StaffPaper - music notebook
Noe Labs, LLC Music & Audio In-app purchases
Handwrite music notation on your tablet. Sketch ideas, exercises, counterpoint.
- Downloads
- 1.1K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- May 1
- 2026 · v1.6.3
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About StaffPaper - music notebook
A digital notebook for handwriting music. Sketch ideas quickly using your own shorthand, work out counterpoint exercises, or draft scores - without wrestling with engraving software or handwriting recognition.
Write faster:
• Pressure-sensitive pen for expressive strokes (with supported styluses)
• Try assisted notehead fill: draw a spiral scribble and the app completes the filled note!
• Line tool snaps to staff edges for quick and tidy bar lines
• Ledger line guides keep your spacing consistent outside the staff
Stay organized:
• Flexible manuscript templates — add pre-drawn barlines for counterpoint or blank staves for sketching
• Organize scores into categories
• Duplicate, reorder, and delete pages
• Import and export files to share between devices
Work anywhere:
• On-screen piano keyboard available for quick reference
• High-contrast mode for e-ink tablets and accessibility
• PDF export to share or print
Perfect for:
• Composers capturing ideas on the go
• Theory students practicing counterpoint or voice leading
• Anyone who prefers pen-and-paper notation
Free version includes default manuscript paper. One-time purchase unlocks custom templates, more pages, and PDF export.
Write faster:
• Pressure-sensitive pen for expressive strokes (with supported styluses)
• Try assisted notehead fill: draw a spiral scribble and the app completes the filled note!
• Line tool snaps to staff edges for quick and tidy bar lines
• Ledger line guides keep your spacing consistent outside the staff
Stay organized:
• Flexible manuscript templates — add pre-drawn barlines for counterpoint or blank staves for sketching
• Organize scores into categories
• Duplicate, reorder, and delete pages
• Import and export files to share between devices
Work anywhere:
• On-screen piano keyboard available for quick reference
• High-contrast mode for e-ink tablets and accessibility
• PDF export to share or print
Perfect for:
• Composers capturing ideas on the go
• Theory students practicing counterpoint or voice leading
• Anyone who prefers pen-and-paper notation
Free version includes default manuscript paper. One-time purchase unlocks custom templates, more pages, and PDF export.
What’s new
Version 1.6.3 · Updated May 1, 2026
New line drawing tool! Snaps to draw horizontal and vertical lines. Snaps to staff boundaries to draw measure lines quickly and neatly. Alphabetical sort option on score selection page, in response to open beta feedback.
User reviews
Great for creating lead sheets and notes
Simple, intuitive, functional!!
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