In claude.ai and the Claude apps
- Open Settings → Connectors. Find ScanSing in the directory, or choose Add custom connector and enter
https://mcp.scansing.app/mcp. - Select Connect. A ScanSing sign-in page opens.
- Enter your email and open the link we send. A new email gets an account with 20 free pages a month. If you already have a key (
omr_…), sign in with it instead. - Back in Claude, ask about a score. Give it a link to a PDF or image, or attach a small image.
On a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner may need to add the connector for the organisation first.
In Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http scansing https://mcp.scansing.app/mcpThen run /mcp, pick scansing and sign in the same way. Claude Code can also send files from your computer: it asks ScanSing for a one-time upload link and sends the file with curl.
What you can ask
- Transcribe this score to MusicXML: https://scansing.app/assets/scores/hosanna.pdf
- What key and time signature is it in, and what is the alto's range?
- Give me just the tenor part, a tone lower.
- Make a MIDI of the soprano line so I can practise.
How accurate it is
On eight clean engraved scores ScanSing read 99.0% of notes right, against 96.7% for PlayScore 2 and 71.8% for Audiveris. The comparison has every score, the method and where ScanSing loses.
Pages and limits
PDF, PNG, JPEG, HEIC (iPhone photos), TIFF and WebP, up to 30 MB and 40 pages. Printed, engraved music reads best; handwritten scores are not supported. A page takes about 10 seconds, a long PDF a few minutes. Only recognising spends pages; describing, extracting a part, transposing and MIDI work on the stored result and are free. Free: 20 pages a month for a new email; Starter $9 for 300 pages a month; Pro $29 for 1,500. Details on the connector page.
Questions
Do I need a paid Claude plan?
Which connectors you can add depends on your Claude plan; Settings → Connectors shows what yours allows. Claude Code works with the command above.
Can Claude read a PDF on my computer?
In claude.ai, give it a link to the file, or attach a small image. In Claude Code, files on your computer work: it uploads them through a one-time link.
What does it cost?
A new email gets 20 pages a month, without a card. After that, Starter is $9 for 300 pages a month and Pro $29 for 1,500. Only recognising spends pages.
What does ScanSing see?
Only what a tool is given: the score or its address, and the options. It does not see your conversation, and scores are not used to train models.
How do I disconnect?
In Claude's Settings → Connectors, or on your account page, where every connected app is listed.
