Auto-KJ 60-Day Trial: Signup and Activation Walkthrough
Create your free account, confirm your password, verify your email, and activate the desktop trial. Watch the video, read the full script, or download the PDF and Word guides.
Karaoke Software
Host with your own song library on Windows, Mac, or Linux. See how rotation, singer phones, and the Free and Full versions work.
Karaoke Host Software
For professional KJs: Fairness Engine, duets, late arrivals, LAN failover. Start free, or try phone requests and LAN failover with the Full version (~$10/mo).
Karaoke song request app
Singers request from a phone browser on the Full version. GPS, a show code, or the venue LAN. No app-store install.
Best karaoke host software
Criteria for choosing karaoke host software, and an honest account of where Auto-KJ fits.
Karaoke software for bars
For bar and venue owners running a karaoke night: your files, a fair list, and optional singer phones.
OpenKJ Alternative
$5 songbook hosting if you stay — or a 60-day Full version trial if you want the Fairness Engine. Community fork still maintained.
What a KJ file is
OpenKJ does not use a .kj track extension. The source lists zip, cdg, and video files, plus the audio paired with a cdg.
Rotation & booth guides
Rotation rules, fair queueing, venues with unreliable Wi-Fi, the OpenKJ migration walkthrough, and library cleanup.
KaraFun & Siglos
Compare Auto-KJ with KaraFun and Siglos to see which suits your library and your shows.
Auto-KJ FAQ
What Auto-KJ is, Free version versus Full version, singer phones, file types, and how it relates to OpenKJ.
Karaoke software for Windows
64-bit desktop setup for the booth PC. Free version $0. Full version ~$10/mo.
Karaoke software for Mac
Apple Silicon and Intel disk images. The pricing button is the Apple Silicon build.
Linux karaoke software
AppImage, amd64 .deb, and x86_64 .rpm. Native desktop app, x86_64 only.
Karaoke sign-up sheet
Free letter-size sign-up sheet and request slips. Print the page or download the PDF.
Field Manual
Every tab, illustrated. The host manual published with the singer docs.