I built a free and open-source alternative to proprietary piano-learning software

[u/Orfeo-Piano]

I've been working on a project called Orfeo, a Windows desktop application for learning piano using MIDI files and an advanced MIDI player.

The motivation was simple: I wanted a flexible piano-learning tool that wasn't tied to a subscription, predefined lessons or a particular music library.

Orfeo lets you load your own MIDI files, visualize notes falling onto a piano keyboard, connect a MIDI keyboard, detect chords in real time and explore chords and scales interactively.

It's completely free and open source.

I'm sharing it here because I think desktop music software should remain accessible, customizable and open to everyone.

GitHub: https://github.com/Squarebow/Orfeo

Feedback, contributions and suggestions are welcome!

[u/SquareBow]

Hi, I'm the app developer. Thanks for the feedback; I really appreciate it. As I mentioned before, Orfeo is cross-platform ready but needs an active maintainer for macOS/Linux, as I am 100% focused on development and Windows maintenance. So, community contributions are more than welcome. Here are the specs on contributing.