Create a new handpan notation

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What does that mean?Beat subdivisions means whether the beats are counted as "one, two" or "one and two and" or "one e and a two".
Possible values are: 1 = "one, two" (quarter notes), 2 = "one and two" (eigth notes), 3 = dotted eigths, 4 = "one e & a" (sixteenth notes)

Public notations

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AboutThis Handpan Notation Tool enables you to easily and intuitively create and share musical notations for the handpan instrument.
All you need to know in order to work with the editor is to know how to count your rhythm. A more intuitive approach could be to directly tap it on the virtual player which will guide you with a metronome and automatically notate your performance. You can also import MIDI files which will be automatically translated into the notation system.
The notations are presented in a clear and simple visual style with no distractions, using the most universaly agreed upon symbols for percussive sounds plus a system for representing notes with numbers matching the actual layout of any instrument (Ding is 0, 1 is the lowest note of the layout and the rest of the tonefields are counted in ascending manner).
Saved notations can be played back with real handpan sounds. The playback is currently limited to the D Kurd scale, but the notation system itself can acomodate any handpan scale, variant and layout. Besides the set of universaly agreed upon symbols and note numbers which are the default here, you can use actual note names or even your own custom symbols.
You can print/save your notations as pdf for offline usage or sharing, or overlay the running notation on top of your own videos.
There is a built in metronome that will also help you with your practice.
Notations are private by default, viewable only by you, but you can also save your best notations as a public - viewable by everyone. You can easily share notations from your private library with your friends or students via a special sharable link which will give access to view, replay or fork the shared notation only to those who possess the link.
The chord helper tool will help you explore and learn the most important chords that you can play on your instrument. It can work with any handpan scale and layout.
Use this tool for structured practice, for saving your musical ideas even when you are away from your instrument, for sharing compositions and practice excercises with friends and students.
It is completely free, no tracking, no data collection, no ads.
Enjoy and share!
(Version: 0.9, 20261022)
Privacy Notice
Last updated: 20260915
The Handpan Notation Tool ("we", "the app") is a free tool for creating and sharing handpan notations. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the service.

What we collect
- Account data: your email address and a securely hashed password, if you register.
- Your notations: the notations you create and choose to save, publicly or privately.
- Display preferences: optional settings like theme or notation colors, tied to your account.
- Password reset: a temporary, expiring reset token, if you request one - used only to send you a reset link by email.
- Session cookie: a strictly necessary cookie that keeps you logged in and protects forms from forgery. It contains no tracking identifier and is not shared with anyone.

What we do NOT do
- No analytics, no advertising, no tracking or profiling scripts of any kind.
- No cookies other than the one strictly necessary session cookie described above.
- No sale or sharing of your data with third parties for marketing or advertising.
- No use of your notations or account data beyond providing the service to you.

Legal basis and retention
We process this data to provide the service you have requested (performance of a contract) and, where applicable, to keep the service secure. Your account data and notations are kept for as long as your account exists, and deleted when you delete your account or ask us to.

Your rights
Under the GDPR, you can ask us to access, correct, delete, or export your data, or object to how it is processed. To do so, contact us at support@handpannotation.net. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.