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belong.",{"slug":1038,"title":1039,"locale":6,"products":1040,"platforms":1041,"categories":1042,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1043,"modificationDate":1044,"links":1045,"images":1050,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1051,"excerpt":1052,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":824},"2026-08-31-composer-and-lyricist-credits-are-read-in-more-layouts","Composer and lyricist credits are read in more layouts",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T14:00:40.390Z","2026-09-17T13:55:47.242Z",{"blogPosts":1046,"helpArticles":1047,"releases":1049},[],[1048],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>Credits in Polish and Spanish, wrapped over two lines, split across text boxes, or set in the music font are now recognised.\u003C\u002Fp>","Credits in Polish and Spanish, wrapped over two lines, split across text boxes, or set in the music font are now 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PDFs",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T14:00:03.217Z","2026-09-17T13:35:13.907Z",{"blogPosts":1090,"helpArticles":1091,"releases":1093},[],[1092],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1096,"title":1097,"locale":6,"products":1098,"platforms":1099,"categories":1100,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1101,"modificationDate":1102,"links":1103,"images":1108,"track":367,"excerpt":1097,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":782},"2026-08-07-smaller-fixes-to-lyrics-chord-symbols-instrument-names-tablature-pickup-measures","Smaller fixes to lyrics, chord symbols, instrument names, tablature, pickup bars, and score 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note",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:40:37.618Z","2026-09-18T10:40:12.110Z",{"blogPosts":1118,"helpArticles":1119,"releases":1121},[],[1120],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1124,"title":1125,"locale":6,"products":1126,"platforms":1127,"categories":1128,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1129,"modificationDate":1130,"links":1131,"images":1136,"track":367,"excerpt":1125,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":782},"2026-08-07-korean-scores-hangul-titles-and-korean-performance-directions-are-now-recognized","Korean scores: Hangul titles and Korean performance directions are now recognised",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:40:22.663Z","2026-09-18T10:40:11.919Z",{"blogPosts":1132,"helpArticles":1133,"releases":1135},[],[1134],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1138,"title":1139,"locale":6,"products":1140,"platforms":1141,"categories":1142,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1143,"modificationDate":1144,"links":1145,"images":1150,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1151,"excerpt":1152,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1153},"2026-08-06-an-import-left-on-the-review-step-now-finishes-on-its-own-after-24-hours","An import left on the review step now finishes on its own after 24 hours",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T15:38:39.887Z","2026-09-17T15:27:57.116Z",{"blogPosts":1146,"helpArticles":1147,"releases":1149},[],[1148],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>If you close the review screen or lose the tab, the import no longer waits forever: after a day it continues with the title and instruments it detected, and the score lands in your 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systems",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T14:00:07.104Z","2026-09-17T13:35:14.469Z",{"blogPosts":1163,"helpArticles":1164,"releases":1166},[],[1165],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1169,"title":1170,"locale":6,"products":1171,"platforms":1172,"categories":1173,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1174,"modificationDate":1175,"links":1176,"images":1181,"track":367,"excerpt":1170,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1182},"2026-08-31-instrument-names-are-identified-more-reliably-including-japanese-names-transposi","Instrument names are identified more reliably, including Japanese names, transposition keys and numbered parts",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T14:00:12.792Z","2026-09-17T13:35:14.851Z",{"blogPosts":1177,"helpArticles":1178,"releases":1180},[],[1179],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"2026-08-05",{"slug":1184,"title":1185,"locale":6,"products":1186,"platforms":1187,"categories":1188,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1189,"modificationDate":1190,"links":1191,"images":1196,"track":367,"excerpt":1185,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1182},"2026-08-05-pdfs-that-contain-both-a-lead-sheet-and-a-piano-arrangement-are-split-into-the-r","PDFs containing both a lead sheet and a piano arrangement are split into the correct 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The new flow comes to the iOS app in the coming weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>","Importing sheet music from a PDF or a photo has a new flow on the web app, built on Flat's in-house recognition engine. 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Send PDFs or photos, follow recognition progress, review the detected…","2026-07-10",{"slug":1303,"title":1304,"locale":6,"products":1305,"platforms":1306,"categories":1307,"kind":77,"size":745,"publicationDate":1308,"modificationDate":1309,"links":1310,"images":1314,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1318,"excerpt":1319,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":764,"date":1320},"2026-07-01-undo-redo-and-other-editing-gestures-on-touch-screens","Undo, redo and other editing gestures on touch screens",[5],[23],[128],"2026-09-17T15:21:22.636Z","2026-09-17T15:27:32.228Z",{"blogPosts":1311,"helpArticles":1312,"releases":1313},[],[],[],[1315],{"url":1316,"alt":1317},"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F960b7805-e85c-4f51-8c36-1c600c54661e.gif","A two-finger tap on the score to undo, then a three-finger tap to redo","\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F960b7805-e85c-4f51-8c36-1c600c54661e.gif\" alt=\"A two-finger tap on the score to undo, then a three-finger tap to redo\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your fingers can do more on the score. 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The viewer’s top bar now has the same concert pitch switch as the editor.