A sheet music reader for Windows, made for pen and pedal.
enScore is a free sheet music reader for Windows 10 and 11, from the Microsoft Store. It keeps your PDF scores in one library, turns pages with a tap, a Bluetooth foot pedal or a MIDI controller, and lets you write on the music with Windows Ink on a Surface or any pen device. The same library also runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and e-ink readers.
What it does on Windows
- Windows Ink with pressure on a pen, plus mouse and touch: pen, highlighter, whiteout, text and stamps
- Half-page and alternating page turns, by tap, swipe, arrow keys, a Bluetooth pedal or a MIDI pedal
- Import PDFs, whole folders, forScore .4sc files, or pages from a flatbed or feeder scanner
- Titles and composers that fill themselves in, even for scans
- Print, or export with your markings and layers included
- Open scores in more than one window
- Mirror your library two ways with a folder on your PC or in OneDrive
- Metronome, tuner, practice log, and recordings that turn the pages as they play
- Light, dark, sepia and inverted filters, and a screen that stays awake while you play
Free, Pro and Sync
The free app is a complete score reader on its own, with no time limit, no score limit and no account: reading, writing on the music, half-page turns, pedals, imports, the metronome and the tuner all work without buying anything. enScore Pro, a one-time purchase, adds five advanced tools for performers: setlists with a page range and tempo per entry, annotation layers you can show or hide, Score Snips (paste the bars after a page turn before it), Score Shortcuts (tap a repeat or a Coda and the page jumps) and IMSLP search inside the app. Sync is an optional subscription that keeps your library and markings the same on every device you sign into. Pro and Sync bought on any store unlock on Windows too. See the prices.
Coming from an iPad
Many musicians read from an iPad and want the same music on a Windows laptop or a Surface. enScore runs on both, so one library can live on each. If your scores are in forScore, share them as a .4sc file and import it on Windows: the scores, ink, stamps, layers and bookmarks arrive as you left them. How to move from forScore.
How to choose a sheet music reader for Windows
- Does it read your PDFs as they are, without converting them?
- Does it work with your pen, and with your page-turn pedal?
- Does it work offline, on a stage with no Wi-Fi?
- Can the same library and markings reach your other devices?
- Can you leave, and take your files with you?
enScore answers yes to each. It is free to try, so the honest test is to import a few of your own scores and play from them.
Questions
Is enScore free on Windows?
Yes. enScore is free from the Microsoft Store and is a full score reader without any purchase: no time limit, no limit on scores and no account needed. enScore Pro is an optional one-time purchase for advanced tools (setlists, annotation layers, Score Snips, Score Shortcuts and IMSLP search inside the app), and Sync is an optional subscription.
Which versions of Windows does enScore run on?
Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) and Windows 11, installed from the Microsoft Store.
Can I write on scores with a Surface Pen?
Yes. enScore uses Windows Ink, so a Surface Pen or any Windows pen writes with pressure. A mouse and touch work too.
Can I turn pages with a foot pedal on Windows?
Yes. Any Bluetooth page-turn pedal that acts as a keyboard turns pages, including AirTurn and PageFlip models, and so do MIDI pedals and controllers.
Does enScore work offline?
Yes. Reading, writing, setlists and scanning work with no account and no network. An account is only needed for Sync and for the online title and composer detection.
Can I open my forScore library on Windows?
Yes. Share your scores from forScore as a .4sc file and import it in enScore on Windows. The scores, ink, stamps, layers and bookmarks come across.