Aria – Music Notation Editor7 - App Store

Aria is a notation editor for iPhone and iPad that lets you create, edit, and play back MuseScore files on the go.

Open existing MuseScore and MusicXML files, make changes with intuitive touch-based notation controls, play back your score, organize your library, manage individual parts, and export your music when you’re ready to share.

Built for musicians who want a lightweight, mobile-friendly way to review, create, and revise scores wherever they are.

Features:

* Open mcz and MusicXML score files
* Create new scores from templates
* Edit notes enter notes with touch controls, Apple Pencil, or Midi controller
* Play back scores locally
* View and manage individual parts
* Export and share your work, as Mscz, Pdf, MusiXML, audio, and more..

Aria is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MuseScore, Muse Group, or any related project.

Aria is open-source software licensed under the GNU GPLv3. Source code, license notices, and build instructions are available here:
https://github.com/hdi200/aria

Version History Video Export & Annotations!

Turn your scores into videos for YouTube, Reddit, Reels, or TikTok. Set your sheet music over a beautiful backdrop, or watch the notes fall onto a glowing piano play-along style. This update also lets you annotate your music with Apple Pencil, and adds a metronome count-in, MuseScore Studio's reverb, and smoother playback.

New:
- Video export. Turn any score into a video in a few taps: open Share, choose Video, and pick your style.
· Play-along piano: the notes fall onto a keyboard and each key lights up the moment it plays, with its own color for every staff. Great for tutorials, covers, and practice videos.
· Scrolling score: your sheet music glides by in time with the music, or turns pages right on cue.
· Beautiful backgrounds: set your music over one of 13 nature photos, use a photo of your own, or keep the classic look of paper.
· Made for every platform: export 16:9 for YouTube or 9:16 for Reels and TikTok. Vertical videos keep the music clear of the captions and buttons those apps put on top.
Every video plays with your own mix, exactly as you hear it in the app.
- Annotations (iPad). In View mode, write, draw, or highlight on your score with Apple Pencil or your finger. Each mark is attached to its spot in the music, so if the layout changes, it moves with its measure and stays over the right beat. Choose colors and line widths, erase, and undo. Your marks are saved with the score.
- Count-in. Touch and hold the metronome button to turn on a one-bar count-in.
- Page slider. In View mode, drag the page slider to jump anywhere in a long score.
- Fermatas. Fermatas have their own button. They go on notes and rests, work across a selection, and you can drag them to another note.
- Drag slurs and hairpins. Drag either end to a new note, with a guide showing where it will land.

Improved:
- Reverb. Playback now uses MuseScore Studio's default reverb, so scores sound much closer to desktop.
- Smoother playback. Fewer dropouts while pages draw or you edit. The cursor stays in sync with the audio, the last notes ring out, and loops repeat seamlessly.
- Swing. Swing markings now swing in playback, including in parts and transposed views.
- Chord symbols. Dragging a chord symbol now brings its fret diagram along.
- Scores with large images in the title frame open faster.
- The app is about 90 MB smaller. 7 17h ago Mixer Update!

This update includes a mixer to balance your parts, play-from-here and looping, setlist sharing, drag-and-drop import, and a rebuilt audio engine.

New:
- Practice Mixer. Balance a score while you play. The mixer button beside the metronome opens per-instrument faders, pan, mute, solo, and live level meters, as a bottom sheet on iPhone and a full-width console on iPad. Your mix is remembered per score and never changes the file.
- Play or loop any passage. In View mode, touch and hold a measure and choose Play from here, or keep holding and drag across measures to loop them. Loops repeat without a gap, and mixer changes land on the next pass.
- Send an entire setlist as PDF, MuseScore, or MusicXML.
- Rename and delete setlists directly from the setlist row or overflow menu, and find them through library search.
- Drag scores in. Drop scores from Files or another app onto your library to import them.
- Change instruments. Tap an instrument name to swap it for the whole score, or from any measure onward.
- Flip stems. Flip the stem on any note or chord straight from the selection menu.