\u003C\u002Fp>","Scores shared for viewing always displayed transposing parts at written pitch. The viewer’s top bar now has the same concert pitch switch as the editor.",{"slug":1481,"title":1482,"locale":6,"products":1483,"platforms":1484,"categories":1485,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1486,"modificationDate":1487,"links":1488,"images":1492,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1493,"excerpt":1494,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1449},"2026-07-27-two-measure-repeats-keep-their-notation-and-playback-after-the-score-is-reopened","Two-bar repeats keep their notation and playback after the score is reopened",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T18:35:33.187Z","2026-09-16T18:41:42.840Z",{"blogPosts":1489,"helpArticles":1490,"releases":1491},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>A two-bar repeat looked and played correctly when written, but came back scrambled the next time the score was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>","A two-bar repeat looked and played correctly when written, but came back scrambled the next time the score was opened.",{"slug":1496,"title":1497,"locale":6,"products":1498,"platforms":1499,"categories":1500,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1501,"modificationDate":1502,"links":1503,"images":1507,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1508,"excerpt":1509,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1510},"2026-07-17-custom-instruments-when-creating-a-score-in-the-desktop-app","Custom instruments when creating a score in the desktop app",[5],[26,27],[128],"2026-09-17T15:21:29.472Z","2026-09-17T15:27:42.662Z",{"blogPosts":1504,"helpArticles":1505,"releases":1506},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>The instruments you have set up yourself are available when you create a score in the Mac and Windows apps, just as on the web.\u003C\u002Fp>","The instruments you have set up yourself are available when you create a score in the Mac and Windows apps, just as on the web.","2026-07-17",{"slug":1512,"title":1513,"locale":6,"products":1514,"platforms":1515,"categories":1516,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1517,"modificationDate":1518,"links":1519,"images":1523,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1524,"excerpt":1525,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1510},"2026-07-17-quick-search-finds-tools-by-more-names-and-can-switch-to-lyric-mode","Quick Search finds tools by more names and can switch to lyric mode",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T18:34:55.569Z","2026-09-18T13:45:31.800Z",{"blogPosts":1520,"helpArticles":1521,"releases":1522},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Type a synonym or a common alternative name and Quick Search now finds the tool, with fewer searches returning no results. Lyric mode can now be opened from the palette too.\u003C\u002Fp>","Type a synonym or a common alternative name and Quick Search now finds the tool, with fewer searches returning no results. 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They now fall back to the nearest sample.\u003C\u002Fp>","On electric bass and some other plucked-string instruments, dead notes on the lowest string played nothing. They now fall back to the nearest sample.",{"slug":1560,"title":1561,"locale":6,"products":1562,"platforms":1563,"categories":1564,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1565,"modificationDate":1566,"links":1567,"images":1571,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1572,"excerpt":1573,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1449},"2026-07-27-percussion-notes-stop-when-playback-is-paused","Notes no longer sound on their own while a score is paused or playing",[5,73],[23],[285],"2026-09-16T18:35:30.723Z","2026-09-16T18:41:36.668Z",{"blogPosts":1568,"helpArticles":1569,"releases":1570},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>On some scores with a percussion part, a few notes kept sounding every few seconds after pausing or clicking in the score, as well as over normal playback.\u003C\u002Fp>","On some scores with a percussion part, a few notes kept sounding every few seconds after pausing or clicking in the score, as well as over normal playback.",{"slug":1575,"title":1576,"locale":6,"products":1577,"platforms":1578,"categories":1579,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1580,"modificationDate":1581,"links":1582,"images":1589,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1590,"excerpt":1591,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1449},"2026-07-27-swing-sixteenths-and-two-measure-repeats-no-longer-show-an-upgrade-watermark-to","Swing semiquavers and two-bar repeats no longer show an upgrade watermark to subscribers on iOS and Android",[5],[24,25],[285,128],"2026-09-16T18:35:16.315Z","2026-09-16T18:38:09.898Z",{"blogPosts":1583,"helpArticles":1584,"releases":1585},[],[],[1586,1587],{"platform":24,"version":1352},{"platform":25,"version":1588},"26.07.04",[],"\u003Cp>Power subscribers saw a watermark on these features in the mobile apps, and tapping it did nothing. The apps now recognise every feature included in your plan.\u003C\u002Fp>","Power subscribers saw a watermark on these features in the mobile apps, and tapping it did nothing. The apps now recognise every feature included in your plan.",{"slug":1593,"title":1594,"locale":6,"products":1595,"platforms":1596,"categories":1597,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1598,"modificationDate":1599,"links":1600,"images":1605,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1606,"excerpt":1607,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1356},"2026-07-09-android-instrument-sounds-load-reliably-and-the-keyboard-stays-put-when-switchin","Android: instrument sounds load reliably, and the keyboard stays put when switching lyrics",[5],[25],[285,128],"2026-09-16T20:53:21.496Z","2026-09-16T20:57:49.587Z",{"blogPosts":1601,"helpArticles":1602,"releases":1603},[],[],[1604],{"platform":25,"version":1352},[],"\u003Cp>Instrument samples are now cached in persistent storage, which puts an end to the silent playback some users encountered after an app update. The on-screen keyboard no longer hides and reappears when moving from one lyric to the next.