Song requests and tips, straight from the room.
One QR on the tip jar. They scan, browse your songs, request one — and tip you in the same tap.
Free plan, no card · nothing for your crowd to install
How it works
Build your song list
Add the songs you play — covers and originals — so guests know what to ask for.
Guests scan a QR & request
One code on your tip jar. No app to download, no account for them to make.
Tips go straight to you
Straight to your own Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App — same tap as the request.
Try it yourself
This is the exact page your guests get after they scan — open it on your phone.
See it in action
Beta
In beta
We're onboarding performers and song leaders now. Paid plans arrive with launch — beta performers will hear pricing first.
Sign upQuestions? hello@freebird.fm
Common questions
Do my guests need an app?
No. Scanning the QR opens a regular web page in their phone's browser. No download, no account, no sign-in — requesting a song takes about ten seconds.
How do the tips work?
Tips go straight to your own Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App — guests tip you the way they already know how. We never hold your money and we don't take a cut (though those apps may charge their own processing fees).
What does it cost?
freebird.fm is in beta while we onboard performers. Paid plans for performer tools arrive at launch, and beta performers get pricing first. The community-singalong features we're building are intended to be free, to make singalong events easy for anyone to run.
Do I have to play every request?
No — it's your set. Requests line up in a queue on your phone and you decide what to play and when. Skip anything that doesn't fit the room.
What do I need at the gig?
Your phone and one printed QR code. Tape it to your tip jar, your merch table, or a mic stand — anywhere guests can see it. Nothing to plug in, no tech crew.
freebird.fm began as the songbook tool for the Freebird Gathering Collective's free community singalongs in Chicago. Meet the collective →