Improved
- Now in sync with MuseScore Studio 4.7.5. Aria uses the same engine, so your scores look the same here as on your computer and save in MuseScore 4.7 format. This also brings additional instruments, chord diagrams, and various other improvements.
- Improved MusicXML import and export for images, hidden notation, barlines, and chord diagrams.
- Combined setlist PDFs now include a table of contents, so you can jump straight to any score.

Fixed
- Fixed an issue where certain markings were out of sync between the full score and its parts.
- Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as pages instead of one very wide strip.
- Horizontal frames can now be selected and deleted.
- Fixed a bug where Score Setup showed default details instead of your latest edits.
- Guitar tablature from older MuseScore files now aligns correctly.
- Images placed in score headers now render correctly.
- Approaching the score with Apple Pencil now immediately enters note-entry mode.
- Selecting a measure now enters selection mode instead of note-entry mode. 5.5 Sep 24 Mixer Update!

This update includes a mixer to balance your parts, play-from-here and looping, setlist sharing, drag-and-drop import, and a rebuilt audio engine.

New:
- Practice Mixer. Balance a score while you play. The mixer button beside the metronome opens per-instrument faders, pan, mute, solo, and live level meters, as a bottom sheet on iPhone and a full-width console on iPad. Your mix is remembered per score and never changes the file.
- Play or loop any passage. In View mode, touch and hold a measure and choose Play from here, or keep holding and drag across measures to loop them. Loops repeat without a gap, and mixer changes land on the next pass.
- Send an entire setlist as PDF, MuseScore, or MusicXML.
- Rename and delete setlists directly from the setlist row or overflow menu, and find them through library search.
- Drag scores in. Drop scores from Files or another app onto your library to import them.
- Change instruments. Tap an instrument name to swap it for the whole score, or from any measure onward.
- Flip stems. Flip the stem on any note or chord straight from the selection menu.

Improved
- Improved compatibility with MuseScore 4.7.5, including additional instruments, chord diagrams, and various other improvements.
- Improved MusicXML import and export for images, hidden notation, barlines, and chord diagrams.
- Combined setlist PDFs now include a table of contents, so you can jump straight to any score.

Fixed
- Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as pages instead of one very wide strip.
- Horizontal frames can now be selected and deleted.
- Fixed a bug where Score Setup showed default details instead of your latest edits.
- Guitar tablature from older MuseScore files now aligns correctly.
- Images placed in score headers now render correctly.
- Approaching the score with Apple Pencil now immediately enters note-entry mode.
- Selecting a measure now enters selection mode instead of note-entry mode. 5.3 Sep 21 Mixer Update!

This update includes a mixer to balance your parts, play-from-here and looping, setlist sharing, drag-and-drop import, and a rebuilt audio engine.

New:
- Practice Mixer. Balance a score while you play. The mixer button beside the metronome opens per-instrument faders, pan, mute, solo, and live level meters, as a bottom sheet on iPhone and a full-width console on iPad. Your mix is remembered per score and never changes the file.
- Play or loop any passage. In View mode, touch and hold a measure and choose Play from here, or keep holding and drag across measures to loop them. Loops repeat without a gap, and mixer changes land on the next pass.
- Send an entire setlist as PDF, MuseScore, or MusicXML.
- Rename and delete setlists directly from the setlist row or overflow menu, and find them through library search.
- Drag scores in. Drop scores from Files or another app onto your library to import them.
- Change instruments. Tap an instrument name to swap it for the whole score, or from any measure onward.
- Flip stems. Flip the stem on any note or chord straight from the selection menu.

Improved

- Combined setlist PDFs now include a table of contents, so you can jump straight to any score.

Fixed
- Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as pages instead of one very wide strip.
- Horizontal frames can now be selected and deleted.
- Fixed a bug where Score Setup showed default details instead of your latest edits. 5.1 Sep 17 Mixer Update!

This update includes a mixer to balance your parts, play-from-here and looping, setlist sharing, drag-and-drop import, and a rebuilt audio engine.

