PDF versions of a piece

What is this?

Many pieces exist in several editions: with or without piano accompaniment, a tone higher or lower, as a full score or a single voice part. Instead of creating a separate entry for each edition, you upload them as versions of one and the same piece. Your sheet music list keeps a single entry — containing all PDF editions.

Each version has its own name (e.g. "With piano"), and one version is the default version: it opens first whenever someone views the piece.

How to add a version

1. Open the piece and click Edit – or choose ··· › New PDF version at the top right of the piece.
2. In the PDF versions section you see the existing versions as a list.
3. Click New version.
4. Give it a name that describes the version — e.g. “Without piano” or “One tone higher”.
5. Choose the PDF file and click Upload version.

The new version appears in the list right away. Use a version’s ··· menu to rename it, replace its file, download or delete it.

Setting the default version

The default version is the one that opens first when someone opens the piece — in the browser and in the app. You can recognise it by the Default label.

1. In the PDF versions section, open the ··· menu of the version you want.
2. Choose Set as default.

Switching versions while viewing

• In the browser: Open the piece. If there are several versions, you'll find a selector above the PDF preview to switch editions. The download button always fetches the currently selected edition.
• In the app: Open the piece and tap the title at the top or, in the dock, More → Version. If there are several versions, a picker opens — tap the edition you want. With only one version, you simply see the title as usual.

Annotations per version

Your personal markings, breath marks and notes always belong to exactly the version you drew them in. When you switch editions, you see that edition's annotations. Your markings always match the printed music — even if the editions have a different number of pages.

Good to know

• When replacing a version's PDF, you decide whether members' annotations for that edition are kept or deleted.
• Audio files, tags and event links belong to the piece, not to a single version — they apply to all editions.
• If you delete the default version, the next edition automatically becomes the default.