# Public read link

> A public read link in InnerHook, a lyrics writing app: anyone with the link reads a song's lyrics, no account needed. Turn it off any time.

Canonical: https://innerhook.com/docs/public-link/
Last updated: 2026-10-06

A public link lets anyone read a song's words, without an InnerHook account. Send it to a singer, a session player or your mum. They can read the lyrics, but they can't edit, comment or join the song.

## Where to find it

Open the song, press **Share**, and look for **Public link** (between **Share link** and **Invite by email**). Only the song's owner can make one.

## Step by step

1. Open the song and press **Share**.
2. Under **Public link**, press **Create link**.
3. Press **Copy link** and send it. The address looks like `https://app.innerhook.com/p/…`.

While the link is on, a small globe shows on the editor's **Share** button and on the song in your list.

### The options

- **Show the artist profile's name**: adds the song's artist profile name to the page. Off to begin with.
- **Show on my profile**: lists the song on [your public writer page](https://innerhook.com/docs/writer-page/). You only see this while your writer page is public, for a link you made.

## What readers see

A calm, dark reading page with:

- the song's title and **Lyrics by** your account name (never your email address; if your account has no name, no name is shown),
- the artist profile's name, if you chose to show it,
- the lyrics, section by section ("Verse 1", "Chorus 1"…),
- the song's BPM, key and time signature, when they are set.

Readers can press **Copy lyrics** to copy the words with the section names, or print the page: it prints black on white, without buttons. At the bottom there's a small "Written with InnerHook" and a **Report this page** link.

They never see comments, versions, the version history, the rest of the song brief, the artist profile's style, or who you write with.

### It stays up to date

The page shows the song as it was last saved, so your changes reach it within a few seconds. Anyone with the link sees the words as they are now **and later**: think of it as publishing.

## Turning it off

- **Turn off** stops the page at once. Anyone who opens the old link sees "This link doesn't work anymore".
- **New link** gives the song a new address. The old one stops working, and your options stay as they were.

If you delete the song, its public link stops working too. Restoring the song brings the link back, unless you had turned it off.

## Search engines

Public read pages ask search engines not to list them. Only people you give the link to will find the page.

## Tips

> **Tip**
>
> Sending lyrics to a singer before a session? A public link is quicker than an invite: no account, no sign-in, and you can turn it off once the take is done.

- Want someone to comment or edit instead? Use a [share link or an invite](https://innerhook.com/docs/sharing/).

## Limits

> **Limits**
>
> - One public link per song.
> - Only the song's owner can create, change or turn off its public link.
> - The page shows words only. No recordings or sung takes.