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Yes. Song Overlays Pro uses Apple’s ShazamKit to identify songs playing on your Mac from any source, including streaming services, vinyl/CDJs, DJ software, and live inputs.
Start the in-app web server and paste the URL into an OBS Browser Source set to your scene resolution. Overlays update automatically on each detection.
No. Guests scan a QR code or open your event link in a mobile browser to submit requests and see status updates.
Core features run locally on your Mac. No account required for detection, overlays, Discord, or OSC. Song Requests uses a cloud backend for realtime sync; exports auto-delete after 30 days.
Yes. Detection works with any audio playing through your Mac, including Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, DJ software, and live sources.
Yes. Configure a Discord webhook in the app to post rich “now playing” messages, optionally with album artwork and message buffering.
Yes. Enable OSC and map title, artist, and artwork path/base64 to your destination addresses for creative tools such as Resolume, TouchOSC, and QLab.
Yes. The app fetches artwork for detected songs and can display it in overlays and include it in Discord webhook posts.
Core detection and overlays work locally without an account. Song Requests uses a cloud backend for realtime sync and requires internet connectivity.
Yes. Song Requests Pro for iOS lets you manage events, requests, and view DJ statistics. It does not perform Shazam detection or create overlays; those run on macOS.
macOS 13.0 or later and microphone permission for audio detection.
Core features are a one-time $9.99 purchase. Song Requests is an optional subscription from $5.99/month or $49.99/year.
Yes. Customize layout, fonts, colors, borders, glow, motion, and transitions. Save and reuse your designs as themes.
Yes. DJ Statistics offers CSV export. Song Requests also supports exporting requester data; marketing exports auto-delete after 30 days.
Your events remain accessible (read-only) for 30 days to export data; then event data is permanently deleted. Core features continue to work.