What is Scorefolio?
Scorefol.io is a platform for composers, built by composers, and designed to give composers a dynamic and compelling way to document their music portfolios. It offers an innovative media player that automatically adapts to whatever musical documentation you have, making it a singular, centralized place to host all your audio, scores, and videos.
Scorefol.io is not just a hosting service though, it's a place to create media itself. Join thousands of composers in building AWESOME documentation that makes your music stick out, get views, and compete in a growing attention economy, by cropping, masking, and synchronizing your scores with recordings to create "score videos" using our built-in video editor.
Now, you can take your portfolio further by converting it into a custom website—complete with pages, blog posts, image galleries, and more—through a simple domain purchase or transfer. In 2025, Scorefol.io is launching a digital marketplace where you can sell your scores directly with no added platform fees, making it a one-stop toolkit for every modern composer!
Who uses Scorefolio?
Scorefol.io is designed for a diverse range of composers. From seasoned professionals and emerging artists to student composers and educators, scorefol.io offers valuable tools for every stage of a composer's career. Our partners include institutions like Harvard University, Stanford University, and UCSD, as well as numerous publishers and other organizations within the music community, demonstrating the platform's broad appeal.
If you're currently paying for a combination of website hosting, media platforms (e.g., SoundCloud Pro / Scribd / Vimeo), online hosting (e.g., GoDaddy / SquareSpace), video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere / Final Cut Pro) for creating score videos, or self-publishing, then Scorefol.io is the perfect 1-shot solution. It consolidates these often costly and disparate services into a single, comprehensive online platform, made specifically for composers.
Signing In
Sign in with your email address. If this is your first time signing in, a new free user account will automatically be created using that email.
You will then receive an email containing a six digit verification code. Enter this code into Scorefol.io to log in.
IMPORTANT:
A standard Scorefol.io account is for individual composers only. Multi-user access is available only through custom priced plans, which are negotiated separately. You may only upload scores, audio, video, or embedded links that are your original creations or for which you own the copyright and world-wide distribution rights. Copyright infringement will result in permanent account termination. Copyright holders may also pursue legal action independently.
Account Settings
Account Settings lets you manage your profile information, contact preferences, account credentials, subscription, and account deletion.
1. Profile: Customize your public profile.
- Photo: Upload/replace your profile picture.
- Info: Add your First Name, Last Name, Nationality (optional), and a Bio (optional).
- Privacy: Hide your profile page (public works remain searchable).
- Links: Add up to four external links like your website, or YouTube channel.
- Save: Save your changes.
2. Settings: Manage your account preferences.
- Contact: Allow/disallow other users from contacting you (email visible only upon reply).
- Email: Change your email address (requires re-login and updating linked accounts).
- Update Email: Confirm and save your new email.
3. @Handle: Manage your unique identifier.
- Update: Change your custom handle name. Your composer page is at scorefol.io/@yourhandle.
- Submit: Save your new handle. You can only change your handle once every 7 days.
4. Subscription: Manage your plan.
- Plan: View your current plan (Free, Premium, Pro).
- Manage: Upgrade or downgrade your subscription.
5. Delete Account: Permanently delete your account.
- Confirmation Text: Type "Permanently delete" to confirm.
- Delete Account: Permanently delete your account (irreversible).
Supported File Types
Scorefolio's media player will adapt to the type of media you upload. Here are all the possible combinations.
- pdf score file → pdf score viewer
- audio file (mp3,wav,flac,aiff) → waveform audio player
- pdf + audio file →
- asynchronous score video (listener manually flips the score slides)
- synchronous score video (score slides are synchronized to the audio)
- mp4 video file → video player
- embed link (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Spotify) → embeddable media player
- no uploaded file, just a title → catalog entry
Quick Start
To get started, click on the New Work button located in the top-right menu bar, while logged in. Drag-and-drop your audio and/or score in the boxed upload area. You can always add a recording or score later if you don't have the media on hand.
Once both audio and score files have been accepted, click on the Submit button to proceed. Do not close your browser window while the files are uploading.
Edit your work's details, including the videos' thumbnail and filters so that your video is searchable on our Discover Page. Click Save when finished.
Congratulations, you've just created an asynchronous score video! The audio and score are decoupled, meaning they play independently. Listeners can advance through the score at their own pace using the on-screen controls, by clicking or tapping the left and right edges of the score (notice the blue arrow below), or by using the left and right arrow keys on their keyboard. The audio will continue playing without interruption.
Crop Slides (Premium)
With a Premium account, you can crop your score pages using our built-in tool. This allows you to remove excess whitespace or crop system by system, matching the style of score videos on the Score Follower YouTube Channel.
Click the "Crop Slides" button to open the cropping interface. This can be accessed from either the dashboard or the Edit Info page (see picture below).
Select the pages you want to Crop from the left side panel. Adjust the cropping box and click on Crop. Your cropped systems will appear labeled in red underneath the original full page on the right side panel.
The cropper automatically detects musical systems on each page to simplify cropping. While generally accurate, detection can be less reliable with scores that have very closely spaced systems. You can manually select a system by pressing the corresponding number key on your keyboard. If you find the auto-detect system boxes distracting, uncheck the "Show Bounding Boxes" option to hide them.
