To access PDF scores you need a Professional subscription to PlayScore 2.  Please tap the Store button to see options for your country.

Any good quality high resolution PDF score should play well.  Most published PDF scores are of good quality.  There is also an enormous number of printed/engraved music available free online, on sites like IMSLP.  Not all of this music is well enough scanned, but most is.  It is well worth selecting the best out of those available.

To open a PDF score on an iOS device:

  • If you have a PDF in Safari or in an email, choose Export and then Copy to PlayScore 2

  • To play a PDF from iCloud, go to the Documents screen and tap the import icon bottom left.  Then navigate to the PDF

To open a PDF score on an Android device:

  • On the Documents screen tap the import button lower right, and navigate to your PDF. You will be able to access any installed file system such as Google Drive or Dropbox
  • If you have received the PDF by email, or you can see your PDF in another app such as Messages or on SLACK, tap the PDF icon, and when the ‘Open with’ screen appears choose PlayScore

When the PDF has opened, PlayScore 2 shows a row of page thumbnails.  Tap Done to go ahead and play up to 11 pages; PlayScore 2 will just ignore title and contents pages.  If it’s a long document with many pages you can select a range.

  • Tap just above the page you want first

  • Tap just below the page you want last

NB if your score contains transposing instruments you will need to turn on the Auto transpose feature.  Tap the cogwheel Cogwheel and tap Auto transposition.

If PlayScore 2 has trouble playing your PDF it may be out of focus, poorly scanned or low resolution.  If it came from IMSLP there are often several alternatives.  If there are some mistakes or the score is dense, try adjusting Sampling on the Document settings (tap the cogwheel Cog).  The best setting depends on the individual score and can be found with a little trial and error.  If the score is faint and the individual staves of a system are being played separately rather than as one, try moving the Image slider to the left.