WordCraft is ArtCraft's free, open-source app for "fast, open-source word processing", the job Microsoft Word does. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, and as a web build. Artists still write plenty of documents. Some of them, though, are easier kept with the music.

What musicians write in WordCraft

• Your bio, in a short, a medium and a long version.
• Press releases for a single, an EP or an album.
• Interview answers and liner notes.
• Grant and funding applications.
• Letters to venues, festivals and partners.

What's easier in Aden

• Lyrics. They belong on the track, next to its versions. The free Lyrics transcriber even writes them from the song for you.
• Contracts. Contracts & signatures sends an agreement, collects e-signatures and files the signed PDF with the track, album, show or tour.
• Splits. Each collaborator's split sits on the track, Financials uses it to split income, and an album contract carries the split sheet to sign. See how songwriters track splits.
• Notes. Quick notes is a scratchpad on your dashboard for ideas, so they don't end up in a file called "notes final 2".

Keep the documents with the release

Keep bios and press releases in your team's Files, so everyone on the team sends the current one. On the Aden desktop app, move a document into a team and keep opening it in WordCraft: every save syncs with the team. Writing in Google Docs instead? Add the link to the track.

Get WordCraft

Download it from WordCraft's page on getartcraft.com, or install the Craft Launcher to get every ArtCraft app at once. See all the ArtCraft apps for musicians.

FAQ

Is WordCraft free?

Yes. WordCraft is open source and free to use on macOS, Windows and Linux.

How long should an artist bio be?

Write three: one line for socials, about 100 words for promoters and press, and a longer one for your website and press kit.

Do I need Word to make a split sheet?

No. Keep each collaborator's split on the track in Aden, and send the agreement for e-signature from there.