What you’re buying — and how you’ll use it

$149, one time. You own the software. There is no monthly fee to us. You get a full install package for Windows, plus the same edition for a live catalog website on your own web address when you’re ready. Your login, drafts, and master files stay private; only the catalog pages you choose to publish are visible to the music industry.

Why songwriters buy Pro Song Catalog

  • Look professional — Searchable catalog, pitch links, lyric sheets, and licensing pages under your name, not a generic link dump.
  • Work the way publishers do — Organize metadata once, send songs by email, share a single-song pitch URL, and keep human/AI disclosure on record.
  • Own your catalog — Your database and files live on your computer or your hosting account. No platform shutting you down or raising rent on your life's work.
  • Included Pro Song Tools — Metadata help, mastering profiles, lyric formatting, and upload back into the catalog (BYOK for AI APIs when you use those features).

Option A — start here if you want zero “website” setup today

Private on your Windows PC

Install from your download link and run everything on your own computer: import songs, attach audio and artwork, build pitch sheets, and use the built-in tools. Perfect for getting your catalog in shape before you show anyone.

The software includes preview-style catalog pages on your machine, but supervisors and collaborators on the internet cannot open them until you put the catalog on a real web address (Option B below). Nothing is “live” by accident.

What you will need

  • A Windows PC with enough disk space for your audio files.
  • About 30–60 minutes for the installer and first login (step-by-step in the app).
  • No website, no domain, no server required to start.

Option B — when you want a real catalog the industry can visit

Your public catalog website

This is the “wow” moment: a branded site like catalog.yourname.com where contacts can search your songs, read licensing info, use your contact form, and open share links you send for individual pitches. You look like a publisher, not someone emailing zip files from a personal inbox.

Your download includes a server-setup folder: a plain-language README plus an Ubuntu setup script (nginx, HTTPS, database, always-on service). You copy your install files to a small VPS, run the script once, then register at your domain. We do not host your site for you; you own the server account and the data.

What you will need (plain English — you can hire help for any of this)

1. A web address (domain name)
Something people type or click, e.g. yourname.com or catalog.yourname.com. You buy this from a registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, etc.) — usually about $10–20 per year.
2. A place for the catalog to run online (“hosting”)
A small rented server on the internet that stays on 24/7 so your catalog is always available. Companies call this cloud hosting or a VPS (virtual private server). Examples: DigitalOcean, Linode, AWS Lightsail. Often about $5–25 per month. Many buyers ask a web-savvy friend or freelancer to set this up once; you keep the account in your name.
3. A way to send email from the site
So “Send songs by email” and your contact form actually deliver messages. This is usually your Gmail with a Google “App Password,” or a small email service (SendGrid, etc.). The catalog app connects to email; it does not replace your normal inbox.
4. Cloud storage for audio & artwork
An inexpensive S3-compatible bucket (e.g. DigitalOcean Spaces) holds your MP3s and images. The server-setup env template shows exactly which keys to paste in — not coding, just copy/paste from your storage provider’s dashboard.
5. The included setup kit
After purchase, open server-setup/README.md on your PC (inside the install folder). Follow the checklist, or hand that folder to anyone you hire. No extra fee for the scripts — they ship with your license.

Not technical? You can buy today, run Option A on your PC, and line up hosting when you’re ready. Your license does not expire. Your catalog data can move from desktop to your public site when you are.

Most common path

Desktop first, public site when you’re ready

Import your catalog, fix metadata, and attach files at your kitchen table. When a supervisor asks for your catalog link, spin up hosting, point your domain, and go live — without buying twice and without losing work.

What you will need

  • Today: Windows PC only (Option A).
  • When you go live: domain + hosting + email setup (Option B) — once, then you own the stack.

Monthly bills for domain and hosting go directly to those companies, not to Pro Song Catalog. We sell the software once; you decide when — or if — you publish a public site.

Buy & download installer — $149

You get a one-time license and a downloadable install package to run Pro Song Catalog on your own computer or server (includes the three Pro Song Tools inside PSC). PayPal checkout is on the Pro Song Tools license server. Owner/free-access emails may skip PayPal; everyone else is charged $149 plus PayPal fees.

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