Get a PDF back into Sibelius, as notes you can edit.
Lost the .sib file and only have the PDF? Got a part as a PDF and need to change it? LalaScript reads the PDF into real notation, checks that every bar adds up, and gives you MusicXML that Sibelius opens with File > Open.
Start free, no card needed.
This is what your PDF becomes.
Real, editable notation, not an image. Cleanest results come from PDFs exported by notation software, one page of music per PDF page, upright. Scanned or photographed pages are less reliable.
From PDF to Sibelius in three steps.
Upload the PDF
A PDF exported from Sibelius, or from any notation program, reads best. Scans work too, less reliably, and the result says which kind of read you got.
We read the music
Optical music recognition reads the page, then the engine checks keys, voices and rhythms so every bar adds up.
Open it in Sibelius
Download MusicXML (.musicxml or .mxl) and open it in Sibelius with File > Open. A fresh PDF, a MuseScore file and an MP3 are there too.
Why convert here instead of re-entering the piece.
Bars that add up
The engine checks every bar before export, so the score you open has no broken measures to hunt down.
Change it in a sentence
Transpose it, make a part easier, fix a wrong note: type it in plain English before you download.
Hear it first
Play the score in the browser and catch a misread before it ever reaches Sibelius.
PDF to Sibelius, answered.
Can Sibelius open a PDF directly?
Not as notes. Sibelius opens its own .sib files and MusicXML; a PDF has to be read into notation first. LalaScript does that reading and hands you MusicXML that Sibelius opens with File > Open.
I exported this PDF from Sibelius and lost the .sib file. Can I get it back?
You can get the music back. Upload the PDF and LalaScript reads it into MusicXML, which Sibelius opens as an editable score. PDFs exported from notation software are the cleanest input there is.
What file do I get?
MusicXML, the standard format Sibelius, Dorico, Finale and MuseScore all read. You can also download a MuseScore (.mscz) file, a fresh PDF or an MP3.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
It works best on PDFs exported from notation software, one page of music per PDF page, upright. Scanned or photographed pages convert less reliably, and LalaScript says so on the result instead of hiding it.
Is it free?
LalaScript is free to start with no card needed, so you can convert your first PDFs without paying.
Your PDF, editable in Sibelius.
The studio is free to start. Bring a PDF and open it in Sibelius today.
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