Musopen
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Musopen, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Musopen's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | Free | 5 music downloads per day · lossless audio · early access to music · unlimited Studio students · student-session audio · automated invoicing |
| Member | $55 a year | unlimited downloads · lossless audio · early access to music · unlimited Studio students · student-session audio · automated invoicing · $55 /year |
The facts
Each one read from Musopen's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adagio
- Adagio is a web studio-management app with student records, lesson and performance scheduling, homework assignment and billing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Adagio payments
- Adagio supports online credit card payments, billing reminders, payment tracking, and automated cancellation policies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The official pages reviewed provide no public API reference, SDK package or developer integration documentation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Musopen says its mission is to increase access to music education with free recordings, sheet music, apps, and educational materials.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Commercial reuse
- The FAQ says genuinely public-domain works may be used commercially, while warning users to verify each work's status.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Copyright guidance
- Musopen explains that public-domain status differs by country and that a composition and its recording can have separate copyrights.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data safety
- Google Play reports no third-party data sharing, possible collection of personal information, app activity and performance data, encryption in transit and deletion requests.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer address
- Google Play lists the developer address as 5227 Shirley Ave, Tarzana, California, United States.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Official support material consists mainly of FAQ, terms, privacy and feature pages; no versioned technical documentation or changelog is linked from the main site.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Educational resources
- Musopen offers music-education resources for teachers and students.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding criticism
- The 2010 Ars Technica report said Musopen funding had been sporadic and that some musicians feared freely released recordings could harm orchestral licensing revenue.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding news
- Ars Technica reported on September 13, 2010 that Musopen's Kickstarter had exceeded $41,000 toward an $11,000 orchestral-recording goal.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: connectivity
- Reviewers repeatedly complain that Practice requires internet access for sessions and statistics, limiting offline use.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: goals
- An App Store reviewer reported that entering a 120-minute goal caused the app to mark it complete after two minutes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: reliability
- Reviewers report update-related breakage, missing feeds, recordings that fail to play, spinning screens and slow responses from the developer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: timer and history
- Reviewers report timers stopping when the app is minimized or locked and annual progress resets that lose lifetime totals.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mission
- Musopen provides recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android availability
- Practice by Musopen is rated Everyone, has 10K+ downloads and was updated October 1, 2026 on Google Play.checked 15 Oct 2026
- iOS requirements
- The App Store lists Practice as iPhone-only, free, 60.7 MB and age-rated 4+.checked 15 Oct 2026
- macOS player
- Moonlight is described as a free, open-source music player for macOS with no account, telemetry, or nag screens.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company type
- Musopen identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in San Francisco, California.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- The official homepage states that Musopen was founded in 2012.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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