\u003C\u002Fp>","Instrument samples are now cached in persistent storage, which puts an end to the silent playback some users encountered after an app update. The on-screen…",{"category":97,"name":12,"count":67,"entries":1609},[1610,1625,1640],{"slug":1611,"title":1612,"locale":6,"products":1613,"platforms":1614,"categories":1615,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1616,"modificationDate":1617,"links":1618,"images":1622,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1623,"excerpt":1624,"primaryCategory":97,"ownPage":89,"date":1408},"2026-07-31-imports-pick-the-hq-instruments-for-power-and-education-accounts","Imports pick the HQ instruments for Power and Education accounts",[5,73],[23],[97,285],"2026-09-16T20:54:13.464Z","2026-09-16T20:58:32.257Z",{"blogPosts":1619,"helpArticles":1620,"releases":1621},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>MusicXML, MIDI and PDF imports now assign the high-quality version of each instrument when the account has access to them, instead of the standard sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>","MusicXML, MIDI and PDF imports now assign the high-quality version of each instrument when the account has access to them, instead of the standard sounds.",{"slug":1626,"title":1627,"locale":6,"products":1628,"platforms":1629,"categories":1630,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1631,"modificationDate":1632,"links":1633,"images":1637,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1638,"excerpt":1639,"primaryCategory":97,"ownPage":89,"date":1408},"2026-07-31-musicxml-files-with-microtonal-tuning-now-import-instead-of-failing","MusicXML files with microtonal tuning now import instead of failing",[5,73],[23],[97],"2026-09-16T18:36:14.140Z","2026-09-16T18:42:04.693Z",{"blogPosts":1634,"helpArticles":1635,"releases":1636},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Some notation programs export per-note tuning offsets (a few cents sharp or flat) in the pitch itself. Flat used to reject the whole file; it now rounds these notes to the nearest written accidental and imports the score.\u003C\u002Fp>","Some notation programs export per-note tuning offsets (a few cents sharp or flat) in the pitch itself. Flat used to reject the whole file; it now rounds these…",{"slug":1641,"title":1642,"locale":6,"products":1643,"platforms":1644,"categories":1645,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1646,"modificationDate":1647,"links":1648,"images":1652,"track":86,"excerpt":1642,"primaryCategory":97,"ownPage":89,"date":1449},"2026-07-27-drums-with-ghost-notes-no-longer-block-mp3-and-wav-export","Drums with ghost notes no longer block MP3 and WAV 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pick the pages you want, check the detected title and instruments, then let the scan finish while you keep using the app. Opuscan for Android gets the same wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>","The import flow on Android has been rebuilt on the same engine as the web app: pick the pages you want, check the detected title and instruments, then let the…",{"slug":1673,"title":1674,"locale":6,"products":1675,"platforms":1676,"categories":1677,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1678,"modificationDate":1679,"links":1680,"images":1684,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1685,"excerpt":1686,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1246},"2026-07-29-piano-right-hand-no-longer-lands-on-the-bass-staff","Piano right hand no longer ends up on the bass staff",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T18:35:58.462Z","2026-09-16T18:41:55.991Z",{"blogPosts":1681,"helpArticles":1682,"releases":1683},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>In some piano scores, the second voice inherited the staff of the previous one, so right-hand notes were written on the bass staff.\u003C\u002Fp>","In some piano scores, the second voice inherited the staff of the previous one, so right-hand notes were written on the bass staff.",{"slug":1688,"title":1689,"locale":6,"products":1690,"platforms":1691,"categories":1692,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1693,"modificationDate":1694,"links":1695,"images":1699,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1700,"excerpt":1701,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1702},"2026-07-23-fewer-dropped-notes-on-dense-pages-and-slurs-on-double-stops-are-kept","Fewer dropped notes on dense systems, and no more rhythm slashes after a triplet passage",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T18:35:06.470Z","2026-09-16T18:38:01.231Z",{"blogPosts":1696,"helpArticles":1697,"releases":1698},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Busy systems that continue from the previous line no longer lose notes, a part that mixes triplet and plain systems no longer turns into rhythm slashes halfway through, and slurs and articulations placed on a double stop stay on the chord.\u003C\u002Fp>","Busy systems that continue from the previous line no longer lose notes, a part that mixes triplet and plain systems no longer turns into rhythm slashes halfway…","2026-07-23",{"slug":1704,"title":1705,"locale":6,"products":1706,"platforms":1707,"categories":1708,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1709,"modificationDate":1710,"links":1711,"images":1716,"track":367,"excerpt":1705,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1717},"2026-07-21-clef-changes-in-the-middle-of-a-measure-are-now-recognized","Clef changes in the middle of a bar are now 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Words with accents and diacritics are also kept instead of being discarded as unreadable, and Hebrew text embedded in a PDF is no longer thrown away.\u003C\u002Fp>","Text recognition now covers Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, plus 24 more Latin-script…","2026-07-20",{"slug":1735,"title":1736,"locale":6,"products":1737,"platforms":1738,"categories":1739,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1740,"modificationDate":1741,"links":1742,"images":1746,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1747,"excerpt":1748,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1749},"2026-07-12-instrument-names-are-matched-more-reliably-including-band-section-labels-and-jap","Instrument names are matched more reliably, including band section labels and Chinese scores",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T18:34:36.570Z","2026-09-16T18:37:22.041Z",{"blogPosts":1743,"helpArticles":1744,"releases":1745},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>A bare "Horn" now resolves to the French horn instead of the cor anglais, "Alto" and "Tenor" on a band part to saxophones, brass band basses to the tuba, and a percussion clef misread on a pitched part is corrected. A vocal line that enters after a piano introduction is recognised as a voice instead of a second piano. On Chinese scores, the 詞 and 曲 labels route the names to lyricist and composer, and bilingual lyrics keep every verse. Changing the instrument of a drum part in the review step keeps the drum kit.