Try these new features on MusicPad: group staves, change the number of lines per stave, navigate and bookmark pages, use the grid to align your music, and much more!
From detailed hand-written scores to fleeting ideas you don’t want to lose, MusicPad is a modern pen-and-paper experience designed specifically for musicians and composers.
— A true handwritten notation
Built on Apple’s PencilKit, MusicPad delivers near-zero latency and natural handwriting — turning your iPad into a real music notebook for sheet music and scoring.
• Handwrite music with Apple Pencil using expressive inks and gesture-based tools
• Solid undo across multiple pages for confident edits
• Redesigned tool picker and smooth vector-based zooming
• On-screen controls for zoom, grid, and gestures
Whether you’re working on classical notation, contemporary scoring, or harmonic exercises, MusicPad adapts to your workflow.
— Pages that adapt to your score
Every composition evolves differently. MusicPad lets each page adapt to your notation style.
• Unlimited notepads with customizable sheet music pages
• Per-page configuration: page size, margins, stave layout, spacing, and visibility
• Show or hide staves — ideal for graphic notation, diagrams, or title pages
• Grouped staves and vertical grid for structured layout and clean engraving
Designed for real composers who value both freedom and clarity.
— Effortless navigation
Navigate your score as naturally as paper and as powerfully as a graphic editor.
• Pinch to zoom, scroll, and swipe between pages
• Navigator to reorder, copy, and paste full pages
• Add multiple pages at once
• Built to support long-form scoring and complex compositions
— Built for the Apple Ecosystem
MusicPad integrates seamlessly with iPadOS and iOS.
• Export full scores as PDF
• Share MusicPad files with musicians, students, and collaborators
• System-wide page thumbnails for easy file recognition
• Native file system integration with iCloud syncing
• Full support for Apple Pencil Pro, including hover, squeeze, and double-tap
Designed for iPad. Available everywhere.
MusicPad 2.0 is optimized for iPad as your primary writing surface, with iPhone support focused on viewing and page editing.
Please note that writing on the iPhone is not supported.
Educational institutions may purchase "MusicPad for Education" without in-app purchases.
For individual purchases please look for "MusicPad – Writing Music".
MusicPad for Education 2.0 runs on iOS and iPadOS 18 or later.
Create music. Simplified.
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New
• Hide Controls for distraction-free writing, with undo, redo, and tools within reach.
• Show or hide the Tool Picker with a tap, including while controls are hidden.
• Drag or flick the Tool Picker to any screen edge.
Improved
• Streamlined document viewer and better page fitting on iPhone.
• Page counts in Navigator filters.
• Clearer Export controls and actions.
• Simpler Workspace menu and adaptive toolbars.
• Dedicated Bookmark button beside Page Controls.
• Shorter configuration warnings and clearer stave controls.
• Clearer Grid icon and Ruler button in the Tool Picker.
• More helpful measurement preference descriptions.
• Consistent glass controls in light and dark appearances.
• More accessible Navigator controls.
• Updated German, Spanish, and Italian translations.
Fixed
• Crash when opening documents with saved colours.
• Mouse and trackpad clicks in the editor.
• Tool Picker dragging and positioning.
• Undo and redo while controls are hidden.
• Navigator filter alignment and accent colour.
• Export control stability and alignment.
• Page-control sizing in compact toolbars.
• Destructive page-action styling.
Version 2.2
The developer, Juan Andres Verdaguer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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