What is VexFlow?
VexFlow is an open-source online music notation rendering API. It is written
completely in JavaScript, and runs right in the browser. VexFlow supports
HTML5 Canvas and SVG.
The score below was rendered in your browser.
options space=20
tabstave notation=true key=A time=4/4
notes :q =|: (5/2.5/3.7/4) :8 7-5h6/3 ^3^ 5h6-7/5 ^3^ :q 7V/4 |
notes :8 t12p7/4 s5s3/4 :8 3s:16:5-7/5 :h p5/4
text :w, |#segno, ,|, :hd, , #tr
options space=25
tabstave notation=true
notes :q (5/4.5/5) (7/4.7/5)s(5/4.5/5) ^3^
notes :8 7-5/4 $.a./b.$ (5/4.5/5)h(7/5) =:|
notes :8 (12/5.12/4)ds(5/5.5/4)u 3b4/5
notes :h (5V/6.5/4.6/3.7/2) $.italic.let ring$ =|=
text :h, ,.font=Times-12-italic, D.S. al coda, |#coda
text :h, ,.-1, .font=Arial-14-bold,A13
text ++, .23, #f
Where Do I Start?
If you're not a programmer, there are many ways to use VexFlow to create, share, or publish your music online:
- The VexTab Google Docs add-on lets you add music notation right in your Google Documents.
- You can use the VexTab Chrome Extension to write and share musical snippets hosted on imgur right from your browser.
- The VexTab Playground is a simple online application to quickly create and post music notation to imgur.
Features
It sings, it dances, it does your dishes. Actually it does none of that.
But it can render a mean score.
Have a look
at the tests page for a comprehensive list of features and
the API page which documents the programming interface.
What is VexTab?
VexTab is an easy-to-use
language to quickly create, edit, and render standard notation and guitar
tablature.
Follow the tutorial on the VexTab Tutorial page
to get started using VexTab.
The Code
VexFlow is distributed under the MIT license, and all the code is
available at the VexFlow GitHub
Repository.
VexTab is an open specification and the reference implementation is
open source. This implementation is free for non-commercial use. See details
at the VexTab GitHub
Repository.
More Stuff
We're always building and experimenting with new things related to music
and audio on the web. Try these out:
- VexWarp - An online tool for slowing down, stretching, pitch shifting, and looping music and audio. Great for practising and transcribing.
- VexWarp Chrome App - An offline version of VexWarp bundled as a Google Chrome Application.
- VexChords - Guitar Chord charts rendered right in the browser, with source code.
- VexTab Chrome Extension - Paste music notation in your blog and forum posts, documents, and messages.