Sort Slides
After cropping, organize your slides using the three tabs on the right-side panel, which is shared between the Cropper and Video Editor interfaces: Slides, Notes, and Hidden. To categorize your slides, you can either drag and drop them or use the buttons in the (...) submenu next to each slide:
- Slides: Pages you want displayed in your score video.
- Notes: Program notes pages ("Add to Notes" button).
- Hidden: Pages you don't want displayed ("Hide Slide" button).
If you've cropped a page into individual systems, hide the original full page. The "Hide All Uncropped Pages" button (located near the auto-detect system buttons) automatically moves all uncropped pages to the "Hidden" tab.
For cleaner cropped slides, you can apply additional white masks by clicking on the "Add Mask" button (see highlighted blue box in the example image above). This allows you to erase any conflicting system lines, symbols, or text that might be distracting.
Edit Video
To begin creating your score video, click the "Edit Score Video" button. This button is located on both the dashboard and the Edit Work Details page.
Once the video editor is open, choose the workflow that suits you best from these four methods:
1. Real-Time Drop (ENTER Key)
This is the most popular method for quickly syncing slides with the music. First, select the top slide in the right-hand column (use the top arrow button for quick navigation, as shown). A grey highlight indicates the selected slide. As the audio plays, press ENTER to drop the selected slide at the current timestamp. The slide will move to the bottom of the list, and the next slide will be automatically queued.
2. Drop Slide Button
Pause the video in the editor. Click the "Drop Slide" button that appears. This adds the current slide to your video at that point in time.
3. Drag and Drop
Simply drag a slide from the right-hand column and drop it directly onto the timeline.
The timeline provides a visual representation of your score video, allowing for precise control over slide timing and positioning.
You can click and drag individual slide thumbnails within the timeline to adjust their timing and order. When you select a slide in the timeline, it will also be automatically selected in the slide list on the right. Use the zoom controls to zoom in for finer adjustments or zoom out for a broader overview of your video. The playbar cursor and the timeline are synchronized, so any changes you make on the timeline are immediately reflected in the video's playback position. For added convenience, you have access to Undo and Redo buttons, as well as a "Reset Slide" option which returns the selected slide to the top of the unassigned slides list on the right-hand panel.
4. Manual Timestamp
For precise control, you can edit the timestamp directly in the slide thumbnail in the right-hand column. This lets you specify exactly when the slide should appear. Below the timestamp, you'll find nudge buttons (backward and forward arrows, as shown) that shift the slide's timing by 1/3 of a second in either direction for even finer adjustments.
The "..." (three-dot highlighted in green) menu offers additional tools for managing your score video. These include:
- Copy All Timestamps: Copies all slide timestamps as text, which you can paste into a document for later use (e.g., recreating slide positions).
- Add Slide: Adds a new slide. Only JPEG, PNG, and WEBP image files are supported.
Each individual slide also has its own "..." menu (highlighted in blue) with the following options:
- Crop: Opens the cropper for the selected slide.
- Duplicate: Creates a copy of the selected slide (useful for scores with repetitions).
- Move to Notes/Hide: Moves the slide to the Notes or Hidden tab.
- Replace Slide: Replaces the selected slide with a new image file (JPEG, PNG, or WEBP).
Continue adding slides until your video is complete. The editor automatically saves your progress, but your changes won't be saved permanently until you click the "Publish" button.
Publish Video
When you're satisfied with your score video, click the "Publish" button to save your final version and make it available. Note that while your work is automatically saved as you edit, clicking "Publish" creates the final, shareable version. Use the dropdown menu to select the visibility of your video: "Public" (visible to everyone) or "Private" (only visible to you).
Download Video
Ready to share your score video? You can download it as an MP4 file. The "Download" button is available in both the Video Editor and the Edit Work Details page.
Clicking it will take you to the download page, where you can customize your video:
- Orientation & Quality: Choose between Desktop and Mobile orientations, at 1080p or 4K resolutions.
- Dark Mode: Enabling Dark Mode will invert the colors of your video.
- Clipping: This handy feature lets you create short clips from your video—perfect for sharing on social media. You can even use it to easily remove sections you don't want, like applause at the end of a performance.
- Include Notes: If you've added slides to the Notes tab, be sure to check this box to automatically include those notes at the end of your final video.
After making your selections, click "Render Video." Once the rendering process is finished, a download button will appear, allowing you to save the MP4 file to your computer.
Playlists (Premium)
Create and manage unlimited playlists of your favorite works. Liking a work (by clicking the heart button) automatically adds it to your "Favorites" playlist. Adding a work to any other playlist is simple:
- Go to the page of the work you want to add.
- Click the "Add to Playlist" button.
- Create a new playlist from this menu, or add the work to an existing one.
You can manage all your playlists from the main menu. From there, you can:
- Change the order of your playlists.
- Share your playlists with friends by copying and sharing the link.
- Control who can see your playlists by setting them to Public or Private.
Go Premium for Automatic Playlists: Upgrade to a premium account to automatically create playlists from your advanced search results! See below for more.
Advanced Search (Premium)
Premium members enjoy access to our powerful faceted search. Quickly find the works you're looking for by filtering by composer name, instrumentation, year of composition, and more. This modern and intuitive interface lets you narrow down your search results in seconds.