\u003C\u002Fp>","A bare \"Horn\" now resolves to the French horn instead of the cor anglais, \"Alto\" and \"Tenor\" on a band part to saxophones, brass band basses to the tuba, and a…","2026-07-12",{"slug":1751,"title":1752,"locale":6,"products":1753,"platforms":1754,"categories":1755,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1756,"modificationDate":1757,"links":1758,"images":1763,"track":367,"excerpt":1752,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1301},"2026-07-10-fixed-some-multi-voice-passages-where-the-two-voices-share-a-rest","Fixed some multi-voice passages where the two voices share a rest",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:37:54.405Z","2026-09-18T10:40:13.989Z",{"blogPosts":1759,"helpArticles":1760,"releases":1762},[],[1761],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1765,"title":1766,"locale":6,"products":1767,"platforms":1768,"categories":1769,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1770,"modificationDate":1771,"links":1772,"images":1777,"track":367,"excerpt":1766,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1301},"2026-07-10-courtesy-cautionary-accidentals-are-now-recognized","Courtesy (cautionary) accidentals are now recognised",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:37:35.732Z","2026-09-18T10:40:13.801Z",{"blogPosts":1773,"helpArticles":1774,"releases":1776},[],[1775],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":1779,"title":1780,"locale":6,"products":1781,"platforms":1782,"categories":1783,"kind":77,"size":78,"publicationDate":1784,"modificationDate":1785,"links":1786,"images":1790,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1791,"excerpt":1792,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1301},"2026-07-10-a-photographed-two-page-book-spread-is-split-into-two-pages","A photographed two-page book spread is split into two pages",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T18:34:28.828Z","2026-09-16T18:37:07.017Z",{"blogPosts":1787,"helpArticles":1788,"releases":1789},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Photograph an open book and the import reads the left and right pages one after the other, instead of as one wide page.\u003C\u002Fp>","Photograph an open book and the import reads the left and right pages one after the other, instead of as one wide page.",{"key":47,"year":32,"month":1794,"majors":1795,"areas":1917},6,[1796,1813,1838,1862,1883,1900],{"slug":1797,"title":1798,"locale":6,"products":1799,"platforms":1800,"categories":1801,"kind":118,"size":745,"publicationDate":1802,"modificationDate":1803,"links":1804,"images":1809,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1810,"excerpt":1811,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":764,"date":1812},"2026-06-23-sharper-page-analysis-for-complex-layouts","Sharper page analysis for complex layouts",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:35:51.717Z","2026-09-18T10:40:14.182Z",{"blogPosts":1805,"helpArticles":1806,"releases":1808},[],[1807],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>We've improved how scanning reads the layout of a page. Imports of PDFs and photos now produce cleaner, more accurate scores, especially on complex layouts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Dense pages now split correctly.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Pages with many short systems stacked on top of each other are no longer merged together - each system is detected separately.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Better on orchestral and large-ensemble scores.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Multi-staff instruments such as piano and organ, and large scores with many staves, are recognised more reliably.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Wide, landscape, and booklet layouts.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Landscape pages no longer clip the left edge (which could cut off clefs), and multi-page and booklet scans are handled correctly.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Fewer stray detections.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Spurious elements near page footers and margins are no longer picked up as music.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>","We've improved how scanning reads the layout of a page. 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You can now write that with a proper two bar repeat symbol, instead of copying the bars out by hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Add it from the notation tools\u003C\u002Fstrong> and the symbol spans the two bars it stands for, drawn the way a player expects to read it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Playback follows the repeat\u003C\u002Fstrong>, so what you hear matches what is on the page.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>It sits alongside the single bar repeat that was already there, and works the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>","Rhythm parts often repeat two bars at a time rather than one. You can now write that with a proper two bar repeat symbol, instead of copying the bars out by…","2026-06-16",{"slug":1839,"title":1840,"locale":6,"products":1841,"platforms":1842,"categories":1843,"kind":77,"size":745,"publicationDate":1844,"modificationDate":1845,"links":1846,"images":1856,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1860,"excerpt":1861,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":764,"date":1837},"2026-05-28-a-tempo","A tempo",[5],[23],[128],"2026-09-17T15:21:15.613Z","2026-09-17T17:15:14.255Z",{"blogPosts":1847,"helpArticles":1851,"releases":1855},[1848],{"locale":104,"url":1849,"title":1850},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fa-tempo-marking-return-to-previous-tempo\u002F","A tempo: Return to the original tempo in Flat",[1852],{"locale":104,"url":1853,"title":1854},"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.flat.io\u002Fen\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Ftempo-changes\u002F","Accelerando & Ritardando",[],[1857],{"url":1858,"alt":1859},"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F9837862d-b825-4a22-9ef3-abb702725152.png","A staff with a ritardando followed by an a tempo marking above it","\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F9837862d-b825-4a22-9ef3-abb702725152.png\" alt=\"A staff with a ritardando followed by an a tempo marking above it\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a ritardando or an accelerando, a score needs a way to say "back to the previous tempo". A tempo is now a marking you can add.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Insert it from the notation tools\u003C\u002Fstrong> and it is drawn above the staff, where a player expects to find it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Playback goes back to the tempo in force before the change\u003C\u002Fstrong>, so a rit. followed by a tempo sounds the way it reads.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>It survives MusicXML\u003C\u002Fstrong>, both ways, so the marking is still there when a score moves between Flat and other notation software.