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Desktop app

The Flat for Education editor, now on your desktop.

Install the full notation editor on Mac and Windows. Same account, same scores. Compose and edit music with desktop performance, in class or at home.

Available for macOS and Windows.

Flat for Education desktop app on a laptop showing a rhythmic dictation score, with offline mode and account sync indicators

Who it's for

Built for the whole music classroom

One account across the room, installed where each person works best.

Teachers

Prep scores, arrange parts and build exercises with a dedicated app window and desktop-speed editing. Everything syncs to the account your students already use.

Directors & administrators

The same Flat for Education you deploy district-wide, now installable on staff machines. One account, managed the way you already manage it.

Students

Write and edit notation on a school or home computer, with playback and the tools they know from the web.

The editor

A full notation editor, built for the desktop

Everything the Flat for Education editor does on the web, in a focused desktop app.

See everything in the editor
  • Professional notation

    Articulations, lyrics, chords, slurs, transposing parts and clean engraving.

  • Realistic playback

    Hear your score as you write it.

  • Import & export

    Bring in MusicXML and MIDI; export print-ready PDF, MusicXML and MIDI.

  • MIDI input

    Enter notes with a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard.

  • Synced to your account

    Sign in and your full library is there — on the web and on the desktop.

  • Works offline

    No Wi-Fi in class? Keep editing; your changes sync back when you reopen the app online.

Offline-first

Great work shouldn't wait for the Wi-Fi.

Is your classroom connection dropping in and out? Keep composing and editing in the desktop app. Your work is saved right on the computer, with no connection needed.

The next time you open the app online, your offline changes sync straight back to your Flat for Education account.

The Flat for Education editor open on an iMac, iPad, and iPhone, all showing the same synced score

Cross-device

Install it on every computer.

Put the editor on the lab machines, the staff laptop, and a student's home computer. There's no per-seat install limit. Your Flat for Education account is the single source of truth, so anyone can sign in and pick up exactly where they left off.

A student playing guitar at home beside a laptop running the Flat for Education editor and a MIDI keyboard

Getting started

Get the desktop app in three steps

1

Download the desktop app

Get started in minutes. Download the app for macOS or Windows and install directly on your device.

2

Log in to your account

Sign in to your Flat for Education account.

3

Your library is ready

Every score, assignment and class syncs across your devices automatically.

Download the desktop app

Don't have an account yet? Start a free trial and the download will be waiting in your dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

More questions? Check out the Flat for Education Help Center

Bring the editor to your desktop.

Same Flat for Education account. Now on Mac and Windows.