Document how your song came to be
Every recording, lyric edit, rename, promotion and deletion is written to an immutable authorship trail with timestamps and SHA-256 file fingerprints. For files in your connected cloud drive, the trail also reads each file's own created and modified timestamps live from the cloud — independent dates that are harder to dispute than app timestamps alone. Print a report, or share a read-only trail link when you need to show a song is yours and not machine-made.
A songwriter's audit trail
From the first hummed idea to the final mix, changes are recorded in order with timestamps. You can see when a lyric changed, when a version was added, and how the song developed over months or years.
This helps you document and support evidence of authorship. It is not a copyright registration and it does not legally establish or guarantee ownership of a song.
Timestamped song ideas from the start
Ideas captured in ScratchPad or HotTake are saved with a date and time as soon as they exist, so the earliest evidence of a song is created the moment you catch it — not months later when you remember to write it down.
Compare drafts and export the trail
Compare two lyric drafts side by side to see exactly what changed, then print or share the authorship trail for a co-writer, a publisher, or your own records.
Useful when you prepare a registration
When it's time to register a copyright or settle a split with a co-writer, an organized history of dates, drafts, and recordings makes the conversation far simpler.
Common questions
- How do I document proof of song authorship?
- Keep dated records of your ideas, drafts, and recordings as the song develops. My Music ToolKit does this automatically by timestamping every idea, lyric revision, chart edit, and version.
- Does this copyright my song?
- No. It helps document and support evidence of authorship. Copyright registration is a separate legal process handled by your national copyright office.
- Can I show a co-writer what changed and when?
- Yes. You can compare drafts and print or share the authorship trail showing dates and revisions.
- Are the records editable after the fact?
- The history is written as events happen and is kept as a log rather than something you rewrite, which is what makes it useful as supporting evidence.
Your songs. Your files. Your creative history.
Start free and let the app keep the record while you write.