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Write smarter, not harder.

Songwriting software built on music theory. Jot down musical ideas, progressions, melodies, and turn them into full songs that sound awesome.

Hookpad interface showing chords in your key

Color-Coded Melodies

See melody notes color-coded by scale degree to understand their harmonic role.

Color-Coded Chords

Key-agnostic visual system so you can see harmonic function at a glance.

Chords in your Key

Every chord that works in your key. Instant, no wrong notes.

Connect a MIDI keyboard and play chords and melodies directly into Hookpad.

Upload your own audio track and build chords and melodies around it.

Your content-aware generative AI copilot. Aria can suggest melodies, chords, or chords + melodies that seamlessly fit into your project.

500+ instruments. Build a full arrangement in seconds.

See the most frequently used chords from thousands of hit songs.

Visual guides that show which notes fit your chords as you write melodies.

Analyze your song's harmonic complexity and melodic patterns at a glance.

Search for chord suggestions containing a single note.

Search for chord suggestions based on root note.

Browse and insert proven chord progressions to jumpstart your song.

See the most popular next-chord suggestion, based on the data of over 70,000 songs.

This is Hookpad

A smart songwriting software with integrated music theory tools designed to help you write better songs, faster. Less guesswork. More great ideas. We like the sound of that.

Better Chord Progressions

Tools informed by music theory and the data of 70,000 songs means great chord progressions. Every time.

More Mindful Melodies

Write melodies that complement your chords and use visual tools to see how a melody plays with tension, harmony, and rhythm.

Mix, Arrange, and Produce

Equipped with over 500 band sounds, rhythm customizations, and mixing options, you can create a fully produced project all within Hookpad.

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Chords & Melody
Smart Guides
Transposition
Tempo & Looping
Piano + Previews
Unlimited Cloud Save
Automatic Updates

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Magic Palette

500+ Instruments

Chord Search

11 Band Templates

Tone & Bass Sets

Mixing & Volume

4 Melody Voices

Export (MIDI/MP3)

Sheet Music

Save to Disk

Lyrics

Audio Import

Recording

MIDI Input

Song Metrics

$7.99 /month

or $199 /lifetime

Cancel any time.

Aria

Bye bye, Writer's Block

Meet Aria, Hooktheory's Generative AI songwriting Add-On. Aria can suggest chords, melodies, or chords and melodies that seamlessly fit into your project. Add on for $14.99/mo.

Aria generative AI interface

Create Like the Pros Do

Corey Blount

Lina Cooper

Sofia Sa

David Bennett

Logan Grime

Bryant Powell

I SEE YOU Angel

Ayla on the Beat

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Corey Blount

Lina Cooper

Sofia Sa

David Bennett

Logan Grime

Bryant Powell

I SEE YOU Angel

Ayla on the Beat

Sozi

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