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>","After a ritardando or an accelerando, a score needs a way to say \"back to the previous tempo\". A tempo is now a marking you can add. - Insert it from the…",{"slug":1863,"title":1864,"locale":6,"products":1865,"platforms":1866,"categories":1867,"kind":77,"size":745,"publicationDate":1868,"modificationDate":1869,"links":1870,"images":1877,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1881,"excerpt":1882,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":764,"date":1837},"2026-06-11-find-any-tool-by-typing-what-you-want","Find any tool by typing what you want",[5],[23],[128],"2026-09-17T15:21:10.490Z","2026-09-17T15:26:30.263Z",{"blogPosts":1871,"helpArticles":1875,"releases":1876},[1872],{"locale":104,"url":1873,"title":1874},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fquick-search-flat-editor\u002F","Quick Search Is Now in the Flat Editor",[],[],[1878],{"url":1879,"alt":1880},"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002Fbd435b1c-0d2c-4d4f-8c2c-3fb8dc222f3e.gif","Quick search open over a score, with results for a typed query","\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002Fbd435b1c-0d2c-4d4f-8c2c-3fb8dc222f3e.gif\" alt=\"Quick search open over a score, with results for a typed query\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quick search puts every editor tool one keystroke away. Open it, type what you want, and press Enter: no hunting through the toolbar for the panel it lives in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Search by what you call it.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Type "triplet", "repeat bar", "crescendo" or the name in your own language, and the right tool comes up. It understands a wide range of names for the same thing, in 21 languages.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Your recent actions come first\u003C\u002Fstrong>, per score, so the tools you are using on this piece stay at the top of the list.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Tools you cannot use right now are shown as unavailable\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with the reason, instead of quietly doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>It works from the keyboard end to end\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with full screen reader support.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Available in the new editor toolbar.\u003C\u002Fp>","Quick search puts every editor tool one keystroke away. Open it, type what you want, and press Enter: no hunting through the toolbar for the panel it lives in.…",{"slug":1884,"title":1885,"locale":6,"products":1886,"platforms":1887,"categories":1888,"kind":118,"size":745,"publicationDate":1889,"modificationDate":1890,"links":1891,"images":1896,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1897,"excerpt":1898,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":764,"date":1899},"2026-06-15-a-more-accurate-model","A more accurate model",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:35:39.430Z","2026-09-18T10:40:14.899Z",{"blogPosts":1892,"helpArticles":1893,"releases":1895},[],[1894],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>Every PDF and photo import is now processed by Flat's own in-house model. This release is a major new version focused on transcription accuracy: musical correctness (the notes, rhythms, ties, and accidentals that determine whether a score is right) improves across every test set, with the largest gains in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Dynamics:\u003C\u002Fstrong> +39%\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Fermatas, articulations, ties, accidentals:\u003C\u002Fstrong> +30 to 37%\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Note durations:\u003C\u002Fstrong> +22%\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Slurs, dotted notes, rests, staff and voice assignment:\u003C\u002Fstrong> +14 to 20%\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Text, dynamics, and layout placement are also more precise: lyrics, chord names, and dynamics attach more reliably to the correct notes, including on complex layouts such as piano grand staves and parts with clef changes.\u003C\u002Fp>","Every PDF and photo import is now processed by Flat's own in-house model. This release is a major new version focused on transcription accuracy: musical…","2026-06-15",{"slug":1901,"title":1902,"locale":6,"products":1903,"platforms":1904,"categories":1905,"kind":77,"size":745,"publicationDate":1906,"modificationDate":1907,"links":1908,"images":1913,"track":367,"bodyHtml":1914,"excerpt":1915,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":764,"date":1916},"2026-06-01-our-own-ai-model-starts-rolling-out","Our own AI model starts rolling out",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:35:24.395Z","2026-09-18T10:40:15.082Z",{"blogPosts":1909,"helpArticles":1910,"releases":1912},[],[1911],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>We're rolling out Flat's own AI model for PDF and photo import, designed and trained in-house to replace the third-party engine used at launch. Owning the technology end to end lets us push accuracy further, broaden what we recognise, ship improvements far faster, and align results with Flat's own notation format so imports fit naturally into the rest of the product. This first release already reads much more of your music:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Broader notation coverage.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Newly recognised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Chord symbols, properly encoded with their musical meaning as editable chords, not just plain text\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Measure repeats and rhythm slashes\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Tempo and metronome markings (with BPM)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Lyrics and text in more languages.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Lyrics, rehearsal marks, and other text are recognised in Latin-script languages by default, plus Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Truer to the original layout.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Imports now follow the source score's layout much more closely, matching the number of measures per line, systems per page, and overall structure. This makes a real difference on large, complex scores such as orchestral works and multi-staff instruments like piano. It also supports more page formats, including landscape pages that weren't supported before.