MIDI Scribe vs MIDI Recorder

MIDI Scribe is a free productivity app for capturing and organizing practice takes from your MIDI-capable musical instrument. Run it while you practice, and it will automatically start new takes after every session break, with a configurable auto-take idle time, as well as support for specific MIDI commands (such as a middle or left piano pedal press) to manually start and end takes. A piano roll is provided to review and scrub individual takes. Star the takes that you want to keep indefinitely, while unstarred takes are cleaned up over time based on a configurable retention policy. All takes can be exported as MIDI files for use in other programs. MIDI Scribe is completely private. Connect your instrument, capture your takes, and keep everything securely on your device . No ads, no analytics, no snooping on your usage, and nothing ever leaves your device unless you export it. MIDI Scribe is completely free and open source for you to enjoy.

You sit down at the keyboard. Something good comes out of your fingers. Five minutes later, you can't remember what it was. MIDI Recorder is built so that doesn't happen anymore. Every improvisation, every spontaneous idea, captured to a standard MIDI file you can open in any DAW. ALWAYS READY Recording waits for your first note, so files have no empty lead-in. Auto-stop ends the take when you stop playing. You don't fight the app — you just play, and the take is there. Or turn any of it off: every automation is optional, and the app adapts to your workflow rather than the other way around. FEATURES • Smart start — recording waits for your first note • Auto-record with silence-based auto-stop • Saves to standard MIDI (.mid) — opens in any DAW, sequencer, or notation app • Works with Bluetooth MIDI (BLE) and USB MIDI devices • Start and stop recording with a pedal of your choice (sustain, sostenuto, or soft) • Built-in metronome with optional count-in • Plays recordings back through the same device • Live staff view — the notes you play appear on a musical staff in real time • Chord analysis — chord names appear as you play and during playback, in plain (maj7, m, dim) or jazz (Δ, −, °, ø) notation • Automatic key detection — recognizes the key of what you're playing • Recordings save to the app's folder — browse and export them in the Files app • Mark your favorite takes WHY I MADE THIS I'm a developer and a musician who improvises often. I got tired of losing good ideas to forgotten moments, so I built MIDI Recorder for myself. I use it every day and keep developing it. That's also why every feature is free, and will stay free. An optional in-app purchase removes the ad banner, but no functionality is ever locked behind a paywall — not now, not later. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 16 or newer • A BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) MIDI device or a USB MIDI device (most modern digital keyboards)