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Importing from EasyWorship

Bring your song library across from EasyWorship 6 or 7 into Crater.

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Crater can import the whole song library from EasyWorship 6 and 7 in one go, with titles, authors, copyright, CCLI numbers and lyrics split into sections.

What you need#

EasyWorship keeps its songs in two database files, and Crater needs both:

  • Songs.db
  • SongWords.db

On a computer that has EasyWorship installed, they’re usually in:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Softouch\EasyWorship\Default\Databases\Data

If Crater is on a different computer, copy both files across on a USB drive first. EasyWorship doesn’t need to be installed on the computer running Crater.

Importing#

  1. Open the Songs tab and click the import button (the downward arrow) above the song list.

  2. Click Choose files….

  3. Select both Songs.db and SongWords.db together. Click one, then hold Ctrl and click the other. Then click Open.

    Tip: copy the folder path above, paste it into the address bar at the top of the file picker and press Enter to jump straight there.

  4. Crater scans the library and tells you how many songs it found.

  5. If some songs have the same title and author as songs already in your Crater library, choose what to do:

    • Skip duplicates (the default) leaves your existing songs alone.
    • Import duplicates anyway adds a second copy.

  6. Click Import. A progress bar shows while the songs are added.

  7. Click Done. Your songs are in the library, ready to search.

What comes across#

ImportedNot imported
Title, author, copyright and CCLI numberThemes and backgrounds
Lyrics, as plain textBold, italic and other lyric formatting
Sections, split at blank lines and at labels like Verse, Chorus, Pre-chorus, Bridge, Tag, Intro, Outro, Ending, Interlude and RefrainMedia, schedules and favourites (see Importing EasyWorship Media for pictures and videos)

The import is all or nothing. If something goes wrong partway, no songs are added and you can try again.

After importing, it’s worth opening a few songs in the song editor to check the sections came through the way you expect.

If the import fails#

“Select exactly two files”#

Select both Songs.db and SongWords.db in the file picker at the same time.

“Could not find an EasyWorship Songs.db and SongWords.db”#

One of the files is something else, perhaps a different .db file from the same folder. Check the names.

“This does not look like an EasyWorship song database”#

The files may come from an older EasyWorship (2009 or earlier), which isn’t supported, or they may be damaged. Copy them again from the EasyWorship computer.

Other programs#

EasyWorship 6 and 7 are the only song libraries Crater imports today. For other programs, add songs through the song editor. Its Raw text view lets you paste a whole song at once.