Over the past few weeks, we've been rolling out quiet but meaningful improvements to how your scores are displayed on the page.
This update brings two major upgrades to the Editor: sharper notation and smarter formatting. Repeat barlines, clefs, and key or time signature changes now follow standard layout rules automatically. And thanks to improved vertical spacing logic, your scores make better use of the page.
If you'd like to learn more about the performance improvements that made this update possible:
Tutteo Team
More accurate notation
Repeat barlines are now correctly placed
Repeat barlines now appear after clefs, key signatures, and time signatures, exactly as they do in professionally engraved editions.
Correct repeat barline placement after clef and key signature.
Attributes at the end of systems
Key and time changes are now shown at the end of the previous system as well as the start of the next, so musicians can anticipate changes in advance.
Key and time signatures now shown before line break for better performance prep.
Attribute changes inside repeats
When a clef, key, or time signature changes within a repeat section, Flat now places the update between the repeat barlines.
Attribute changes correctly placed between repeat barlines.
Cleaner scores with smarter formatting
Make the most of your page space
Smarter vertical spacing between systems and staves means fewer empty gaps, more music per page, and a layout that looks both efficient and polished.
Articulations that flow with your music
Dynamics, accents, and other markings are now placed based on their alignment with the notes they belong to, keeping everything visually tighter and more intuitive to read.
Better placement of musical elements like accents and dynamic markings based on note alignment.
💬 Tell us what you think
This release focuses on the details that shape how music is read. What's coming next: more rendering improvements, a new toolbar, and new notations.
Send us your thoughts at hello@flat.io.
Professional engraving is no longer a finishing touch — it's part of every score you create with Flat.
Thanks for growing with us!