jpdcs / SongHub-Karaoke-PC

# 🎤 SongHub Karaoke
**Free, offline karaoke player for your PC — MIDI, MP3, MP4, CDG and Chorus, all in one app.**
*Libre, offline na karaoke player para sa PC — MIDI, MP3, MP4, CDG at Chorus, nasa iisang app.*
English • Tagalog
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# 🇬🇧 English
## 📖 What is SongHub?
SongHub is a **free karaoke application for PC** that works completely **offline**. No activation, no subscription, no internet needed. You bring your own legally obtained karaoke files, point SongHub to your folders, and it builds a searchable song list with song numbers, just like a real karaoke machine.
It is made for families, singers, and karaoke fans who want a simple, good-looking karaoke setup at home.
> 💬 Official page: 
## ⚙️ Requirements
- Recommended Windows 10, Windows 11 64 bit Operating System, supports also Windows 8.1 (need some requirements)
- 2GB of RAM
- On-board Graphics or GPU
## ✨ Features
### 🎶 Supported song formats
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| **MIDI** (`.mid`) | Classic karaoke with synchronized, highlighted lyrics |
| **MP3** (`.mp3`) | Audio karaoke tracks |
| **MP4** (`.mp4`) | Karaoke music videos |
| **CDG** (`.mp3` + `.cdg`) | Western-style CD+Graphics karaoke |
| **Chorus** (`.mid` + `.cho`) | MIDI with a chorus / multiplex vocal track (`.cho` is an MP3 file) |
### 🖥️ On-screen experience
- 2-line and **4-line lyric display** with per-word highlighting
- Song title / singer intro screen and **"Next Song"** information
- **Reservation queue** (just like a karaoke machine), including priority "first reserve"
- Background videos (**BGV**) behind your lyrics
- **Score system** with several animated styles (Default, New, Lotto, Mega) and customizable colors and backgrounds
- Fullscreen mode
### 🎛️ Controls while singing
- **Key** up / down (transpose) and **Tempo** up / down
- **Melody** on / off (guide vocal)
- **Chorus / MPX** toggle for songs with a chorus track
- Pause, stop, next song
### 🔍 Finding songs
- Search by **song number**, **title**, or **artist**
- Filter by language/country
- Duplicate song filter (optional)
### 📱 SmartLink (remote)
- Control SongHub from other devices on your network
- **Improved broadcasting system** and a display of how many devices are connected
### 🌐 Languages
- **English** and **Tagalog** interface
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## 🚀 Getting Started
1. Download SongHub from the official page or from this repository's **Releases**.
2. Run the app.
3. Add your song folders (see below).
4. Press **F1** and start singing!
### ⌨️ Handy keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| `F1` | Open song search / song menu |
| `F9` | Open **Settings** |
| `F11` | Toggle fullscreen |
| `F3` | Toggle Chorus / MPX |
| `F5` | (In search) Change language/country filter |
| `F6` | (In search) Switch Title ↔ Artist search |
| `F7` | (In search) Switch number ↔ letter input |
| `F8` | (In search) Play the selected song |
| `F12` | Song list (after adding a database, as per changelog) |
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## 📂 How to add songs
SongHub uses a **User Library Content Dat