New:
- Practice Mixer. Balance a score while you play. The mixer button beside the metronome opens per-instrument faders, pan, mute, solo, and live level meters, as a bottom sheet on iPhone and a full-width console on iPad. Your mix is remembered per score and never changes the file.
- Play or loop any passage. In View mode, touch and hold a measure and choose Play from here, or keep holding and drag across measures to loop them. Loops repeat without a gap, and mixer changes land on the next pass.
- Send an entire setlist as PDF, MuseScore, or MusicXML.
- Rename and delete setlists directly from the setlist row or overflow menu, and find them through library search.
- Drag scores in. Drop scores from Files or another app onto your library to import them.
- Change instruments. Tap an instrument name to swap it for the whole score, or from any measure onward.
- Flip stems. Flip the stem on any note or chord straight from the selection menu.

Improved

- Instruments now render as separate stems and are mixed in software, so parts stay locked together and mixer changes take effect right away.
Large scores no longer fold instruments onto the wrong part.

Fixed
- Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as pages instead of one very wide strip.
- Horizontal frames can now be selected and deleted. 5.0 Sep 15 What's New in Aria 4.7

This update brings major improvements to score organization, importing, reading, editing, and playback.

Folders are now setlists!
Arrange scores in performance order and move between them while reading.
Create, rename, reorder, and edit setlists.
Faster setlist navigation by preloading the next score.
Sort your library by recently opened or by title.
Choose between list view and multiple score-card sizes.
New two-page reading view.
Added 2 and 3 as extension options in the chord keyboard
More reliable playback after pausing, resuming, and seeking.
Improved note-entry controls and accidental handling 4.7 Sep 8 What's New in Aria 4.5

This update brings major improvements to score organization, importing, reading, editing, and playback.

Folders are now setlists!
Arrange scores in performance order and move between them while reading.
Create, rename, reorder, and edit setlists.
Faster setlist navigation by preloading the next score.
Sort your library by recently opened or by title.
Choose between list view and multiple score-card sizes.
New two-page reading view.
More reliable playback after pausing, resuming, and seeking.
Improved note-entry controls and accidental handling. 4.5 Aug 31 What's New in Aria 4.1

This update brings major improvements to score organization, importing, reading, editing, and playback.

Folders are now setlists!
Arrange scores in performance order and move between them while reading.
Create, rename, reorder, and edit setlists.
Faster setlist navigation by preloading the next score.
Sort your library by recently opened or by title.
Choose between list view and multiple score-card sizes.
New two-page reading view.
More reliable playback after pausing, resuming, and seeking.
Improved note-entry controls and accidental handling. 4.3 Aug 30 What's New in Aria 4.1

This update brings major improvements to score organization, importing, reading, editing, and playback.

Folders are now setlists!
Arrange scores in performance order and move between them while reading.
Create, rename, reorder, and edit setlists.
Faster setlist navigation by preloading the next score.
Sort your library by recently opened or by title.
Choose between list view and multiple score-card sizes.
New two-page reading view.
More reliable playback after pausing, resuming, and seeking.
Improved note-entry controls and accidental handling. 4.1 Aug 29 What's New in Aria 3.4
- Change the key in View mode without touching your original score. Playback, PDFs, images, and printing all follow the displayed key
- View your score two pages at a time with the new Two-page view option in View mode
- Import multiple scores at once, instead of one at a time
- iPhone UI Enhancements
- Global transpose in Edit mode to shift an entire score, including notes, chord symbols, and key changes
- Tap chord symbols in Edit mode to hear a quick preview
- Reposition text, dynamics, expressions, tempo markings, rehearsal marks, Codas, Segnos, jumps, and chord symbols
- Fixed two ui bugs in the Add Instruments window
Thank you for using Aria! 3.5 Aug 12 What's New in Aria 3.4
- Change the key in View mode without touching your original score. Playback, PDFs, images, and printing all follow the displayed key
- Import multiple scores at once, instead of one at a time
- Global transpose in Edit mode to shift an entire score, including notes, chord symbols, and key changes
- Tap chord symbols in Edit mode to hear a quick preview
- Reposition text, dynamics, expressions, tempo markings, rehearsal marks, Codas, Segnos, jumps, and chord symbols
- Fixed a ui bug in the Add Instruments window on iPad

Thank you for using Aria! 3.4 Aug 10 Introducing View Mode:
In addition to editing, you can now view your scores in a dedicated mode for performance and playback.

