Unlock a PDF score for editing: OMR reads the notation and outputs MusicXML that MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius and Dorico all import — plus a MIDI file and a re-rendered preview for quick verification.
A PDF of sheet music is just an image: you can't transpose it, extract parts, or fix a wrong note. MusicXML is the interchange format every serious notation editor speaks. Our OMR engine reads your whole PDF — cover pages skipped, crooked photos auto-straightened — into MusicXML you can actually edit, with the recognized score re-rendered and playable right in the browser so you can spot recognition errors by ear. Spot a wrong note? Click it in the preview and fix it before you download. Typeset scores at good resolution convert best; handwritten manuscripts remain hard for all OMR tools.
People find this page looking for a sheet music scanner online, a way to convert sheet music to MIDI online free, or music OCR that actually outputs editable files — it's all the same job, and it starts with the upload box above. No app install, no account: scan sheet music to MusicXML right in the browser.
MuseScore 4 (free): File → Open… and pick the downloaded .musicxml — or just drag the file onto the start screen. Press Space to hear it, check the key signature and any bars that looked odd in the preview, then save as a normal MuseScore file.
Sibelius opens MusicXML straight from File → Open. Finale uses File → Import → MusicXML. Dorico imports via File → Import → MusicXML and re-spells rhythms as it does — which often tidies OMR quantization by itself. Notion, Capella and most other editors import the same file unchanged.
Two habits that save time in every editor: fix wrong notes here first — click the note in the playable preview and correct it before downloading, so you never fix the same error twice — and when a passage looks suspicious after import, compare it against the re-rendered preview to tell recognition errors from engraving quirks.