This page is about Tray Transpose Tool version 2, first released in 2001. It's retired and no longer available to download. Tray Transpose Tool 3 replaces it for Windows 10 and 11, and keeps chords over their words in any font. Version 2 owners can upgrade for $4.99.
A small, quick application for Windows that lives in your system notification area (the “system tray”).
Need to transpose a song?
Copy the lyrics and chords of a song from whatever Windows program you use, click the tray icon, and up pops the Tray Transpose Tool with the clipboard contents already shown. It'll even guess the root chord for you.
Simply select a new key, click Transpose, and the clipboard will contain your freshly transposed song, ready to paste back into your own Windows programs.
Since the Tray Transpose Tool supports rich (formatted) text, your own application's fonts, styles and colors are all preserved.
It also supports three different chording styles: the standard English style (A B C), the Latin or Spanish style (Do Re Mi), and the Nashville or jazz style (I II III). It converts between the formats, and can even automatically detect when you're importing a different format.
No file or printer functions are included; we leave this up to your own software. Need something more potent? Try Worship LIVE!, with all of the Tray Transpose Tool's transposition features plus song databasing, printing, projection, and playlists for comprehensive worship planning.
Features
- Instant transposition
- Chord syntax checking
- Root chord guessing
- Improved chord recognition
- Expanded chord types
- Support for Nashville/Jazz chords
- Support for Latin/Spanish chords
- Formatted text support
- Automatic syntax highlighting
- Optional use of the system tray
- Check web site for updates
Support
Version 2 is no longer sold, unlocked or supported. Version 2 owners can upgrade to Tray Transpose Tool 3 for $4.99 with the code that came with version 2. For help with the current version, see the Tray Transpose Tool 3 user manual. Older technical tips are collected in our support notes.
System requirements
Version 2 was developed for Windows 98 through Windows XP. For Windows 10 and 11, use Tray Transpose Tool 3.