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Neanes is a free and open source scorewriter for notating Byzantine chant in Byzantine notation.
https://github.com/neanes/neanes

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Neanes is a free and open source scorewriter for notating Byzantine chant in Byzantine notation.

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# Neanes - A Byzantine Chant Scorewriter

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Neanes (pronounced neh-ah-ness) is a free and open source scorewriter for notating Byzantine Chant.

Demo Screen

## Features

- WYSIWYG design
- Rapid entry of neumes and lyrics
- Automatic alignment of supporting neumes (i.e. fthoras, accidentals, klasmas, gorgons, et al)
- Automatic calculation of martyria
- Print or export to PDF
- Export to HTML using [ByzHtml](https://danielgarthur.github.io/byzhtml) web components
- Export to PNG
- Export to MusicXML
- Scores can be embedded into LaTeX documents using [neanestex](https://github.com/neanes/neanestex)

## Purpose

This software is intended to create simple scores that contain:

- A title
- A mode signature
- Neumes and lyrics

It is not intended to be a fully-featured word processor.

## Examples

Example files can be found in the [examples](examples/) folder.

## How to Download

Download the latest release on the [releases page](https://github.com/neanes/neanes/releases). The latest release can also be found [here](https://neanes.github.io/neanes/download).

A web version of the app with reduced functionality can be found [here](https://neanes.github.io/neanes/web-app/).

## How-to Guide

To learn how to use the software, read the [guide](https://neanes.github.io/neanes/guide).

## Contributing

We encourage you to contribute to Neanes! Please check out the [Contributing to Neanes](./CONTRIBUTING.md) guide for guidelines about how to proceed. [Join us!](https://github.com/neanes/neanes/graphs/contributors)

## License

This project is licensed under the [GNU General Public License, version 3](./LICENSE).

The following bundled fonts are licensed under the [SIL Open Font License (OFL), version 1.1](https://scripts.sil.org/OFL):

- [GFS Didot](https://www.greekfontsociety-gfs.gr/)
- [Noto Naskh Arabic](https://github.com/notofonts/arabic)
- [Source Serif](https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-serif)

## Acknowledgements

This software uses the "EZ" Byzantine Music Font Package created at St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery. See [the monastery's website](https://stanthonysmonastery.org/pages/writing-with-byzantine-notation) for more details. Thank you for your work on these fonts, without which this program would not be possible.