services.
    • Setlist analysis shows the energy curve next to BPM and points out strengths and what to improve in the running order.
    • Export any song to PDF or ChordPro, and import ChordPro songs with a preview.
    • Pin setlists, bands, songs, gigs and tours to the home screen for quicker access.
    • Profiles with a photo, bio, city and instruments, plus platform announcements and e-mail communication preferences.

    Improvements2

    • Statistics reorganized, with CSV, PDF and image export.
    • Redesigned light theme, with clearer contrast between background, cards and borders.

    Fixes1

    • Fixes to backup import, gig editing, link copying and navigation in the lyrics editor.

    Security1

    • Optional two-factor authentication, password recovery with a code sent by e-mail, Google sign-in and extra protection against unauthorized sign-in attempts.
  6. v0.11.0

    Tags, a new PDF engine and a safer platform

    New3

    • Tag your songs ("ballad", "opener", "romantic") and filter your library by tag. Click any tag to see every song that shares it. Rename or merge tags from the Songs page.
    • PDF export rebuilt: compact and two-column layouts, text size, paper size and orientation, margins, page numbers, an optional Setlyst watermark and a full songbook with chords aligned above the lyrics. Save your favourite setup as the default.
    • Your preferences now follow you to every device: Live Mode defaults, PDF defaults and list size are in Settings.

    Improvements2

    • See who last changed a song, setlist or band, and when.
    • Settings has a new layout, with Usage and limits showing how much of your space you are using.

    Fixes2

    • Clearing a song's BPM, key or duration, a gig's notes or a band's description now actually clears it.
    • Deleting an account no longer removes the band setlists and songs that person created.

    Security1

    • Stronger passwords: every account must meet the new password policy. Changing your password signs you out everywhere.
  7. v0.10.0

    Notifications, analytics and favorites

    New3

    • In-app notifications when your role in a band changes or you are removed from one.
    • Analytics: your activity over time, top genres and artists.
    • Favorite setlists and bands to keep them at the top.