\u003C\u002Fp>","We're rolling out Flat's own AI model for PDF and photo import, designed and trained in-house to replace the third-party engine used at launch. Owning the…","2026-06-01",[1918,2026,2075,2091],{"category":128,"name":10,"count":1228,"entries":1919},[1920,1934,1947,1962,1977,1992,2008],{"slug":1921,"title":1922,"locale":6,"products":1923,"platforms":1924,"categories":1925,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1926,"modificationDate":1927,"links":1928,"images":1932,"track":86,"excerpt":1922,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-the-piano-keyboard-keeps-the-instrument-range-in-view-when-switching-between-tab","The piano keyboard keeps the instrument range in view when switching between tab and staff",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:52:17.066Z","2026-09-16T20:57:08.556Z",{"blogPosts":1929,"helpArticles":1930,"releases":1931},[],[],[],[],"2026-06-25",{"slug":1935,"title":1936,"locale":6,"products":1937,"platforms":1938,"categories":1939,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1940,"modificationDate":1941,"links":1942,"images":1946,"track":86,"excerpt":1936,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-a-solo-staff-with-recorder-fingerings-no-longer-starts-with-a-barline","A single staff with recorder fingerings no longer starts with a bar line",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:52:14.680Z","2026-09-16T20:57:03.632Z",{"blogPosts":1943,"helpArticles":1944,"releases":1945},[],[],[],[],{"slug":1948,"title":1949,"locale":6,"products":1950,"platforms":1951,"categories":1952,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1953,"modificationDate":1954,"links":1955,"images":1959,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1960,"excerpt":1961,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-8va-passages-no-longer-shift-notes-up-an-octave-visually","8va passages no longer shift notes up an octave visually",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:52:02.413Z","2026-09-16T20:56:56.147Z",{"blogPosts":1956,"helpArticles":1957,"releases":1958},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Adding three or more notes, or grace notes, under an 8va bracket could draw the last notes an octave too high while playback stayed correct.\u003C\u002Fp>","Adding three or more notes, or grace notes, under an 8va bracket could draw the last notes an octave too high while playback stayed correct.",{"slug":1963,"title":1964,"locale":6,"products":1965,"platforms":1966,"categories":1967,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1968,"modificationDate":1969,"links":1970,"images":1974,"track":86,"bodyHtml":1975,"excerpt":1976,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-flat-warns-before-an-instrument-switch-would-drop-tablature-data","Flat warns before an instrument change would drop tablature data",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:51:40.388Z","2026-09-16T20:56:45.238Z",{"blogPosts":1971,"helpArticles":1972,"releases":1973},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Switching a guitar part to an instrument without tablature used to silently discard bends, slides and other tab-only notation. A confirmation now tells you what will be lost before the change happens.\u003C\u002Fp>","Switching a guitar part to an instrument without tablature used to silently discard bends, slides and other tab-only notation. A confirmation now tells you…",{"slug":1978,"title":1979,"locale":6,"products":1980,"platforms":1981,"categories":1982,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":1983,"modificationDate":1984,"links":1985,"images":1991,"track":86,"excerpt":1979,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":1899},"2026-06-15-tapping-a-note-that-has-a-lyric-opens-the-lyric-editor-with-its-text-on-ios","Tapping a note with lyrics opens the lyric editor with its text on iOS",[5],[24],[128],"2026-09-16T20:53:06.915Z","2026-09-16T20:57:35.210Z",{"blogPosts":1986,"helpArticles":1987,"releases":1988},[],[],[1989],{"platform":24,"version":1990},"26.06.03",[],{"slug":1993,"title":1994,"locale":6,"products":1995,"platforms":1996,"categories":1997,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":1998,"modificationDate":1999,"links":2000,"images":2004,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2005,"excerpt":2006,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":2007},"2026-06-09-the-new-tuplet-menu-is-now-the-default-for-everyone-and-works-on-phones","The new tuplet menu is now the default for everyone and works on phones",[5,73],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:51:14.438Z","2026-09-16T20:56:28.684Z",{"blogPosts":2001,"helpArticles":2002,"releases":2003},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>The redesigned tuplet menu replaces the old one for all accounts. On phones, the tuplet button no longer appears greyed out, and when a tuplet cannot be inserted, the reason is shown, as on desktop.\u003C\u002Fp>","The redesigned tuplet menu replaces the old one for all accounts. On phones, the tuplet button no longer appears greyed out, and when a tuplet cannot be…","2026-06-09",{"slug":2009,"title":2010,"locale":6,"products":2011,"platforms":2012,"categories":2013,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2014,"modificationDate":2015,"links":2016,"images":2023,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2024,"excerpt":2025,"primaryCategory":128,"ownPage":89,"date":2007},"2026-06-09-write-while-playing-midi-input-can-now-be-bound-to-a-keyboard-shortcut","\"Write while playing\" (MIDI input) can now be assigned to a keyboard shortcut",[5],[23],[128],"2026-09-16T20:51:04.911Z","2026-09-17T20:15:14.204Z",{"blogPosts":2017,"helpArticles":2018,"releases":2022},[],[2019],{"locale":104,"url":2020,"title":2021},"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.flat.io\u002Fen\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fmidistart\u002F","MIDI Input \u002F MIDI Output",[],[],"\u003Cp>The option that writes incoming MIDI notes into the score during playback is now an editor action, so you can assign it a key in the shortcuts panel (Audio group) instead of reaching for the tick box. See \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.flat.io\u002Fen\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fmidistart\u002F\" rel=\"referer\">MIDI input\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>","The option that writes incoming MIDI notes into the score during playback is now an editor action, so you can assign it a key in the shortcuts panel (Audio…",{"category":285,"name":11,"count":67,"entries":2027},[2028,2043,2059],{"slug":2029,"title":2030,"locale":6,"products":2031,"platforms":2032,"categories":2033,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2034,"modificationDate":2035,"links":2036,"images":2040,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2041,"excerpt":2042,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-endings-placed-in-the-middle-of-a-repeated-passage-now-play-only-on-their-pass","Endings placed in the middle of a repeated passage now play only on their pass",[5,73],[23],[285],"2026-09-16T20:51:29.269Z","2026-09-16T20:56:38.065Z",{"blogPosts":2037,"helpArticles":2038,"releases":2039},[],[],[],[],"\u003Cp>Bars under a "1." or "2." bracket used to play on every pass unless the bracket sat at the very end of the repeat. They now play only on the pass they belong to, wherever they sit, and the same applies with D.C. and D.S. jumps.