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NeuralNote vs Basic Pitch: catalog facts
NeuralNote	Basic Pitch
Best for: Producers who want to turn recorded parts or full mixes into editable MIDI inside their DAW	Best for: Musicians who want to turn a hummed or played idea into MIDI quickly
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free to use and open source, made by Spotify.
Windows, macOS	Web
Transcription runs locally, so audio never leaves the machine Multi-instrument transcription of full mixes in v2 All 4 strengths for NeuralNote Transcription runs locally, so audio never leaves the machine Multi-instrument transcription of full mixes in v2 Works as VST3, AU or a standalone app Accepts live recording or dropped audio files	Free with no sign-up needed Detects pitch bends, not just notes All 4 strengths for Basic Pitch Free with no sign-up needed Detects pitch bends, not just notes Works on recordings of almost any single instrument Source code is public
v2 has no installers yet and must be built from source No Linux support yet All 3 limitations for NeuralNote v2 has no installers yet and must be built from source No Linux support yet Tested on only a few machines and GPUs so far	Designed for one instrument at a time, not full mixes Output usually needs manual cleanup in a DAW
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for NeuralNote github.com/DamRsn/NeuralNote Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Basic Pitch basicpitch.spotify.com Catalog checked September 26, 2026

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