PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate is a comprehensive software tool that accurately detects and interprets even the most intricate details of sheet music. This program is capable of recognizing guitar tablature with 4 or 6 lines, as well as percussion staves with 1, 2, or 3 lines. You can easily transfer your music files to Sibelius, or save them as MusicXML for use in other editors such as Finale or Dorico.

Key Features:

• Most Accurate - More than 26 years experience in recognition technologies have enabled us to design and create the formidable OmniScore²™ dual-engine recognition system, incredibly making PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate over 99.5% accurate on most PDFs and originals!
• Most Versatile - PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate picks out virtually every detail and even recognizes 4 and 6 line guitar tablature, 1, 2 and 3 line percussion staves. Send music directly to Sibelius, or save MusicXML for importing into Finale, Dorico and other editors.
• Easiest to Use - Ease-of-use has been a central design aim right from the start, and with automatic scanning and recognition, plus licensed Sibelius-style editing interfaces, PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate even becomes fun and exciting to use!

System Requirements:

Windows

• An IBM compatible Pentium III (or equivalent AMD processor) or higher PC with Windows 7/8/10. At least 512MB is recommended.
• Your computer should also have a reasonable amount of free hard disk space - at least 40MB and preferably rather more.
• Adobe Reader 6.0 or later should be installed to view PhotoScore’s PDF help.
• Sibelius users note: Although PhotoScore will work with Sibelius version 3 and higher, It is recommended that you use Sibelius 5.0 or higher (Sibelius 2018 for the best results) as it has greatly improved PhotoScore importing capabilities.
• A scanner (probably connected to your computer via a USB, Printer or SCSI port), and installed TWAIN or WIA driver software.
• Recommended for NotateMe: Touch screen or tablet with stylus (e.g. Microsoft Surface Pro). Windows 8.1 if using touchscreen/stylus.

macOS 

•  macOS® Versions
• To use PhotoScore & NotateMe 2020 for macOS your system requires the following hardware:
• An Apple Macintosh Intel with Mac OS X 10.12+. It should have at least 512MB RAM.
• Your computer should also have a reasonable amount of free hard disk space - at least 40MB and preferably rather more.
• Sibelius users note: Although PhotoScore will work with Sibelius version 3 and higher, It is recommended that you use Sibelius 5.0 or higher (Sibelius 7.0 for the best results) as it has greatly improved PhotoScore importing capabilities.
• A scanner (probably connected to your computer via a USB, Printer or SCSI port), and installed macOS TWAIN driver software (it is highly recommended you visit your scanner manufacturer’s website and download the latest version – also note that classic Mac OS TWAIN drivers will not work). You may need to contact your scanner manufacturer for information on installing a suitable TWAIN driver. If a macOS TWAIN driver is not available for your scanner, you will need to scan using separate software, save suitable TIFF files, and open these in PhotoScore.
• Recommended for NotateMe: Touch screen or tablet with stylus.