Also in this update:
- Smoother, more intuitive zooming and scrolling while you edit
- Added the ability to add extra verses to lyrics
- New keyboard shortcuts (Command-1 through Command-4) to switch between voices
- Stability fixes and behind-the-scenes improvements to MusicXML and MuseScore file handling 3.3 Jul 23 New:
Aria now has full keyboard support, including shortcuts for copy/paste, navigation, note entry, transposition, duration, rests, dots, ties, slurs, and pitch movement
Overhauled playback system that works more reliably across different score types
Various other bug fixes and improvements
Improved score auto-scroll during playback

Thanks you for using Aria! 3.2 Jun 27 New:
Aria now has full keyboard support, including shortcuts for copy/paste, navigation, note entry, transposition, duration, rests, dots, ties, slurs, and pitch movement
Overhauled playback system that works more reliably across different score types
Various other bug fixes and improvements

Thanks you for using Aria! 3.0 Jun 26 Fixed a bug in current time signature and key signature detection
Fixed a part selection bug
Previous update:
New:
Scores now use vector-backed pages and look significantly sharper on all displays
Added an Instrument Layout menu for showing, hiding, and reordering instruments
System breaks can now be manually removed

Improved:
System break and "keep bars together" behavior
Time signature editing: safer custom note values, better iPhone layouts, and the Change button stays disabled until an edit is made
Key signature editing: cleaner previews, better iPhone layouts, and the Change button stays disabled until an edit is made
Pickup measure editing: cleaner controls and better portrait/landscape layouts
Add Measures now uses a simpler +/− dialog
Tempo editing now pre-fills the current value and replaces it when you start typing
Chord entry keyboard highlighting, including when reselecting stacked chords
Swapped of half-step and octave controls next to keyboard on iPad
Added half step controls to iPhone keyboard.

Fixed:
Layout issues in individual parts
Several bugs in Page Settings
Issues with sharp and flat buttons
Missing icon in tempo editor replaced
Reopening a score now returns to Full Score instead of the last viewed part

Thanks for using Aria! 2.1 Jun 24 New:
Scores now use vector-backed pages and look significantly sharper on all displays
Added an Instrument Layout menu for showing, hiding, and reordering instruments
System breaks can now be manually removed

Improved:
System break and "keep bars together" behavior
Time signature editing: safer custom note values, better iPhone layouts, and the Change button stays disabled until an edit is made
Key signature editing: cleaner previews, better iPhone layouts, and the Change button stays disabled until an edit is made
Pickup measure editing: cleaner controls and better portrait/landscape layouts
Add Measures now uses a simpler +/− dialog
Tempo editing now pre-fills the current value and replaces it when you start typing
Chord entry keyboard highlighting, including when reselecting stacked chords
Swapped of half-step and octave controls next to keyboard on iPad
Added half step controls to iPhone keyboard.

Fixed:
Layout issues in individual parts
Several bugs in Page Settings
Issues with sharp and flat buttons
Missing icon in tempo editor replaced
Reopening a score now returns to Full Score instead of the last viewed part

Thanks for using Aria! 2.0 Jun 24 Update Notes

Added support for iOS 16
Increased PDF resolution so notation stays sharp while zooming and panning
Improved the lyric entry UI

Thanks for using Aria! 1.8 Jun 20 Update Notes:
Changed the default palette position to the left side
Added the ability to switch the palette between left and right sides
Fixed several chord symbol editing bugs
Fixed bug that forced landscape on iPhone

Thanks for all the feedback and thanks for using Aria! 1.7 Jun 19 This update adds rest insertion during note entry mode via the rest button. You can now also edit the score's title and composer by tapping directly on them in the score, or by long-pressing the score in the library and selecting Edit to update the metadata from there. It's also easier to leave a review through the app if you so choose! Thanks for all the feedback and thanks for using Aria! 1.4 Jun 19 First Release 1.3 Jun 18 1.1 Jun 17