| A–G | add that note, nearest octave |
| 0 or R | rest |
| 1 2 4 8 6 3 | whole · half · quarter · eighth · 16th · 32nd |
| T | triplet: three in the time of two |
| . | dotted on/off |
| Shift+A–G | stack a chord note on the last note |
| N | mouse input: point at the staff, click to place |
Durations stick for the next notes you type, and also reshape the note behind the cursor. Each note lands in the octave nearest the previous one — so a rising pattern keeps climbing. Shift+↓ brings it down an octave.
| ↑ ↓ | up / down a semitone |
| Shift+↑↓ | up / down an octave |
| # − = | sharp · flat · natural |
| H | fermata (hold) |
| ' > | staccato · accent |
| M | dynamics: p → mp → mf → f → ff → pp |
| K | chord symbol (G7, Dm, B♭…) over the note |
| L | lyric under the note (current verse); Enter moves on; end a syllable with - to hyphenate |
| V | switch to the next voice (SATB, piano) |
| S | slur this note to the one before it |
| X | cross-staff: draw on the other piano staff |
| P | pedal: Ped. → ✱ → off |
| ⌫ | delete the note behind the cursor |
These act on the note just left of the blue cursor — the one shown in blue.
| ← → | step the cursor |
| Home End | start / end of the score |
| click | put the cursor beside any note |
| Shift+←→ | select a run of notes |
| Ctrl+A | select this whole voice |
| Ctrl+C X V | copy · cut · paste at the cursor |
| Space | play from the cursor / stop |
| Ctrl+Z / Y | undo / redo anything |
| Ctrl+S | save to a file |
| Ctrl+O | open a file |
| Ctrl+P | print / save as PDF |
Press Esc or click anywhere to close ·
Music notation that lives in one file, works offline, and never asks for an account. Your scores stay yours.
Every line of music is a voice: a singer's part, a hand of the piano, an instrument of its own. The list is the score, top to bottom — drag ⋮⋮ to move a voice and its music where you drop it (onto another voice's row = join that staff). Names print beside the first system.