TXT to ChordPro Converter

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Tutorial en español: README_ES.md

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PyQt6 GUI application to convert church TXT chord sheets from https://github.com/wachin/Cancionero (under "Acordes(63x110mm)" folder) into valid ChordPro files.

Features

• Convert multiple TXT song files at the same time
• Drag and drop support
• File selection table with checkboxes
• Select or unselect files before conversion
• Converts section headers like:

[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Intro]

into valid ChordPro comments:

{comment: Verse}
{comment: Chorus}
{comment: Intro}

• Automatically converts chords above lyrics into inline ChordPro chords
• Reads:
  • first line = song title
  • second line = artist name
• Automatically extracts musical key from titles like:

Amazing Grace (G)

• Export to:
  • .cho
  • .chopro

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Screenshots

The application includes:

• Central drag and drop area
• Multi-file conversion table
• Checkbox selection system
• Output format selector
• About dialog with developer information

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Requirements

Linux (Debian / Ubuntu / MX Linux)

Install dependencies:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install python3 python3-pyqt6 \
                 python3-pyqt6.qtsvg

Run the program:

python3 txt_to_chordpro_gui.py

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Windows

Install Python 3 from:

https://www.python.org/

During installation, add it to the PATH

Then install PyQt6:

pip install PyQt6

Run:

python txt_to_chordpro_gui.py

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macOS

Install Python 3 and PyQt6:

pip3 install PyQt6

Run:

python3 txt_to_chordpro_gui.py

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Example Input

Amazing Grace (G)
John Newton

[Verse]
G          C
Amazing grace

Example Output

{title: Amazing Grace}
{artist: John Newton}
{key: G}

{comment: Verse}
[G]Amazing [C]grace

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Developer

Washington Indacochea Delgado

GitHub: https://github.com/wachin/

Email: linuxfrontier@proton.me

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License

This project is free software and open source GPL 3