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songdrafts vs Google Drive: what each one does
Lots of songwriters keep demos in Google Drive: it is free, it syncs, and you can share a link. It is a filing cabinet, though, not a songwriting tool. Here is what each one does.
| Google Drive | songdrafts | |
|---|---|---|
| Store audio files | Yes, in folders | Yes, on a board of songs |
| Sort recordings into songs | Folders you make and keep tidy by hand | A board: Inbox, Ideas, Half written, Finished demos, Released |
| Every take of a song together | Only if you file each one in the right folder | Takes stack on one card, oldest first |
| Play through ideas fast | Open each file one by one | Press play on any card, or play a whole column |
| Lyrics, key and tempo with the audio | In a separate doc | On the same song, next to the audio |
| Share a demo | A file link; people can download and forward it | One link that plays in the browser, downloads off unless you allow them, password and expiry if you want |
| Comments at a time in the song | No | Yes, pinned to the second |
| Works offline | Only files you mark for offline | Yes, the whole board once installed |
| Nothing you upload trains AI | Check Google's terms | Written into how songdrafts works |
| Price | Free or part of a plan | See pricing. 30-day money back on yearly |
Can I keep using Google Drive?
Yes. Keep stems and project files in Drive. Use songdrafts for the listening, sorting and finishing part.
Can I import from Google Drive?
Download the audio files, then drag them onto the songdrafts board or use Import audio.
Want this done for you? songdrafts is a board for your voice memos: every take stacked on one card, songs that move across stages, merging half songs, and one share link with comments pinned to the second. Works offline, and nothing you upload trains AI. What is songdrafts?