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Music Analysis & Audio-to-MIDI

Detect chords/key, transcribe recordings to MIDI/notation, or analyze mixes for musicians.

6 on-device alternatives, ranked
Our picks
Top pickFree

Piano Transcriptionist

Weida Fan

A standout pick in Music Analysis & Audio-to-MIDI that runs optimized on-device ML to convert piano recordings into expressive MIDI capturing timing, dynamics and pedal, then engraves an editable, printable score; the full audio-to-notation pipeline running locally and free is what sets it apart.

4.3 · 30on-device
A−
Overall mark
Capability4/5
Craft4/5
Privacy5/5
Value5/5
What's good
  • +On-device audio-to-MIDI capturing velocity, note length and sustain pedal
  • +Built-in MIDI-to-score engraving with full editing and PDF export; free, no tracking
Watch-outs
  • Best on solo piano; multi-instrument or noisy audio reduces accuracy
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Runner-up

ChordNatic

Vijaya Ganesh MohanFree

A genuinely novel pick in Music Analysis & Audio-to-MIDI: real-time on-device raga detection bridged to fittable Western chord voicings, serving the underserved Carnatic-meets-Western niche. Nothing leaves the device and it's free forever.

5.0 · 4on-device
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Craft
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03
Also great

Guitar Composer

I-Witness LTD$24.99

The standout audio-to-notation pick in this category: on-device polyphonic transcription of guitar to editable tab, a local theory-aware AI assistant that can edit your tab, and export to MusicXML/Guitar Pro/PDF, all offline.

new · unratedon-device
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The rest of the field — 3 more
04

Audiophilio

Free
Ryan Katsanes

Deep audiophile measurement suite (SPL, RT60, PEQ, room modes) whose System Diagnosis uses on-device AI to rank acoustic issues with plain-English fixes.

5.0 · 1·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
05

CuePoints DJ

$19.99
SORIN NAE

Analyzes tracks for intro, structure, and outro and writes 2-6 cue points straight into Serato, djay, and Virtual DJ files; 100% local processing, no uploads.

new · unrated·on-device
06

Chordpeek

Free
Robert Corbin

Guitar chord recognizer: listen via mic and map detected notes to a local chord library with name, confidence, notes and fingering; audio stays on device.

new · unrated·on-device