Download Fretscribe

Fretscribe is an early version: it is not in any app store, and your device will warn you the first time, so each device below shows how to get past it. You need two downloads: the app for your device, and Bandroom for a computer on the same Wi-Fi, which writes every tab.

Android

Fretscribe for AndroidFretscribe for most Android phones and tablets
Every type of processorFretscribe for Android, every type of processor

Needs Android 16 or newer. Allow installs from your browser or file manager, then open the APK. It updates an earlier version in place, and what you have made stays. Most phones and tablets take the first file.

iPhone and iPad

Fretscribe for iPhone and iPadFretscribe for iPhone and iPad, a test version that needs a few steps with your Apple account

Needs iOS or iPadOS 26 or newer. Not in the App Store yet. This is a test build without a signature, which you sign with your own Apple Account before it installs: how to sign and install it.

Mac

Fretscribe for MacFretscribe for a Mac from 2020 or later

Needs macOS 26 or newer and Apple silicon. Not notarised yet: unzip, move the app to Applications and open it once, then choose Open Anyway under System Settings › Privacy & Security.

Windows

Fretscribe for WindowsFretscribe for Windows 11 (x64), an early version, not tested on a real PC yet

For Windows 11 (x64). Not signed yet: unzip the folder anywhere and start the .exe inside. If Windows SmartScreen stops it, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Bandroom, for your computer

Bandroom for MacBandroom for a Mac from 2020 or later: your computer does the heavy work
Bandroom for WindowsBandroom for Windows 11 (x64): your computer does the heavy work

Bandroom runs on your own Mac or PC and writes down the notes for the app on your phone, over your own network. One Bandroom serves every Scribe app. How to set it up.

For the tech person

scribe-core-macos-arm64.tar.gzThe scribe-core command-line tool, for the tech person
scribe-core-linux-x86_64.tar.gzThe scribe-core command-line tool for Linux (x86-64)
scribe-core-windows-x86_64.zipThe scribe-core command-line tool for Windows (x64)
SHA256SUMSChecksums to check the downloads

The command-line tool behind the apps, and the checksums of every file in the release.

Everything is also on the latest release on GitHub. The guide has the steps in full.