AI Melody Generator · Freemium

Hookpad (Hooktheory)

Hookpad, from Hooktheory, is a music-theory songwriting app with color-coded chords and melody notes, Magic Chords suggestions from 75,000+ songs, melody guides and the Aria AI add-on that suggests chords and melodies.

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Updated Nov 3, 2026

Pricing Freemium

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Standout Features

What makes Hookpad (Hooktheory) stand out

Learn theory while writing
Lifetime option

Key Features

What’s in the toolkit?

01
Chords that fit your key
02
Color-coded chord functions and scale degrees
03
Magic Chords from 75,000+ songs
04
Melody guides
05
Aria AI chord and melody suggestions
06
MIDI input
07
MIDI and MP3 export (Standard)
08
Sheet music and lyrics

What is Hookpad (Hooktheory)?

Songwriting app built on music theory

Hookpad (Hooktheory): Songwriting app built on music theory.

Key capabilities

Aria AI suggestions.
Magic Chords.
Melody guides.
MIDI export.
500+ instruments.

Who it's for

Hookpad (Hooktheory) is a theory-driven AI melody generator.

Category: AI Melody Generator
Pricing: Freemium
Company: Hooktheory
Platform Access: 1 feature

Use Cases

Where teams put it to work

01
Writing melodies over chords
02
Learning theory

Workflow

How to use Hookpad (Hooktheory)?

01
Choose a key and add chords.
02
Write or generate a melody with Aria.

03
Check melody guides and metrics.
04
Export MIDI or MP3.

Pros & Cons

Is Hookpad (Hooktheory) right for you?

Pros

Great for learning
Affordable

Cons

Aria is a paid add-on
Browser-based

Pricing

Pricing for Hookpad (Hooktheory)

Freemium

Free – $0: chords and melody, smart guides, cloud save.
Standard – $7.99/month or $199 lifetime: MIDI/MP3 export, 500+ instruments.
Aria AI add-on – $14.99/month.

Plus tax where applicable.

Who is it for

Who is Hookpad (Hooktheory) for?

Songwriters.Students.Music teachers.

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