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Stop starting from scratch.
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Build your sheet music apps in minutes.

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What is OpenSheetMusicDisplay?

OpenSheeMusicDisplay is the missing link between MusicXML and VexFlow. Built upon many years of experience in both sheet music interactivity and engraving, it is the perfect solution for app developers seeking to build digital sheet music services.

MusicXML is the de facto standard for sharing sheet music on the internet. VexFlow is widely used for rendering sheet music. It features an extensive note sign library attributable to its open source nature.

OpenSheetMusicDisplay brings the two together and offers an open source turnkey solution for your digital sheet music project.

Here is what you get:

  • Extended sheet music interactivity: responsive line breaks, layovers, titles and much more
  • Open Source even for commercial projects thanks to BSD license
  • Future proof due to community driven development
  • Perfect for app development
  • The best of both interactivity & rendering worlds in digital sheet music
  • Works with every modern browser (please don’t ask for IE6)
  • Comes with many  years of  music engraving experience built-in

Typescript & WordPress

TypeScript Library

Code to Build

Open Sheet Music Display is a TypeScript based open source library for easily displaying MusicXML sheet music in your web browser and apps using Vex Flow.

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WordPress Plugin

Build with No Code

Our Gutenberg block brings Open Sheet Music Display seamlessly to your WordPress site! Render responsive MusicXML sheet music live in your visitors’ browser.

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What others say

“Without OSMD, music is a second-class citizen on the web. Because of your efforts we will be able to openly preserve and distribute the human history of music. Thanks for all your hard work!”
Nathaniel McCallum
Nathaniel McCallumon GitHub.com
“This is the type of plugin that allows the beauty of the block editor to shine.”
Justin Tadlock
Justin Tadlock WP Tavern
“You are all CRUSHING it! Great work on 0.9.2!”
Logan from Piano Gym
LoganPiano Gym
“OSMD is a fantastic project, a pleasure to be part of the community”
MoonPianoon GitHub.com
“OSMD team is doing a great job, I’m following this project for a while…”
Starlaron GitHub.com
“I want to change how people play Piano, and what tools they use to do it. There is where OSMD stands, it offers the developer everything you expect and more in a sheet music display, not just display, but also be able to manage every aspect of sheet music you may need.”
Joao P. Costaon GitHub.com
“Congratulations for your project. I’ve been evaluating for two months some svg render libraries of music files, and this by far is the most complete one”
Macoajanon GitHub.com

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