OCR scanned sheet music with Claude Code
A user has Claude Code read scanned sheet music, saying it beats other OCR software they've used, though the process is still a bit clunky. ·
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- What they did
- Erica Fischer posted a short note, with a video attached, about using Claude Code to run OCR on scanned sheet music. The post doesn't describe the setup, the steps the agent took, or where she stepped in. The video may show the workflow.
- How it went
- She says it reads scanned sheet music better than any other software she has used, but calls the process a little clunky. The post gives no numbers or examples of errors.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Read the scanned sheet music files in [folder path] and transcribe each one into [format, e.g. MusicXML, ABC notation, or MIDI]. Save one output file per scan in [output folder], and flag any measures you were unsure about in a short notes file. When all scans are converted, give me a list of what you made and which spots need my review.
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Source: Bluesky · Nov 12, 2026
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