Flat Alternatives

Flat is described as 'lets you write sheet music with your friends in real time with a nice music notation editor' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Flat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best Flat alternative is MuseScore, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flat are Guitar Pro, LilyPond, Avid Sibelius and Songsterr.

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Flat

Freemium • Open Source
Music Production App

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Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
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Flat lets you write sheet music with your friends in real time with a nice music notation editor.

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MuseScore
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70 MuseScore alternatives
MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Flat.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Flat.
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MuseScore Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportMuseScore integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. Works OfflineMuseScore can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Support for MIDIMuseScore includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
4. Ad-freeMuseScore doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. PortableMuseScore can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Transpose
Music XML Support
Export to PDF
Automatic positioning
SMuFL support
Support for Android Things
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Almost everyone thinks MuseScore is a great Flat alternative.
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similar funcionality, but lacking proper iPad/iPhone support
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Guitar Pro
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
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62 Guitar Pro alternatives
Guitar Pro is first and foremost a program designed to edit tablatures for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments from 4 to 8 strings.
- - Guitar Pro is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Flat.
- - Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Flat.
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LilyPond
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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47 LilyPond alternatives
GNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving. One of LilyPonds major goals is to produce scores that are engraved with traditional layout rules, reflecting the era when scores were engraved by hand.
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LilyPond Features
1. PortableLilyPond can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Cross-Platform
Sheet music transcription
Avid Sibelius
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Production App
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60 Avid Sibelius alternatives
Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.
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Avid Sibelius Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportAvid Sibelius integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. Support for VST PluginsAvid Sibelius support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
Visual timeline
Ideas Hub
Visual bookmarks
Ribbon Interface
Engraving options
Music XML Support
Songsterr
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Freemium • Proprietary
Online
Android
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Android Tablet
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15 Songsterr alternatives
Songsterr is an archive of guitar, bass and drum tabs. It is collaboratively built and maintained by your fellow music lovers. Anyone with Internet access can contribute new tabs and make changes to existing ones.
- - Songsterr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Flat.
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Songsterr Features
Browser-based
StaffPad
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Windows
21 StaffPad alternatives
StaffPad is a brand new class of notation app, designed to take advantage of the advanced pen and touch input found on Microsoft Surface* and other compatible Windows 8.1 devices. As you write notation using the pen, StaffPad recognises your handwritten music and converts it...
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StaffPad Features
Pen Support
DaCapo Editor
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Free • Open Source
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Self-Hosted
28 DaCapo Editor alternatives
DaCapo Editor is a free Open Source music sheet editor which allows to easily create nice looking partitions. It is available as a web application as well as a desktop application for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
- - DaCapo Editor is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Flat.
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DaCapo Editor Features
1. Support for MIDIDaCapo Editor includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
capella-scan
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Windows
38 capella-scan alternatives
Dispatch re-typing of sheet music to a nuisance of the past! Let capella-scan transform your sheet music quickly into a ringing score that is ready for editing and printing. capella-scan has put an end to the laborious task of typing out notes.
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Aered
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Free • Proprietary
Music Production App
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16 Aered alternatives
Aered is a sheet music editor specifically designed for drummers.
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Aered Features
1. PortableAered can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Export to PDF
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Noteflight
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Production App
Online
32 Noteflight alternatives
Noteflight is an amazing online notation editor. On the free version you get 10+ instruments to choose from, lots of musical symbols and more. On the payed version (Cresendo) you get lots more instruments, guitar tab and sharing options. Best way to wite music on the web.
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Noteflight Features
Web-Based
alphaTab
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Online
51 alphaTab alternatives
alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library. You can use alphaTab within your own website or application to load music sheets from files like Guitar Pro or use the built in markup named alphaTex.
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alphaTab Features
1. Support for MIDIalphaTab includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Web-Based
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Chordsheet Maker
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
iPad
12 Chordsheet Maker alternatives
Chordsheet Maker is the quickest and most efficient way to create a chord sheet or lead sheet directly on your iPad. Skip the paper and share it in PDF as soon as it’s done. No complex menus or navigation. All the necessary, in an ergonomic way.
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Chordsheet Maker Features
Export to PDF