Jam Pad comes with a lot of features, but don't let that intimidate you. It's designed to be easy to use from the start and grows with you as your needs evolve.
Standard Pro

Basic features

The bread and butter of Jam Pad
Spaces
Put all related things together
Clips
Manage your audio files
Markers
Mark and recall interesting passages
Playlists
Arrange clips & markers in playlists
Sheets
Write documents with embedded audio
not supported on Linux
not supported on Linux

Importing & recording

Many ways to get your beloved audio into Jam Pad
File import
Import one or multiple files
Folder import
Import complete folders from disk, SD cards & recorders
Share target
Share audio from other apps with Jam Pad
not supported on macOS, Windows, Linux
not supported on macOS, Windows, Linux
Public Google Drive folder import
Import audio from public Google Drive folder links
Recording audio
Record new clips directly within Jam Pad
Audio format support
Import M4A/MP4/MOV (AAC & ALAC), raw AAC, MP3, FLAC and WAV files
High-quality compression
Auto-compress files on import to high-quality M4A if necessary
Folder link Planned
Keep a link between your original audio files and the clips in Jam Pad
to be announced
to be announced
Folder sync
Planned
Watch folders for new audio files and auto-import them
Auto-versioning
Planned
Detect updated files and auto-import them as new versions
Metadata write-back
Planned
Sync custom data created in Jam Pad back to the original audio file
Folders
Planned
Optionally organize your clips in a conventional folder style

Marking

How Jam Pad takes markers to the next level
Magic marker button
Mark & rate with intuitive button gestures
Marking while recording
Place markers while recording in Jam Pad
Unified marker list
Display all markers spanning all recordings
Acoustic feedback
Hear markers coming and going when the screen is off
Distance coloring
Detect nearby markers visually
BWF cue import
Auto-import media cues from Broadcast WAV files as markers
Audio notes
Quickly record what you think about a passage
Photo markers Planned
Import time-coded photos that appear on your clip seekbar
to be announced
to be announced

Remote control

Time to switch the screen off!
Hike & Mark
Use a bluetooth remote control or headset to mark & rate on the go
Hike & Record
Activate the dedicated screen-off mode to record clips or audio notes via remote control

Organizing

Everything neatly categorized
Musical properties
Apply properties such as key, tempo and lyrics to clips & markers
Custom properties
Build your own properties, per space
Musical tagging
Tag clips & markers with moods, scales or projects
Custom tag categories
Build your own tag categories, per space
Ratings
Rate markers with 1 to 5 stars to rediscover the best moments
Versioning Planned
Revisit and restore earlier audio content
to be announced
to be announced

Commenting

Comments with context
Text comments
Type what you think about a recordings or a specific passage

Sharing

Share content with others
Sharing clips
Share the current clip via messenger or other apps
Sharing markers
Share a marker or the current moment via messenger or other apps
Bulk sharing
Share multiple clips or markers at once

Sheets

Documents for audio - supercharged
ABC music notation Planned
Embed simple sheet music into sheets
to be announced
to be announced
Sheet export Planned
Get sheets out of Jam Pad in various ways
to be announced
to be announced
Sheet PDF export
Planned
Export sheets as PDFs for printing and sharing
Sheet HTML export
Planned
Export sheets for sharing, including embedded audio

Synchronization

Seamlessly synchronize spaces across your devices
Clip streaming (cloud)
Stream clips directly from cloud spaces
only available in joined cloud spaces
Selective clip sync (cloud)
Download selected clips from cloud spaces
only available in joined cloud spaces
Wi-Fi sync
Sync spaces locally over Wi-Fi
one-time purchase
Device pairing
Pair devices to make synchronization between them possible
Multi-device spaces
Create spaces that are automatically kept in-sync between your devices
Clip streaming
Stream clips directly from the main device
Selective clip sync
Download selected clips from the main device
Remote Sync
Sync spaces over the Internet
Pair, sync & stream via Internet
Use multi-device spaces like Wi-Fi Sync, not just at home but from anywhere
Peer-to-peer (P2P)
Direct peer-to-peer communication, nothing is stored on servers
Public relays
Relays help establishing direct connections
End-to-end encrypted (E2EE)
Only your devices can read your data, relays can't

Collaborating

Work on spaces together with others
Joining existing cloud spaces
Accept invitations by space owners to join the team
Privately shared space
As a space member, you can view and edit space content according to your member role
only available in joined cloud spaces
Creating new cloud spaces
To make cloud synchronization and collaboration possible
Invitation via QR code
Invite band mates or clients on the spot
Messages Planned
Send messages to other space members
to be announced
to be announced
Invitation via link Planned
Invite band mates or clients for collaboration via link
to be announced
to be announced

Safety

How Jam Pad keeps your audio & data safe
Space backup & restore
Create on-demand backups of spaces and restore them later
Device storage
Keep data locally after uninstalling the app
not supported on iOS
not supported on iOS
History list Planned
See a list of all past changes within a space
to be announced
to be announced
Additional safety Planned
More features that help you restoring old stuff
to be announced
to be announced
Go back in time
Planned
Inspect a historic version of your space
Archiving original files
Planned
Store original, unconverted files in Jam Pad as well

Playback

Audio player features
Playback speed adjustment
Play clips slower or faster
Trailer play mode
Auto-skip after a configured time
Resume playback after restart
The player memorizes your last playlist and playback position
Big player
No-distraction playback, mark & rate controls
Waveform view
Visualize your clips with precision DAW-style waveforms
Randomization
Randomize playlist or playback order
Loudness normalization Planned
Auto-adjust playback volume per clip, based on LUFS analysis
to be announced
to be announced
Skip silence Planned
Save time by skipping silent parts of clips
to be announced
to be announced

Stats

Musically useful statistics
Heatmap & coverage
See instantly which passages you played already
Play counter
See how often you have played a clip

Integration

Possibilities to integrate with other software or migrate existing data
Space export & import
Get your data out and back in using a well-documented export format
Advanced DAW export
Generate DAW projects containing clips, markers, playlists and audio notes (currently REAPER only)
not supported on iOS, Android
not supported on iOS, Android

User interface

Navigation within the app
Clip & marker search
Instantly search as you type
Clip & marker filtering
Filter to drill down large lists
Clip & marker sorting
Sort by rating, date and more
Customizable user interface
Tailor the interface by showing or hiding elements
Keyboard control
Use keyboard shortcuts to control most parts of the app
not supported on iOS, Android
not supported on iOS, Android
Command palette
Discover & launch actions using your keyboard
not supported on iOS, Android
not supported on iOS, Android
Quick-type list navigation
Navigate within lists instantly simply by typing
not supported on iOS, Android
not supported on iOS, Android
Drag & drop
Drag & drop clips and markers to other apps
not supported on iOS, Android
not supported on iOS, Android
Calendar view Planned
Search clips by date of recording
to be announced
to be announced