StaffPad

{{short description|Scorewriter and composition software for iPadOS and Windows 10}}

{{Undisclosed paid|date=November 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox software

| name = StaffPad

| logo = StaffPad logo.svg

| logo size = 200px

| author = David William Hearn
Matthew Tesch

| developer = Muse Group
StaffPad Ltd

| programming language = C++, Swift, C#

| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2015|03}}

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, iPadOS,

| language = English

| genre = Scorewriter

| license = Proprietary

| website = {{URL|www.staffpad.net}}

}}

StaffPad is a scorewriter application for creating musical compositions using handwriting recognition and multi-touch input for music notation.

Originally released for Windows 8 on 31 March 2015,{{Cite web|title=Staffpad - Microsoft Store|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/staffpad/9wzdncrddkrb?rtc=1&activetab=pivot:overviewtab|access-date=2021-12-03|website=microsoft.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/staffpad-is-a-music-handwriting-app/|title=StaffPad is a music handwriting app that's real — and it's spectacular|website=www.sibeliusblog.com|date=31 March 2015 |access-date=2020-12-16}}{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2021}} StaffPad was subsequently released on iPadOS on 5 February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123874/staffpad-ipad-app-release-apple-windows-surface-update-features-reader-score-composing-music|title=StaffPad, a stunning Windows music writing app, is now available on iPad|website=www.theverge.com|date=5 February 2020 |access-date=2020-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/staffpad|title=StaffPad, Notation Software For iOS & Windows|website=www.soundonsound.com|access-date=2020-06-01}} Designed for composers, orchestrators, arrangers, songwriters, and teachers, StaffPad is used to create compositions, edit notation, and play back a score using samples.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gearnews.com/staffpad-makes-it-to-ipad-with-a-huge-2020-update/|title=StaffPad makes it to iPad with a huge 2020 update|website=www.gearnews.com|date=5 February 2020 |access-date=2020-12-16}} It features adaptive toolsets, a pressure-toggled Erase tool, and text recognition for musical notation.{{Cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=5z97xxqw|title=Behind the Design: StaffPad|website=www.apple.com|access-date=2020-07-24}} It is now part of Muse Group.