What's New

May 04, 2026

User Accounts

You can now create a free account on ArkJuander!

  • Register at /register — name, email, and password
  • Login at /login — or use the account icon in the nav
  • Your account comes with a personal Dashboard showing your activity at a glance:
    • Number of chord charts you've uploaded
    • Number of favorites saved
    • Number of set lists created
    • Total views your uploaded chords have received

My Chords

Logged-in users can now upload and manage their own chord charts.

  • Upload a chord chart with title, artist, key, and chord content
  • View your chords with the same transposition feature as the rest of the site
  • Edit or delete your own submissions
  • Chords go through an approval process before being published to the main song list
  • Get notified when your chord is approved

Favorites

Save songs for quick access from your account.

  • Heart icon on every song page — click to save to your favorites
  • View all your saved songs at /my-favorites
  • Search within your favorites list
  • Remove individual songs or clear all at once

My Set Lists

Set lists created while logged in are now saved to your account.

  • View, edit, and manage all your set lists from one place at /my-set-lists
  • No more losing your set list link — everything is tied to your account
  • When building a set list from your account, your own uploaded chords (even pending ones) are already searchable and usable — no need to wait for approval
  • Anyone with the set list link can view all songs in it, including unpublished ones — your set list will never break during a gig

Notifications

  • Get notified when your submitted chord chart is approved or has updates
  • View all notifications at /my-notifications
  • Unread notifications are highlighted

More by Artist

  • Every song page now shows a "More by [Artist]" section below the chords
  • Click the artist name to go to their full artist page

New Pages

Artist Pages

  • Each artist now has their own page listing all their songs
  • Browse all artists at /artists

Albums Page

  • Browse all albums at /albums
  • Individual album pages show all songs in that album with artwork

Auto Scroll

On Song Pages

  • A floating control bar at the bottom of every song/chord page
  • Hit Play and the page scrolls automatically — hands-free while you play
  • Adjust the Speed slider (1–10) to match your tempo
  • Hit Top to jump back to the start
  • Auto-stops when the chords section ends

On Set List Pages

  • Previous / Next song navigation buttons to move between songs
  • Page scrolls to the song content when switching songs
  • Auto scroll built into the song navigation bar — ▶ / ⏸ to start and stop; − / + to adjust speed
  • Scroll stops automatically when you switch songs

Announcements

  • Important site news now appears as a banner at the top of every page
  • You can dismiss it — it won't reappear unless there's a new announcement

Survey Widget

  • A small yes/no question may pop up at the bottom-right of the page
  • Appears briefly after the page loads — answer it or ignore it
  • You won't be asked the same question twice

  • Search bar moved from the page body into the navigation bar
  • On desktop: search icon in the top-right of the nav — click to expand
  • On mobile: search input is inline in the nav bar, always visible
  • Cleaner page layout as a result — more room for content

  • Fresh new logo and icon — updated across the whole site

Bug Fixes

  • Chord transposition now correctly preserves line spacing
  • Chords with a dash (-) are now supported (e.g. Am-G)
  • Download page text corrected
  • Various small layout and display fixes