Built for how musicians actually work — on the bandstand, in rehearsal, on the fly.
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A dedicated editor built entirely around the number system. Write verse, chorus, bridge, and pre-chorus rows. Fill beat cells with numbers, slashes, pushes, and rests. Every row type maps to how musicians actually notate charts.
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Toggle between number view and chord view with a single click. Cipher translates every number to a real chord name in any key you select — with correct sharp/flat handling for every key signature. Transpose on the fly without rewriting a single cell.
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Open Quick Input, type your chart in plain text while the song plays, hit Parse. Cipher reads your input and builds the full formatted chart automatically — rows, cells, and all. A full Sunday set can be charted in under 20 minutes.
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Build setlists, assign per-song keys for different singers or service slots, and navigate between songs using keyboard shortcuts. Everything you need to run a gig — accessible in one view, without ever touching the internet.
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Export any chart as a stage-ready PDF or a standard chart PDF. Save charts as .cipher files to share with other Cipher users. Performance PDFs are formatted for readability at a distance — large numbers, clean layout, no clutter.
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A built-in metronome that's time signature aware. The beat indicator syncs to the chart grid so you always know where you are in the bar. Set tempo, start counting, and never reach for your phone again.
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Real-time LAN scrolling — connect multiple devices on the same network and scroll together. The conductor's device controls navigation; followers stay locked in sync. No internet required. No latency. One room, one chart, every device.
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No internet required. No cloud dependency. No subscription. Your charts live on your device and go wherever you go. Cipher works on a plane, backstage, in a basement studio — anywhere. Your data stays yours, always.
macOS only during private beta. iPhone and iPad coming at public launch.