The home of handpan tablatures

Guitar has tabs. Piano has sheet music. Now handpan has Notepan — learn your favorite songs, write your own ideas, and share your creations with players around the world.

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Tab Library

Discover your next favorite handpan song

Explore a growing library of 400+ handpan tablatures, from iconic songs to community creations. Easily find music that matches your instrument and skill level with filters for scale, difficulty, artist and category.

Transposition

Don't let your scale limit you

Not every song was written for your scale. Notepan's transposition tools convert any tablature to your handpan in a few clicks — finding the best possible note matching, even when a perfect transposition is not possible.

Tablature Editor

Turn your ideas into music

Create your own tablatures with powerful yet intuitive editing tools. Manage time signatures, tempo changes, subdivisions, sections, annotations and note nuances with a notation system designed specifically for handpan.

Virtual handpan

Explore the possibilities of your instrument

Create a virtual version of your handpan with its exact notes and layout. Explore available chords, visualize note relationships and gain a deeper understanding of your instrument.

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Why handpan players love Notepan

This software is really amazing! It has changed my way of learning new patterns and playing handpan tremendously. I learn faster, play more fluently and really enjoy it. And the customer service? Excellent. Questions are answered very quickly and attentively by the developer himself.

James

Today I can say that I use Notepan almost every day and it has made me a better player. Between my own compositions and those from the Notepan library, I now have more than an hour of repertoire I can play reliably.

Doctor Bucketman

When I'm just fooling around with the handpan, I usually end up with similar patterns I always do, but when trying to compose with Notepan, I can try out patterns and grooves that I'm not familiar with. [...] It is a very efficient tool for working on ideas and compose a full song out of it.

Peter Bodnar

The handpan tool you've been missing

We've all faced those challenges

"I feel like I'm playing the same patterns all the time."
"There are so many songs I'd love to learn, but I have no idea where to find the notes."
"I spend hours replaying videos at low speed just to figure out a few notes."
"I come up with great melodies but forget them by the next day."
"I wish there was an easier way to write down and share my compositions."

Here's how Notepan solves them

400+ tablatures to discover new patterns, grooves and styles
The most iconic handpan songs, all tabbed and ready to play
Write down your ideas in Notepan before they're gone forever
A common, simple and intuitive language for handpan music
Share your tabs or export them as PDF — teaching, collaborating and sharing ideas has never been easier

For every player

Whether you're a casual player, performer, teacher, composer or professional artist, Notepan supports every stage of your handpan journey.

Beginner-friendly

Notepan's notation system is designed to be picked up in minutes — no music theory knowledge needed.

Works with any scale

Create your exact instrument and transpose tabs to your handpan. Compatible with handpans, Neotone, RAV Vast and other tongue drums.

Built by a handpan player, for handpan players

Hi, I'm Maxence, the creator and developer behind Notepan. I started playing handpan in late 2020 after years of playing guitar. As a guitarist, tools like Guitar Pro were an essential part of my learning journey. Playing songs I love has always been my favorite way to learn, and tabs made that process incredibly easy. When I switched to handpan and realized there was no equivalent tool, I immediately felt something was missing. To solve this for myself, I started transcribing handpan videos into spreadsheets using a simple notation system that I refined over time. My collection of personal tabs quickly grew, and I began to realize that if it was useful to me, it might be useful to other players as well. That's how the idea for Notepan was born. The funny thing is, I wasn't even a developer when I started this project. Software development is a passion I discovered along the way, and today I'm grateful to combine both of my passions to build tools that help the handpan community.

Frequently asked questions

Absolutely! Notepan includes a free plan with access to selected tablatures, PDF export, handpan creation tools and chord visualization. Every new account also includes 30 days of Premium access to explore all features.

Notepan is currently available on Windows and macOS. Mobile and tablet versions are actively being developed and will be released in the future. Your account and data are synced in the cloud, so you can simply sign in to access your library, instruments and tablatures from any supported device.

Yes, Notepan can be used with handpans, Neotone instruments, RAV Vast and other tongue drums. Since these instruments are played in a similar way, the app's notation system and learning tools work equally well for all of them.

Notepan is currently available in English and French, with additional languages planned for future updates.

Yes. Notepan was designed to make handpan music accessible to everyone, especially beginners. Its simple and intuitive notation system, combined with interactive playback tools, makes it easy to hear, understand and learn songs — even without any music theory knowledge.

Yes. While some features require an internet connection — such as browsing and downloading tablatures from the Tab Library — all editing, transposition and playback tools can be used offline. You can also save any tablature from the library to your personal tabs, allowing you to access and practice it even when you're offline.

Not yet — automatic transcription is a feature we'd love to add in the future. For now, tabs are written manually, either by the Notepan team or by community members. The good news is that the editor is designed to make manual transcription as fast and intuitive as possible.

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