Nota ABC helps you browse and manage your ABC tunes collection. Import, edit and play your tunes.
Nota ABC, the simplest way to manage your ABC tunes collection
Nota ABC is a new app that lets you manage and browser your ABC.
It features a zoomable score, a rich audio player and many customizable options.
A RICH ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL TUNES
With an archive of +40.000 tunes, Nota ABC lets you pick and add tunes to your repertoire.
If you know the name of a tune, you can probably find it in Nota ABC; most tunes are available with different settings and keys.
The archive is available also offline.
TUNE IDENTIFICATION WITH FOLKFRIEND INTEGRATION
Fire up the Tune identifier, record some music at home or during a session, and you'll get a list of potential matches.
Inspect each match in the archive to easily identify your tune.
SETS AND BOOKS
Group you tunes in Books for easy export.
Use Sets for group of tunes usually played in sequence.
EDIT YOUR TUNES
Every tune can be edited: you can modify the ABC and adjust each tune to match your setting.
Of course you can also add tunes from scratch, setting every ABC note and field to your liking.
SCORE AND ABC PREVIEWS FOR A FAST REMINDER
The tunes list can display a handy preview; choose a score if you're familiar with musical notation, or ABC if you're so inclined.
The first few bars of the tune will be displayed, so you'll be able to identify tunes at a glance, without drilling into the detail view.
AUDIO PREVIEW
From the tunes list you can also play an audio preview; this is ideal for those who have a more aural-oriented memory.
A FULL FEATURED AUDIO PLAYER
Play your tunes at your chosen speed, modifying the player BPMs.
For your audio playback, you can pick among a selection of traditional instruments.
EASIER STUDY WITH DATES AND LEVELS
Every time you add a tune a "learning date" is associated to it
Use the Practice feature to track your learning, either automatically or manually.
GROUP TUNES INTO BOOKS
Group tunes into books for an easier access.
TURN YOUR TUNE LIST INTO A FULL REPERTOIRE
You can import your tune from a simple text list, and get their ABC content automatically.
This was you can turn a simple text list into a full repertoire, with all melodies, keys and annotations.
Of course you can also import ABC tune books or single tunes.
There's also a CSV import option, for migrating easily from Excel or Numbers.
AUTOMATIC SYNC
Nota ABC uses iCloud to keep your data backed-up and synced.
Use the iPhone or iPad interchangeably, see edits propagate almost in real time.
YOUR DATA ARE SAFE, NO LOCK-INS
Nota ABC makes it easier to browse you collection, but your data re always yours.
A variety of always unlocked export options allow you to pull you data from Nota ABC.
Every time you you edit a tune, Nota ABC generates a local backup copy that you can export.
If you ever decide to stop using Nota ABC, you can download your backup straightaway, in a zipped file containing a full tune book, a simple list and a more granular export of each tune.
CUSTOMIZE NOTA ABC
You can tweak playback options, as well as the user interface: choose from an array of fonts and palettes.
Hide the features you are not interested in.
Info at https://notabc.app
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nice start to a useful app if you use abc. Gives access to The Session databaseBut you can’t turn off the strong rhythmic stress irregularity on playback (there’s a switch but has no effect) and editing the actual abc input is hidden away (and no instructions are provided)Can change tempo but not keyWith some fine tuning and some built in instructions this could be a five star appLyrics?Tecumseh fitch mandolin piano
Developer Response
Hello, thanks for your feedback!About the stress irregularities, they're supposed to be deactivatable (it's the "stress" feature), there might be a bug, I will investigate. I suspect that if you deactivate it stress will not be applied to new tunes, but older tunes will retain their stress; this is because audio is cached. I will look into it.About the key, it is a great idea, I'll add it to the feature requests straightaway. I use Nota ABC mostly to remind myself of tunes and keep track of the ones I learn, so I might have overlooked some of the features I don't use daily.
Amazing, please release as a Mac app!
Tapenade27
Have been holding out on purchasing while hoping for a macOS app, but decided to purchase it today to support the developer in the meantime because the app works great.But please—at least tap the button in App Store Connect to let Apple Silicon Macs run it in lieu of a proper macOS app! It’s killing me not having this on my Mac.P.S. Dark mode is considered to be an accessibility feature, yet it’s behind a paywall. I understand you want to provide value for the subscription, but accessibility should not be a paid feature and there are plenty of other reasons to subscribe.You wouldn’t put Dynamic Type or Screen Reader functionality behind a paywall, so you shouldn’t do it for color options, either.
Developer Response
Hello, thanks for your feedback.I had not considered that dark mode is for some people an accessibility feature, my mistake. I'll make the dark theme free for the next releases.About the Mac, I do have a native Mac app in development, syncing to the same database. I cannot give you a timeframe though.
Good ABC editor
Crustaphobe
Nota can import abc files, make your own edits to customize ornaments or conform to local repertoire, save to tune books and sets. You can also adjust screen width to show while the if it has a lot of parts. Nice.
Developer Response
I am really glad you like the app! All the best!
A Confusing App With No Documentation.
RWL2024
This may work but I only managed to import an abc file by accident. It is not intuitive to use. The Craic is an abc app that’s easier to use. If Nota gets some documentation it may turn out to be a useful app but as of June 2024 I couldn’t recommend it.
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback.It'd be great if you could contact me at info@notabc.app so I could understand better your experience and provide more guidance/info for future users. Cheers!
System level search integration
Handoff support: open the iPad app and you'll get the tune you are looking at on the iPhone
Version 2.5.0
The developer, Davide Benini, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
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Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
