Sheet music
Photograph the pages or open a file. Pianora reads the notation and turns it into notes you can play back.
- Camera
- Photos
- MusicXML
- Scan several pages and drag them into the right order.
- The score highlights each bar as it plays.
Play the songs you love, even if you can’t read sheet music.
Scan a score or bring in a recording. Pianora shows you how to play it with falling notes, finger numbers and virtual hands on the keyboard.
Start from a score or a recording
If you can photograph it, open it or hear it, you can add it to your library.
Recordings
Import an audio or video file, record your own playing, or paste a link. Pianora writes down the piano part as notes.
- Audio
- Video
- Record
- Link
- Trim to the passage you want before it is transcribed.
- Share a link from another app and it opens in Pianora.
See which keys to press, and with which fingers
Every piece opens in the same player, whether it came from paper or from sound.
Falling notes or the score
Watch notes fall onto the keys, read the sheet music, or keep both on screen.
Virtual hands
Two hands move across a full 88-key keyboard and show where each finger goes.
Left hand, right hand
Pianora splits the piece between two hands, gives each its own colour and suggests fingering.
Chord names
The chord is written above the notes, so you can see how they fit together.
Note names
Turn on labels to read each note as it lands on its key.
A view that follows
Zoom in on the part of the keyboard in use and the view moves with the music.
Practice on your own piano
Put your iPhone or iPad on the music stand and work through the piece at your own speed.
Connect a MIDI keyboard
Pianora waits until you play the correct notes before it moves on.
Loop a section
Set points A and B and repeat a hard passage until it feels comfortable.
One hand at a time
Practice the left hand, the right hand, or both together.
Tempo and key
Slow the playback down, and transpose if the key doesn’t suit you.
Original or piano
Compare the original recording with a piano playback of the recognised notes.
Keep your pieces and take them with you
What you add stays in your library until you delete it.
One library
Scores and recordings sit together in one library on your device.
iCloud backup
Back up and restore your library with your own iCloud account.
Export
Save the sheet music as PDF or PNG, or export MusicXML, MIDI and audio to print, share or edit elsewhere.
Try it free, then unlock whole pieces with Pro
- Free: preview the first page of a score and the first 30 seconds of a recording.
- Pianora Pro: whole pieces, from every score and every recording.
- Subscriptions go through Apple. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.
Questions
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Do I need to read sheet music?
No. Pianora shows each note falling onto the key to press, with finger numbers and optional note names. If you do read music, the score view follows along bar by bar.
What can I add to Pianora?
Sheet music from the camera, your photos, a PDF or a MusicXML file. Sound from audio files, videos, a recording made with the microphone, or a supported link.
Which recordings work best?
Clear solo piano recordings. Other instruments, singing and background noise make the notes less accurate. You can trim a recording to the part you want before Pianora transcribes it.
Do I need a MIDI keyboard?
No. You can follow along on any piano or keyboard. A MIDI keyboard adds one thing: Pianora can tell what you played and wait for the correct notes.
Where is my music stored?
Your library is stored on your device and can be backed up to your own iCloud. Scores and recordings are sent to our servers to be recognised. The Privacy Policy, linked at the bottom of this page, explains what we keep.
Which devices and languages are supported?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 16 or later. The app is available in 32 languages.
How do I cancel Pianora Pro?
Subscriptions are handled by Apple. Open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions on your iPhone or iPad to manage or cancel at any time.
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Free to download for iPhone and iPad.