\u003C\u002Fp>","Bars under a \"1.\" or \"2.\" bracket used to play on every pass unless the bracket sat at the very end of the repeat. They now play only on the pass they belong…",{"slug":2044,"title":2045,"locale":6,"products":2046,"platforms":2047,"categories":2048,"kind":77,"size":78,"publicationDate":2049,"modificationDate":2050,"links":2051,"images":2056,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2057,"excerpt":2058,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1899},"2026-06-15-a-low-cpu-playback-mode","A low-CPU playback mode",[5],[23],[285],"2026-09-17T09:07:34.364Z","2026-09-17T17:20:14.043Z",{"blogPosts":2052,"helpArticles":2053,"releases":2055},[],[2054],{"locale":104,"url":755,"title":756},[],[],"\u003Cp>A new option in the playback menu reduces the demands playback places on your machine, for older computers or when a lot else is running.\u003C\u002Fp>","A new option in the playback menu reduces the demands playback places on your machine, for older computers or when a lot else is running.",{"slug":2060,"title":2061,"locale":6,"products":2062,"platforms":2063,"categories":2064,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2065,"modificationDate":2066,"links":2067,"images":2072,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2073,"excerpt":2074,"primaryCategory":285,"ownPage":89,"date":1899},"2026-06-15-the-metronome-sound-always-loads-on-ios-including-offline","The metronome sound always loads on iOS, including offline",[5],[24],[285],"2026-09-16T20:53:09.641Z","2026-09-16T20:57:41.106Z",{"blogPosts":2068,"helpArticles":2069,"releases":2070},[],[],[2071],{"platform":24,"version":1990},[],"\u003Cp>The metronome sound now ships inside the app instead of being downloaded on demand, so it no longer fails to load on a slow or absent connection.\u003C\u002Fp>","The metronome sound now ships inside the app instead of being downloaded on demand, so it no longer fails to load on a slow or absent connection.",{"category":97,"name":12,"count":2076,"entries":2077},1,[2078],{"slug":2079,"title":2080,"locale":6,"products":2081,"platforms":2082,"categories":2083,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2084,"modificationDate":2085,"links":2086,"images":2090,"track":86,"excerpt":2080,"primaryCategory":97,"ownPage":89,"date":1933},"2026-06-25-concert-pitch-in-pdf-export-no-longer-asks-for-an-upgrade","Concert pitch in PDF export no longer asks for an upgrade",[5],[23],[97],"2026-09-16T20:51:53.082Z","2026-09-16T20:56:49.704Z",{"blogPosts":2087,"helpArticles":2088,"releases":2089},[],[],[],[],{"category":367,"name":13,"count":737,"entries":2092},[2093,2110,2126,2142,2158,2172,2186,2200],{"slug":2094,"title":2095,"locale":6,"products":2096,"platforms":2097,"categories":2098,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2099,"modificationDate":2100,"links":2101,"images":2106,"track":367,"bodyHtml":2107,"excerpt":2108,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":2109},"2026-06-24-chord-symbols-fixed-do-names-rem-sib-la7-stacked-extensions-and-accidentals-are","Chord symbols: fixed-Do names (REm, SIb, LA7), stacked extensions and accidentals are kept",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T20:51:00.026Z","2026-09-17T20:15:13.630Z",{"blogPosts":2102,"helpArticles":2103,"releases":2105},[],[2104],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>Chord symbols written with solfège names are recognised, extensions stacked over the chord ("sus4" under "A7(6)") are folded back onto it, and sharps and flats drawn in the notation font of a digital PDF are read instead of dropped. Chord symbols detected by text recognition are imported as chord notation rather than discarded.\u003C\u002Fp>","Chord symbols written with solfège names are recognised, extensions stacked over the chord (\"sus4\" under \"A7(6)\") are folded back onto it, and sharps and flats…","2026-06-24",{"slug":2111,"title":2112,"locale":6,"products":2113,"platforms":2114,"categories":2115,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2116,"modificationDate":2117,"links":2118,"images":2123,"track":367,"bodyHtml":2124,"excerpt":2125,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":2109},"2026-06-24-page-numbers-catalog-numbers-and-attribution-lines-no-longer-become-titles-credi","Page numbers, catalogue numbers and attribution lines no longer become titles, credits or bar numbers",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T20:50:51.039Z","2026-09-17T20:15:13.425Z",{"blogPosts":2119,"helpArticles":2120,"releases":2122},[],[2121],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>Page and catalogue numbers no longer shift the bar numbering, "Words and Music by" and bare "by" lines no longer end up in the composer or subtitle, flush-left movement headings go to the movement title, boxed rehearsal numbers are kept, and expression text above or below the staff is imported as a direction rather than as a credit.\u003C\u002Fp>","Page and catalogue numbers no longer shift the bar numbering, \"Words and Music by\" and bare \"by\" lines no longer end up in the composer or subtitle, flush-left…",{"slug":2127,"title":2128,"locale":6,"products":2129,"platforms":2130,"categories":2131,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2132,"modificationDate":2133,"links":2134,"images":2139,"track":367,"bodyHtml":2140,"excerpt":2141,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":2109},"2026-06-24-lyrics-fewer-dropped-verses-and-no-more-credits-copyright-lines-or-stage-cues-su","Lyrics: fewer dropped verses, and no more credits, copyright lines or stage cues sung as lyrics",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T20:50:39.486Z","2026-09-17T20:15:13.229Z",{"blogPosts":2135,"helpArticles":2136,"releases":2138},[],[2137],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>First verses and second-verse syllables near a neighbouring staff are recovered, the sung line no longer scatters across both staves of a grand staff, and copyright footers, end-of-piece credits, tempo words, stage cues and stray music-font glyphs are kept out of the lyrics.