All features of digital sheet music management

Core features

Manage your sheet music archive

All of your club's pieces in one place: search, filter and organise your entire sheet music collection. Every piece is recorded with its title, composer, arranger, publisher and category.

The search delivers results in real time, and with infinite scroll you keep the overview even with large collections.

Dashboard with sheet music overview
PDF management

Upload sheet music as a PDF or forScore file and make it available to your members for download. There are several download options:

  • Combined PDF – All parts merged into one PDF (with bookmarks per instrument)
  • ZIP download – Each part as its own file in a ZIP archive
  • forScore export – Download parts as a forScore file with all metadata
  • Single download – Download individual parts directly

Members only see the parts for their own instruments – so everyone finds the right part instantly.

Piece detail with parts and downloads
PDF tools in the browser

Edit your sheet music PDFs right in the web app, without any additional software:

  • Split pages – Automatically split A3 pages into 2x A4
  • Assign instruments – Mark areas on a page and assign them to instruments
  • Split collective PDFs – Upload a complete bundle of parts and have it split automatically into individual parts
  • Remove pages – Delete blank or unnecessary pages directly
PDF tools and instrument assignment
AI instrument recognition

During upload an AI automatically recognises which instrument the sheet music is written for:

  1. Mark the area on a page where the instrument name appears
  2. Click on "Load AI suggestions"
  3. The AI analyses every page and proposes the matching instrument
  4. Review the suggestions and apply them with one click

Recognition works particularly well with clearly printed instrument names. Using aliases (alternative spellings) you can improve the hit rate even further.

AI instrument recognition
Books & sheet music collections

Organise pieces in music books, folders or programme booklets – e.g. "2025 concert programme" or "march music". Each book has its own code and a sequential numbering (e.g. SO007).

You can download all parts of a particular instrument from an entire book at once as a ZIP – either as PDF or forScore file. Perfect for creating part booklets or importing sheet music directly into forScore.

Books view

Collaboration & access

Everyone sees only their own parts

Each member sets in their profile which instruments they play. From then on, Notenarchiv shows only the relevant parts – in the search, in the detail view and on download.

No scrolling through dozens of parts, no accidental download of the wrong part. Librarians and admins still have access to the entire collection.

Roles & permissions

Three roles ensure clear responsibilities:

  • Member – Can search and view sheet music and download the parts for their own instruments
  • Librarian – Can additionally upload, edit, split and share sheet music
  • Admin – Has full control over the organisation, members and settings
Member management
Share sheet music

Share individual pieces via time-limited links with externals – e.g. deputies or other clubs. Recipients can view and download the sheet music, completely without signing in.

You stay in control: links are valid for 14 days and can be deactivated at any time.

Shared link
Multi-organisation

Manage several clubs or ensembles in one instance. After logging in you simply choose the desired organisation – and can switch at any time.

Each organisation has its own instruments, books, categories and members.

Platform & security

Mobile app Available for iOS

The iOS app is available on the App Store – manage and view your sheet music right from your iPhone or iPad. The Android app is currently in development. The web app is additionally mobile-optimised and offers on every smartphone:

  • Search all pieces and books on the go
  • Open PDFs directly in the built-in viewer
  • forScore handover (iOS) – Open parts from the web app directly in forScore, including all metadata
Download on the App Store
Passwordless login

No password to remember, no password to forget:

  • Magic Link – Log in via an email link with one click
  • Passkey – Sign in with fingerprint, Face ID or device PIN. Fast, secure and set up on any device.