Music notation, composition, and score-reading apps on Apple’s iPad.
SheetCue, a music reader app, has you draw the measures, define the repeats and cuts, and it drives a timed, measure-by-measure practice flow from your own PDFs or photos. The idea also opens a bigger question: the vendor lock-in that traps annotated score libraries inside a single app.
Bibliome is a new Mac app that files, OCRs, and answers plain-language questions about your whole PDF library — scores, method books, and IMSLP downloads — using AI that runs entirely on your machine, with no cloud in sight.
At the 2026 NAMM Show, Piascore founder Hiroyuki Koike shows how his company is transforming digital sheet music through MusicXML-based interactivity and AI-driven tools that respond to musicians in real time, pointing toward a more practical and musical future for notation.
Fender has unified PreSonus software under a single brand and repositioned Notion within its creative ecosystem while making a bid for deeper scoring-to-production workflows.
A review of Rock Paper Pencil, a screen protector and pencil tip combo for the iPad that improves writing ability and reduces glare, making the device feel more like interacting with paper.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Tahoe (macOS 26): How Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore Studio, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
Notation Express Keypad is a series of familiar numeric keypad layouts running on Stream Deck Mobile Pro, to make controlling Dorico and Sibelius from your phone quick and fun.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Sequoia (macOS 15): How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore Studio, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
The Stream Deck Mobile app has been updated so that it can connect directly to the computer via USB, instead of relying on WiFi.
Apple's transcript feature in its Podcasts app on iOS, iPadOS, and Mac makes it easy to view and follow along with a transcript of your favorite podcast.
