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JustChords Release Notes from App Store
JustChords is a music app for managing song lyrics, chords, and setlists, available on the Apple App Store (App ID: 1632968272). Developed by Marek Palka, it supports transposing chords, metronome, autoscroll, chord diagrams for guitar/ukulele/piano, audio integration from Apple Music/Spotify, AirPlay projection, and MIDI pedal support. The app requires iOS 16.4 or later, syncs via iCloud across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, and includes AUv3 plugin capability with high ratings (4.9/5).
Overview
JustChords enables users to create and manage setlists with features like lyrics projection, data file conflict resolution, and theme-following app icons. Full historical release notes are not comprehensively archived publicly, as App Store pages typically display only recent "What's New" entries, varying by region.
Release History
The table below compiles available App Store release notes from multiple regional pages and sources, ordered chronologically where dates are estimable. Earlier versions reference official site changelogs that may align with App Store updates.
| Version | Release Notes | Approximate Date |
|---|---|---|
| 9.23 | • PlayTogether (first version) — become the Leader and share your setlist with band members. All connected devices stay in sync and display the same song section.
• Improved Drawing — better support for Apple Pencil. • Improved Chord Library with chord diagrams for alternate guitar tunings. • Chord Beats Sync — highlights the current chord and song section, and sends MIDI messages on time, all driven by MIDI Clock. • Sends song tempo as a custom MIDI message. • Bug fixes and other improvements. |
June 2026 |
| 9.22 | • Read-only mode for shared setlists and folders
• Lyrics projection improvements (logo, blackout media scaling) • Song editor toolbar customization—now you can define custom shortcuts • Song section coloring rules |
April 2026 |
| 9.21 | Bug fixes & UI improvements | March 2026 |
| 9.20 | Bug fixes & UI improvements | February 2026 |
| 9.19 | MIDI Improvements and Bug fixes & UI improvements | February 2026 |
| 9.18 | Fixed lyrics projection for improved stability during live use. | January 2026 |
| 9.17 | Fonts: more configurable weights (light, medium, semibold, heavy), Lyrics projection improvements, MIDI in song structure, MIDI devices configuration (source - destination), AudioUnit plugin improvements, Bug fixes | January 2026 |
| 9.16 | Improved Metronome, improved adding songs to setlists, group songs by first letter, app icon follows theme, bug fixes. | January 2026 |
| 9.15 | Improved lyrics projection, added data file conflict resolution feature, fixed bugs. | 2025 |
| 9.10 | Bug fixes. | 2025 |
| 9.04 | Fully compatible with iOS 26 and macOS 26 design, Chords Over Lyrics support (switch between ChordPro and new format). | 2025 |
| 9.03 | Improved lyrics projection, added data file conflict resolution, fixed bugs. | 2025 |
| 7.4 | Latest noted non-9.x version. | August 2024 |
| 6.1 | Audio unit magic (AUV3): sends MIDI chords/control, facelift changes, improved songbooks/chord beats. | ~2023 |
| 4.8 | Chord preview (partial). | Earlier |
| 3.8 | More guitar chord diagrams, ukulele diagrams, Apple Music play button, Discord link. | ~2022 |
| 3.7 | Guitar chord diagrams, PDF playlist sharing/auto-updates, improved PDF printing, quick song preview. | ~2022 |
| 3.6 | Help, capo function, artist/tag management. | ~2022 |
| 3.3 | AUv3 plugin support, iPadOS fixes, convert "chords over lyrics" to ChordPro. | 2023 |
Additional Notes
For the complete history, view the App Store page directly (e.g., US, DE) or contact the developer via Discord/email, as updates may not be fully mirrored on the official site. The app launched around 2022.