Simon Tushev

Audiveris.org is an open-source project that develops optical music recognition (OMR) software capable of converting scanned sheet music into digital notation files. The initiative focuses on bridging the gap between printed musical scores and machine-readable formats, enabling musicians, archivists, and researchers to digitize large collections of historical or contemporary scores. Audiveris processes images of printed music and outputs MusicXML, which can then be imported into popular notation programs such as MuseScore, Finale, or Sibelius for further editing, playback, or analysis. The engine recognizes common musical symbols including notes, rests, clefs, key signatures, time signatures, and lyrics, and it continues to evolve through community contributions. Typical use cases range from musicologists preserving fragile manuscripts to educators preparing interactive materials, and from performing musicians creating rehearsal parts to libraries building searchable digital archives. Because the software is open-source, it invites collaboration from developers, music engravers, and researchers interested in advancing automated score recognition. The project maintains an active GitHub repository where issues, enhancements, and training data are shared. Audiveris is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the latest version and supporting batch installation alongside other applications.