Chordpack is a Perl-based tool designed for typesetting song books or songs that are written in the chordpro format.
The main objective of Chordpack is to provide users with total control over the formatting and layout of songs in chordpro formats. The software provides users with a range of functions that are tailored to cover all aspects of song formatting for a variety of styles.
Chordpack comes with several useful features that enable users to generate LaTeX source of songs/songbooks, HTML versions of songs/songbooks, ASCII versions of songs/songbooks, as well as ASCII versions of songs/songbooks that exclude chords. Additionally, Chordpack allows users to transpose chordpro songs to any desired key and convert ordinary ASCII notation of songs with chords to almost chordpro versions.
Chordpack has undergone some updates, and the new release comes loaded with several improvements. These include four styles of chord setting, three styles of song titles setting, and the option to select one or two columns. It also includes the option to select different font sizes and on-the-fly transposition to a key with minimal difficulties.
Overall, Chordpack is a versatile and dynamic software tool that provides users with total control over the layout and formatting of their songs. With its numerous functions and features, it is an ideal tool for anyone looking to typeset song-books or songs written in chordpro format.
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