Downloads
Synthesia 10.9 no longer supports your operating system. Check the All Versions list to find one that does.
The Original Piano Practice App
| Synthesia 10.9 | Dec 2022 | Windows 7 (64-bit) | macOS 10.9 |
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| Synthesia 10.8 | Sep 2021 | Windows 7 | macOS 10.9 |
| Synthesia 10.7 | Feb 2021 | Windows 7 | macOS 10.9 |
| Synthesia 10.6 | Sep 2019 | Windows 7 | macOS 10.8 |
| Synthesia 10.5.1 | Jan 2019 | Windows Vista | macOS 10.8 |
| Synthesia 10.5 | Nov 2018 | Windows Vista | macOS 10.8 |
| Synthesia 10.4 | Nov 2017 | Windows Vista | macOS 10.8 |
| Synthesia 10.3 | Sep 2016 | Windows Vista | macOS 10.7 |
| Synthesia 10.2 | Aug 2015 | Windows XP | macOS 10.6 |
| Synthesia 10.1 | Jan 2015 | Windows XP | macOS 10.6 |
| Synthesia 10 | Dec 2014 | Windows XP | macOS 10.6 |
| Synthesia 9 | Oct 2013 | Windows XP | macOS 10.6 |
More Apps
| Synthesia Video Creator 10.4 | Nov-2017 | 32-bit Windows Vista | macOS 10.8 |
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| NOTE : The 10.4 version of Synthesia (from the «All Versions» section above) should be used alongside the Video Creator for configuring songs and settings. If you receive a message at startup that says » Synthesia must be unlocked on this computer to use the Synthesia Video Creator» try unlocking in Synthesia 10.4 instead of the latest version! | |||
| The Video Creator sometimes has trouble running on certain systems for reasons we haven’t been able to track down. This tool will return soon—with new features—built right into Synthesia itself. | |||
About Synthesia
Synthesia is a game that can help you learn how to play the piano using falling notes.
Synthesia lowers the barrier to entry for beginners. You can get started immediately without knowing how to read sheet music. Playing songs right away provides great motivation to stick with the piano where you can learn traditional sheet music notation over time as you go along, should you choose to.
Synthesia is also great for more experienced players. It’s a nice platform for quickly sight-reading a new piece, and nearly any song can be found in the MIDI or MusicXML formats that Synthesia understands. Synthesia is also a nice companion tool for daily practice to complement piano lessons. The scoring and progression systems help keep track of personal growth on each piece.
How it Works
Watch the notes fall and follow along. Or, connect a piano and join in the fun.
Synthesia shows each song as a series of falling notes or sheet music so you can follow along easily.
If you connect a musical keyboard (using USB or MIDI), Synthesia listens to your playing and helps you learn any song.
Don’t have a digital piano? Check out some that we recommend.
Synthesia Can Play Any Song
Synthesia uses standard MIDI or MusicXML songs.
We chose open, industry standard file formats that have been around forever because every music editing app can load and export them. We wanted as few roadblocks between you and your favorite music as possible.
Check out the Synthesia Music Store for the highest quality MIDI songs.
Finding high-quality songs in MIDI format can be challenging. So we decided to help solve the problem by creating full MIDI arrangements of your favorite songs.
Our goal is to give you the highest quality version of each song, at a super reasonable price. All songs are fully licensed by the original publisher for digital download. New songs are added often, so be sure to check back regularly!
Synthesia Runs Almost Everywhere
Any PC or Mac made in the last 10 years
The only requirement is graphics hardware that supports the OpenGL 2.0 standard (released in 2004).
An iPad running iOS 9.3 or later
Original iPad 1 users can still download an older version of Synthesia by following these instructions.
An Android tablet running Android 4.1 or later
Synthesia is best experienced on a tablet-sized device.
A compatible Chromebook with access to the Google Play app store
Google maintains a list of Chromebooks that can install Android apps from Google Play. Be sure to update your Chromebook to ChromeOS 65 or later to get support for connecting MIDI devices via USB.
Project History
Synthesia continues to evolve into the best practice tool for beginners and experienced players alike.
2006 The project is introduced as «Piano Hero». It doesn’t support musical keyboards yet and the site runs on donations. 2007 Requests for a Mac version prompt a donation drive to help us get Mac development hardware. A couple of articles help accomplish the goal on the first day!
Activision requests the name be changed to avoid confusion with Guitar Hero. A name contest is held. The name «Synthesia» wins.
The Mac version is released and the project is renamed to Synthesia at the same time.
2008 Persistent requests for a sheet music view prompt the creation of the Learning Pack: a paid upgrade that will include educational features and grow over time. Learning Pack sales replace the donation-based model. 2009 Synthesia continues to grow rapidly and add new features to both the free download and Learning Pack. 2010 In addition to regular releases, Synthesia is featured on the UK television show Strictly Come Dancing. 2011 Synthesia becomes the most popular way to produce piano tutorial videos online. 2012 Features are added to help educators use Synthesia as a teaching platform and create content more easily.
Synthesia makes its debut on the iPad.
2013 Synthesia goes international! Six display languages are added including Spanish, French, German, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Traditional Chinese.
The Music Store launches, providing the highest quality MIDI versions of popular songs anywhere.
2014 Custom hand assignments, dozens of major improvements, and new languages make for the largest update Synthesia has seen to date.
Synthesia is released for Android tablets, which means it’s now available in more places than it’s not.
2015 A series of How-to Guides are added to help users discover all of Synthesia’s powerful features.
More than 50 convenience improvements and fixes are added to make Synthesia friendlier and easier to use than ever.
2017 Synthesia continues to support new technologies like Windows 10 Bluetooth MIDI and the key lights on The ONE Smart Keyboard. 2018 Synthesia expands its platform support to compatible Chromebooks, making it much more widely available in classrooms around the world. 2021 After many years of being the most popular feature request, song recording makes its way to Synthesia via the simple, multi-track recorder.
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