SharpEye AlternativesMusic Recognition Apps like SharpEye

SharpEye is described as 'Music Reader converts a scanned image of printed music into a MIDI file, a NIFF file, or a MusicXML file. It allows direct scanning from TWAIN compatible scanners. (Most scanners are TWAIN compatible)' and is a music recognition app in the office & productivity category. There are six alternatives to SharpEye for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best SharpEye alternative is PDFtoMusic, which is free. Other great apps like SharpEye are SmartScore, ScanScore, PlayScore and NEURATRON PhotoScore.

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SharpEye Music Reader converts a scanned image of printed music into a MIDI file, a NIFF file, or a MusicXML file. It allows direct scanning from TWAIN compatible scanners. (Most scanners are TWAIN compatible).

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SharpEye alternatives page was last updated Jan 9, 2023
  1. PDFtoMusic icon
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    You often download score files in PDF format from the Internet, and youd wish to hear them?

    3 PDFtoMusic alternatives
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    PirateKing42

    Does not handle scanned sheet music, only PDFs that have been exported from a music notation package.

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    • PDFtoMusic is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to SharpEye.

    • PDFtoMusic is the most popular free alternative to SharpEye.

    • PDFtoMusic is Freemium and ProprietarySharpEye is Paid and Proprietary
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    Scan, edit and transpose your music in just minutes. There is simply no faster way to get printable music into your computer. Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in editable and playable form within seconds after scanning.

    6 SmartScore alternatives
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    • SmartScore is the most popular commercial alternative to SharpEye.

    • SmartScore is Paid and ProprietarySharpEye is also Paid and Proprietary
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    With ScanScore you can scan sheet music and have them played to you. For scanning, you can use a smartphone, a tablet or a conventional scanner. Via the MusicXML interface you can export your notes to almost any music program and edit them further.

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  4. PlayScore icon
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    PlayScore uses advanced optical character recognition (OCR) to let you scan sheet music and play it on your phone or convert to MIDI or MusicXML.

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    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

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    • PlayScore is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to SharpEye.

    • PlayScore is Freemium and ProprietarySharpEye is Paid and Proprietary
  5. NEURATRON PhotoScore icon
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    Music scanning & PDF to notation software.

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    • Windows
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    Music Scanning Software and Audio Transcription Software for Sibelius, Finale and More.PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate picks out virtually every detail and even recognizes 4 and 6 line guitar tablature, 1, 2 and 3 line percussion staves.

    3 PhotoScore Ultimate alternatives
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    PhotoScore Ultimate Features

    1.  Sheet music transcription
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