A native writing room for songs
Kordra Studio brings lyrics, chords, takes, versions, feedback and credits together in one calm place on your Mac. Local-first and free of generative AI, it supports the full songwriting lifecycle — from the first idea to a clean handoff.
Local-first
Your songs live on your Mac in durable .kordra packages. No account or cloud connection is required to write, record or export.
Human craft
Kordra counts, compares, transposes and organises — it never writes lyrics, melodies or quality scores for you.
Portable by design
ChordPro, text, Markdown, PDF, DOCX, credits CSV, and .kordrasong handoff packages prevent lock-in.
Full lifecycle
Capture → collect → develop → record → version → share → collaborate → credit → handoff, in one place.
Write
Structured sections, lyric and chord editing in TextKit, key, capo, BPM and transposition, Focus Mode, and a deterministic Line Guide — with ChordPro preserved end-to-end.
Takes
Record single-track M4A sketches, import audio byte-for-byte, view waveforms, drop markers, and loop sections without leaving the song.
Versions
Immutable, named snapshots with a decision note, source revision and selected takes. Restore always creates a new working state — nothing is silently overwritten.
Review
Share a single immutable, named version and its selected takes through expiring, revocable links. Comments stay anchored to a section, lyric line or audio time.
Credits
Keep track of contributors, roles, PRO and IPI/CAE facts, and separate composition and master percentages with immutable hashed proposals and approval history.
Handoff
Validated portable exports with explicit control over original takes and private feedback — ready for collaborators, publishers or your next tool.
Be first to write in Kordra Studio
Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know the moment the native macOS app launches.