\u003C\u002Fp>","First verses and second-verse syllables near a neighbouring staff are recovered, the sung line no longer scatters across both staves of a grand staff, and…",{"slug":2143,"title":2144,"locale":6,"products":2145,"platforms":2146,"categories":2147,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2148,"modificationDate":2149,"links":2150,"images":2155,"track":367,"bodyHtml":2156,"excerpt":2157,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":2109},"2026-06-24-instrument-names-resolve-to-the-right-part-more-often-in-more-languages-and-tran","Instrument names resolve to the right part more often, in more languages, and transposing parts sound at concert pitch",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T20:50:25.045Z","2026-09-17T20:15:13.030Z",{"blogPosts":2151,"helpArticles":2152,"releases":2154},[],[2153],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>Part names printed in the margin or in the header now match the right instrument more often for organ, choir, percussion and band scores, including abbreviations, plurals and ordinals ("1st & 2nd Horns in F"), and names in Japanese and other languages are looked up too. Dynamics, metronome marks and lyric syllables next to the staff are no longer mistaken for a part name. Transposing instruments are exported with their transposition so they play back at concert pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>","Part names printed in the margin or in the header now match the right instrument more often for organ, choir, percussion and band scores, including…",{"slug":2159,"title":2160,"locale":6,"products":2161,"platforms":2162,"categories":2163,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2164,"modificationDate":2165,"links":2166,"images":2171,"track":367,"excerpt":2160,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1812},"2026-06-23-jazz-scores-when-correctly-detected-now-apply-a-jazz-chord-style-and-handwritten","Jazz scores, when correctly detected, now apply a jazz chord style and handwritten jazz music font automatically",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:36:49.411Z","2026-09-18T10:40:14.718Z",{"blogPosts":2167,"helpArticles":2168,"releases":2170},[],[2169],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":2173,"title":2174,"locale":6,"products":2175,"platforms":2176,"categories":2177,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2178,"modificationDate":2179,"links":2180,"images":2185,"track":367,"excerpt":2174,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1812},"2026-06-23-beams-that-span-rests-for-example-note-rest-note-are-now-supported","Beams that span rests (for example, note \u002F rest \u002F note) are now supported",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:36:35.297Z","2026-09-18T10:40:14.538Z",{"blogPosts":2181,"helpArticles":2182,"releases":2184},[],[2183],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":2187,"title":2188,"locale":6,"products":2189,"platforms":2190,"categories":2191,"kind":118,"size":78,"publicationDate":2192,"modificationDate":2193,"links":2194,"images":2199,"track":367,"excerpt":2188,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1812},"2026-06-23-custom-beaming-patterns-are-now-recognized-and-preserved-on-import","Custom beaming patterns are now recognised and preserved on import",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T10:36:19.580Z","2026-09-18T10:40:14.358Z",{"blogPosts":2195,"helpArticles":2196,"releases":2198},[],[2197],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],{"slug":2201,"title":2202,"locale":6,"products":2203,"platforms":2204,"categories":2205,"kind":137,"size":78,"publicationDate":2206,"modificationDate":2207,"links":2208,"images":2213,"track":367,"bodyHtml":2214,"excerpt":2215,"primaryCategory":367,"ownPage":89,"date":1899},"2026-06-15-pickup-measures-multi-measure-rests-and-overfull-bars-import-cleanly","Pickup bars, multi-bar rests and overfull bars import cleanly",[5,73,74],[],[367],"2026-09-16T20:51:02.482Z","2026-09-18T13:45:34.271Z",{"blogPosts":2209,"helpArticles":2210,"releases":2212},[],[2211],{"locale":104,"url":382,"title":383},[],[],"\u003Cp>A pickup bar is carried to every part instead of being created from a lone short bar, printed multi-bar rest counts are read as such, bars that overflow by one duration are corrected from the model's next best guess, and notes with a missing duration inherit the current one instead of disappearing. Unpaired ties and tremolos or noteheads the editor could not load no longer make the whole import fail.\u003C\u002Fp>","A pickup bar is carried to every part instead of being created from a lone short bar, printed multi-bar rest counts are read as such, bars that overflow by one…",{"key":45,"year":32,"month":1527,"majors":2217,"areas":2240},[2218],{"slug":2219,"title":2220,"locale":6,"products":2221,"platforms":2222,"categories":2223,"kind":77,"size":745,"publicationDate":2224,"modificationDate":2225,"links":2226,"images":2233,"track":86,"bodyHtml":2237,"excerpt":2238,"primaryCategory":66,"ownPage":764,"date":2239},"2026-09-07-flat-for-mac-and-windows","Flat for Mac and Windows",[5],[26,27],[66],"2026-09-16T19:45:35.304Z","2026-09-17T13:30:00.292Z",{"blogPosts":2227,"helpArticles":2231,"releases":2232},[2228],{"locale":104,"url":2229,"title":2230},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fflat-desktop-app-mac-windows\u002F","Your music, everywhere you are:  Flat Desktop for Mac and Windows",[],[],[2234],{"url":2235,"alt":2236},"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F76f7082e-1d66-4df5-98f3-f91a7869e259.png","The Flat desktop app open on a score on a laptop","\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fuser-content.flat-cdn.com\u002Ftutteo\u002F3d544666-cfcf-4612-8cd8-1aef3b7cfd02.png\" alt=\"The Flat desktop app open on a piano and harp score on a MacBook, with the notation panel on the left and the piano keyboard below\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flat now has a desktop app for macOS and Windows: the full editor in a window of its own, free to download, with your library in sync across desktop, web and mobile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Works offline.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Write, edit and play back scores without a connection; your changes sync when you are back online.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Your scores on every device.\u003C\u002Fstrong> With Flat Power, the library you see on the desktop is the same one you open on the web, iPhone, iPad and Android.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>MIDI input over USB and Bluetooth.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Plug in a keyboard and play the notes in.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Opens your files.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Double-click a score in Finder or Explorer and it opens in the app, not a browser tab.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sign in with Apple\u003C\u002Fstrong> on macOS, alongside the sign-in options you already had.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Keeps itself up to date.\u003C\u002Fstrong> New versions install on their own.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Free to download; a Flat account is only needed to sync. 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It reconnects automatically when the keyboard wakes up.\u003C\u002Fp>","Plug a MIDI keyboard into an Android phone or tablet over USB or Bluetooth LE, and play your notes straight into the score. 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