ABCEditor

ABCEditor: Free Open Source Music Notation Software

Create, edit, play back, and print sheet music using the ABC music notation format with ABCEEditor, a free open source music notation software for Windows.

What is ABCEditor?

ABCEditor is a free and open source music notation software for Windows. It provides music composers, arrangers, transcribers and musicians an easy way to create, edit, play back and print out musical scores without knowing the ABC music notation language in depth.

Using a simple text-based system called ABC notation, ABCEditor allows you to write sheet music that includes elements like notes, rests, key signatures, time signatures, repeats and endings, guitar chords, lyrics and text annotations. You can hear an audible rendering in real-time as you type the ABC code. The software then formats the code into an easy to read musical score.

Once finished, the sheet music can be played back using MIDI instruments, saved as PDF files, SVG vector images, PNG images or WAV audio files. ABCEditor makes it simple to create lead sheets, guitar tabs, songbooks and compose new works without learning complex music notation software.

The editor has handy tools for transposing to another key, changing tempo and duration of notes. It supports playback of multi-voice music. You can print out neat scores tailored for various paper sizes like A4 and Letter. The GUI also includes hints and syntax checking to speed up learning ABC notation.

ABCEditor runs on Windows XP and above. It is available free of charge, making it a great alternative to paid notation software. With its simplicity and format compatibility, ABCEditor is popular with folk and traditional musicians for writing tunes and songs.

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