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Help, one tap from the editor Reflow's new help is on reflow.app: articles for iPad, iPhone and the Mac, with pictures of the redesigned app. The ? button under the tools opens it at the page for what's on screen. - Fit to Screen lays the score out for your screen, at a size you can read, with as many bars on each line as fit. Scores open in it on iPhone and in a narrow iPad window; pinch to change the size, or choose Page to see the page as printed - Hammer-ons and pull-offs play legato, and playback follows D.C., D.S. and To Coda - New tunings for 4- and 5-string bass and 7-string guitar - MIDI export applies its tempo and time signature options, and a tempo change in the middle of a bar stays where it is written - MusicXML export writes hammer-ons and pull-offs - Lyrics and the texts under the staff keep their room at the start and end of a bar - A chord's stem follows its note farthest from the middle line - While the speed trainer plays, a chip above the playback bar shows the speed and the step - On iPad, the palette's tabs fit whole, Cut, Copy and Paste sit in the tool column, the bottom panel reaches the edge of the screen, and the New Score sheet shows all its tips - On iPhone, the input panel fits every screen width, and the Chord Diagram dialog fits its sheet - The popups, the rack and the dialogs' buttons are easier to tap - The Bend, Clef, Chord, Scale, Key Signature, Time Signature and Tuning dialogs read clearly in light mode - A drum hit's popup names its kit piece and changes it from a menu - Moving the cursor scrolls the score only when the bar is out of view - Reflow saves within two seconds of an edit, and editing, undo and saving respond faster in long scores - With the Measure tool, copy, cut, delete and duplicate take the bars you selected - Copying beats that hold a tuplet leaves the original as it was - A score in iCloud is listed once in the library - A damaged file is refused instead of closing Reflow
Reflow is a tablature and notation editor for guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. Write tabs, compose songs, import Guitar Pro and MIDI files, and hear everything played back with realistic instruments. Trusted by thousands of musicians for over a decade. Import Your Files - Open Guitar Pro 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 files (.gp, .gp5) - Import Standard MIDI files with track mapping and quantization controls - Import MusicXML files - Access thousands of tabs shared online Tablature & Notation - Guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, and any stringed instrument - Bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, and all standard techniques - Lyrics with auto-advance — press Space or Hyphen to chain syllables across beats - Standard notation stays in sync above the tab staff - Custom tuning support Virtual Instruments - Interactive piano keyboard — tap to enter or preview notes - Interactive fretboard — see note names, tap to enter notes - Scale overlay — display any scale on the keyboard or fretboard Drum Notation - Full drum kit mapping on a standard percussion staff - Custom drum mapping editor — assign any MIDI note to any staff position - Enter beats with keyboard shortcuts, numeric keypad, or tap input Chord Diagrams - Built-in library with 89 chord types and voicings - Add diagrams above any beat - Chord names display automatically Multi-Track Scores - Combine guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals in one score - Solo, mute, and adjust volume and pan per track - Realistic instrument sounds across 128 instruments - Rack view with per-track controls and custom track colors Edit While It Plays - Edit your score during playback — hear changes in real time - Add notes, adjust dynamics, switch instruments without stopping Audio & Practice - High-quality instrument sounds with instant playback - Loop / A-B repeat — drag markers to loop any section - Adjustable playback speed from 0.25x to 2x - Metronome, precount, and playback tracking - MIDI input from external controllers View Modes - Continuous vertical scroll — modern reading experience - Page view with Fit Page Width - Free zoom and horizontal scroll Export & Share - Export to MusicXML, GP5, GP7, MIDI, WAV, M4A, and PDF - Open your scores in Dorico, Sibelius, MuseScore, or Finale - Print your scores directly - Bundled sample songs to explore and learn from Keyboard Shortcuts - Full keyboard support on Mac and iPad with hardware keyboard - Works on all keyboard layouts — AZERTY, QWERTZ, and more Privacy First - All data stored locally on your device - iCloud backup and sync - No account, no login, no tracking - Works fully offline One-Time Purchase - Free to try — all features available in evaluation mode - Evaluation watermark and 10-measure export limit - Purchase once to remove the watermark and unlock full exports Download Reflow and start creating music today.