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Musopen
Musopen · San Francisco, California, United States · founded 2012
Plans and prices
Lite
Free
5 music downloads per day · lossless audio · early access to music · unlimited Studio students
Read 15 Oct 2026 · musopen.org
Member
$55a year
unlimited downloads · lossless audio · early access to music · unlimited Studio students
Read 15 Oct 2026 · musopen.org
On the record
- Adagio
- Adagio is a web studio-management app with student records, lesson and performance scheduling, homework assignment and billing.musopen.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Adagio payments
- Adagio supports online credit card payments, billing reminders, payment tracking, and automated cancellation policies.musopen.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Android availability
- Practice by Musopen is rated Everyone, has 10K+ downloads and was updated October 1, 2026 on Google Play.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The official pages reviewed provide no public API reference, SDK package or developer integration documentation.musopen.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Musopen says its mission is to increase access to music education with free recordings, sheet music, apps, and educational materials.musopen.org · read 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.musopen.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company type
- Musopen identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in San Francisco, California.musopen.org · read 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.musopen.org · read 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.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer address
- Google Play lists the developer address as 5227 Shirley Ave, Tarzana, California, United States.play.google.com · read 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.musopen.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Educational resources
- Musopen offers music-education resources for teachers and students.musopen.org · read 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.arstechnica.com · read 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.arstechnica.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- iOS requirements
- The App Store lists Practice as iPhone-only, free, 60.7 MB and age-rated 4+.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: connectivity
- Reviewers repeatedly complain that Practice requires internet access for sessions and statistics, limiting offline use.chrome-stats.com · read 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.apps.apple.com · read 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.chrome-stats.com · read 15 Oct 2026