Optical music recognitionScanned sheet music, converted into an editable score
PhotoScore reads a printed page, a PDF, or a handwritten manuscript and converts the notation into notes you can edit, rather than a flat image of the page. It runs two independent recognition passes that check each other's readings, an approach refined over decades of work on notation-specific recognition.
“PhotoScore Ultimate is fantastic. I use it all the time to update my tunes files.”
Phil Woods — NEA Jazz Master
Under the hood
Built for real scores, not just clean printouts
Handles imperfect originals
A dual-engine recognition system cross-checks its own reading, which keeps accuracy up on scans that aren't pristine — photocopies, older editions, and slightly skewed pages.
Covers more than plain noteheads
Guitar tablature, percussion staves, ties and slurs, dynamics, ornaments, cross-staff beaming, chord diagrams, and lyrics in around 120 languages.
Exports into your existing workflow
Send a scan directly into Sibelius, or export MusicXML or MIDI for Finale, Dorico and other notation software.
Pick your edition
Ultimate reads everything on the page; Lite handles the basics
Both editions share the same OmniScore engine. The difference is how much of the page they read — see the full breakdown before you choose.