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15 July·New·

Import a PDF or photos into an editable score, with a review step

Importing sheet music from a PDF or a photo has a new flow on the web app, built on Flat's in-house recognition engine. It replaces the previous PDF import for everyone.

  • Pick the pages you want. Upload a PDF or several photos, then keep only the pages that contain the music. Each page you keep uses one credit.
  • Follow the recognition as it runs. A progress bar shows where the scan is, page by page, and you can keep using Flat while it works.
  • Review before the score is built. When the engine is unsure about an instrument, it asks you to confirm the title and the instruments it detected, with the part names printed on the page shown next to each one. When every instrument is certain, this step is skipped.

Available in Flat and, for teachers and administrators, in Flat for Education. The new flow comes to the iOS app in the coming weeks.