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The problem for anyone who works with sheet music
Duplicate songs and scores, an organization pattern hard for others to understand, manually moving files between computers, and other computers with the wrong version of the music. Ottavada fixes exactly that.
Who is Ottavada for?
For conductors, musicians and orchestras that deal with sheet music every day.
How does Ottavada do it?
You point to the folder where your songs and scores are, and Ottavada does the rest. That way, Ottavada molds to how you organize your scores, not the other way around. Your files never leave their place: nothing is moved, renamed or deleted without your order. And if one day you want to stop using it? Just uninstall. Your folders and files stay exactly where they have always been.
Organization
Find any sheet music in seconds.
Find and remove duplicates you never noticed
Ottavada scans your repertoire and reveals repeated songs or sheet music that went unnoticed, keeping your repertoire free of duplicates.
Find anything with incredible ease
Search by name and/or filter by category, composer and arranger. Perfect for large repertoires.
World-standard score order
When you open a piece, sheet music appears in standard order: woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboards, harp and strings. The same "Standard Orchestral Score Order" used worldwide.
Favorites
Mark as favorites the pieces you use the most and find them easily in the favorites section.
Sync
One app. Two modes: Manage and Consult.
Manage mode: full control
Add, edit and remove pieces and sheet music. Use a score as a base to create another. Decide what goes to Consult mode and what stays only with you.
Consult mode: read-only, zero risk
Quick reference for the rehearsal room. Files can only be viewed, with no risk of someone accidentally deleting or changing a score.
Sync free via Google Drive or Koofr
No subscription fees (unless you need more space than the free plans support). Files are compressed before upload, taking up less space and syncing faster.
PC formatted? Back in 1 click
Switched machines or formatted the computer? Ottavada makes an automatic backup every hour, keeping the 10 most recent. Your folders, files and Ottavada information are saved. One click and everything is back in place, in the same folders as before.
Freedom
Your files, your rules. No lock-in.
Your files, your rules
Ottavada does not rename folders or files and does not impose proprietary formats. The only exception is when you choose to move a piece or score to the trash.
Uninstalled? Your sheet music stays
If one day you decide to stop using it, your sheet music stays exactly where it was, organized, accessible, and with no dependency on Ottavada.
You decide what goes to Consult mode
Not every score needs to go to Consult mode. You choose: send, don't send or ignore. Draft scores stay only with you until they're ready to go to your other computers.
Works offline at rehearsal
Sheet music is saved on your computer. Access everything even without internet during rehearsal. Fast, reliable, and no cloud dependency when it matters most.
More perks
Small details that make all the difference.
In 6 languages, from Brazil to Germany
Available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. For orchestras, bands and musicians worldwide.
Truly free. No catch.
100% free, no subscription, no limit on pieces, no ads and no proprietary server to maintain.
Always evolving
Ottavada is in early stages, but receives frequent improvements. New features, fixes and languages are added based on user requests.
No server, no PC on 24/7
Other tools require a computer running all the time as a server. Ottavada doesn't: each computer talks directly to the cloud provider (Koofr or Google Drive). No need to maintain or hire a server to use Ottavada.
Limitations
With great benefits come great limitations
Ottavada is not perfect, and understanding that is the first step to making the most of it. The good news: today's limitations already have planned solutions, so future versions should reduce or eliminate them for good.
You need to create the folders yourself
Ottavada doesn't organize your files for you, it reads what you already have. To add a new piece, the manual work is yours: create the folder, give it a name and put the sheet music inside. Only then Ottavada kicks in. Simple, but it's still your step.
Moved a folder? You need to tell Ottavada
Ottavada stores the address of each indexed folder. If you move or rename a piece's folder, it loses the path and you need to index it again so it can find it. Not complicated, but an extra step to remember.
Two computers in Manage mode at the same time? Avoid it
The cloud is the bridge between your computers. If two Manage mode computers sync at the same time, they can interfere with each other, one overwriting what the other sent. So the recommendation is clear: use one Manage mode computer at a time.
Sync needs internet
Exchanging music between computers depends on the connection. Without internet, Consult mode keeps working with everything already downloaded, but nothing new arrives until the connection is back.
It's a new tool: takes some getting used to
Like anything new, Ottavada needs an adjustment period: understanding the two modes, what "allow sending" means, how to index. Nothing out of this world, but good to know before you start.
Need help?
Browse step-by-step guides or ask our assistant at the bottom-right of the screen.
Read the documentation
How to install, set up and use Ottavada from scratch, with step-by-step guides.