Piano Transcriptionist

Weida Fan · Music

4.3 34 ratings Free

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Aug 26, 2026
Rating ★ 4.3 → 4.29

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Piano Transcriptionist turns existing piano recordings into editable MIDI and clean piano sheet music, directly on your device. It is designed for people who have audio of piano music they like and want to study it, arrange it, or reuse it, without needing to transcribe an audio yourself. Transcription (audio to MIDI) • Import a piano track or recording and convert it into MIDI. • Works best on solo piano. Otherwise the app will try to follow the piano part, but results may be less accurate. • Choose between two state-of-the-art and highly optimized models. • Captures timing, note length, loudness, and sustain pedal, so the MIDI is expressive and close to the original performance. • Simple cleanup tools help remove tiny stray notes and tidy up overlapping notes, so the MIDI is easier to work with. • Export the final result as a standard MIDI file for use in other music apps, arrangements, or backing tracks. Music Sheet (score from MIDI) • Create a readable piano score from any MIDI in the app, whether it was transcribed from audio or imported. • A built-in engraving algorithm gives you a solid starting score automatically, based on the MIDI performance. • Refine the visual presentation: • Adjust stems, flags, beaming, measures, and note placement. • Edit pitches and accidentals directly on the staff. • Use multiple voices on a staff for more complex passages. • Change key signatures and tweak layout so the score is easier to read and print. • Play the score inside the app and listen as the notes highlight during playback, making it easy to follow along. • Export your finished score as a PDF for printing, sharing, or teaching. Because the MIDI already captures how the piece sounds, you can focus on making the notation clear and comfortable to read. Performance and privacy • Runs on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac using highly-optimized on-device machine learning, so transcriptions are quick, even for longer pieces. • All processing happens locally. Your recordings and MIDI never leave your device. • No accounts and no tracking. Pricing • All functions available for free, with no subscriptions, no sign-ups and no locked features. • Optional in-app purchases let you leave a tip if you want to support the solo developer behind the app.

What's new · 2.5

New Transcription Model This update introduces a new default transcription model based on Transkun. (#6) Built on a transformer architecture, the same family of models used in modern AI chat systems, it provides better context awareness and improved transcription accuracy. The transcription pipeline has also been optimized with parallel CPU and GPU processing. Because the new model is more computationally complex, it may still run slower than the previous model on some devices. You can switch between transcription models at any time in Settings. Bug Fixes and Improvements • Improved the bug report view on iOS. • Transcription tasks are now properly cancelled when closing the transcription window on macOS. • Improved localized window names on macOS. • Improved efficiency when transcribing multiple files at once. • Fixed a sustain-related bug when importing MIDI files. • Improved the audio normalization algorithm. The previous version could be too aggressive and sometimes caused notes to be cut short.

Details

DeveloperWeida Fan
ReleasedAug 2023
UpdatedJul 2026
Version2.5
Size252.5 MB
RequiresiOS 18.0 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesChinese, English, French, German, Japanese
PriceFree
Categories MusicUtilities
Bundle IDVaida.app.PianoTranscription