Piano From Above is a program that turns learning the piano into a videogame. You can open any MIDI file and simply play the notes as they fall.
Platforms
- Windows
United States
Synthesia AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Piano Trainers
The best Piano Trainer alternative to Synthesia is Piano From Above, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Synthesia and 19 are Piano Trainers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Piano Trainer alternatives to Synthesia are Musicope, Linthesia, playsheet and Piano Marvel.
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Alternatives list
- 19 Piano From Above alternatives
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Czechia
EU
Linthesia is a game. A game of playing music! You only need a MIDI file to play, and a MIDI keyboard (or your PC keyboard). It's a fork of Synthesia, which only runs on Windows and OS X. Linthesia is for GNU/Linux.
Platforms
- Linux
Turn sheet music into a rhythm game! Playsheet lets you upload your own music, and play along with a MIDI keyboard connection with timing feedback.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Australia
+4
Discover interactive piano and drum lessons with Piano Marvel's grading, trophies, and a song library. Perfect for beginners to pros, offering solo, or teacher-guided learning with feedback, making music education engaging and thorough. Accessible on various devices.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- iPad
- United States
+7
29 PianoBooster alternativesPiano Booster lets you practice and play the piano alongside a scrolling music stave. It's an open-source, cross-platform tool that works with MIDI keyboards as input. Play along and receive an accuracy reading to let you know how you're doing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
32 Flowkey alternativesComprehensive online piano training platform with interactive, step-by-step lessons, real-time feedback, synchronized video and sheet music, genre and difficulty filters, song saving, and live performances from professionals, all requiring just a tablet or fast laptop.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- iPhone
- Android
Germany- EU
+9
29 Perfect Piano alternativesPerfect Piano is a smartphone app designed to teach players how to play and record piano songs of their own using their smartphone. There are many plugins to allow you to change the sound of the piano to things like a guitar, harp, and cello.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
China
+9
33 Playground Sessions alternativesOffers interactive piano lessons with real-time feedback, color-coded notes, games with levels and rewards, friend-based competition, shareable scores and recordings, practice statistics tracking, backing track play-along, popular songs library, and MIDI keyboard support.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- United States
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Interactive piano-learning web app. Runs in all modern browsers. Plays all MIDI files & supports MIDI devices as input.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Germany
- EU
HDpiano is the Home of The Hybrid Piano Lesson. A merger of game-like graphics and one-on-on expert instruction, HDpiano is being viewed once every second on YouTube, making them the leading piano tutorial provider on the web. More at HDpiano.com.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
A tool to help when learning to play the piano. The notes to play are falling towards the corresponding piano key. It requires a MIDI keyboard.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
