Extract Text

OnSong be able t' extract text from nigh on any file type that it can import, Arrr! Th' followin' extraction methods be supported by OnSong.

Adobe PDF Text (.pdf)

Extracts text content from PDF files and uses positionin' t' determine line breaks. PDF files be designed t' accurately replicate th' printed page and may nay contain textual content. This may result in th' PDF file bein' submitted fer OCR or optical character recognition, savvy?

Apple Pages (.pages)

Older versions o' Pages can be converted. Newer versions be nay currently supported due t' changes in th' file format. If ye be needin' t' convert newer Pages files, please export as a plain-text file from th' word processin' application, matey.

HTML Files (.html)

This method extracts text and strips HTML tags from web-viewable files like HTML, Ahoy!

OpenOffice Text (.odt)

OpenOffice files can be converted int' text despite some versions o' iOS nay bein' able t' view th' original files.

Optical Character Recognition (.pdf, .jpg, .png, .tiff, etc)

If a file be an image, OnSong can submit it fer optical character recognition. Th' quality o' th' output does depend on th' image file. Fer instance, handwritin' will produce poor results, ye scallywag.

Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx)

Extracts text content from all versions o' Microsoft Word, Blimey!

RTF Files (.rtf, .rtfd)

RTF be a basic file format fer word processin'. OnSong can extract text content from these as well.

Note: Conversion be th' process o' convertin' a particular file type int' text. Source files rarely have content in a form that matches perfectly with th' OnSong or ChordPro file formats. Ye will need t' adjust th' content after conversion fer best results in OnSong, savvy?