vscode-abc-music-editor

A VS Code extension to add support to ABC Music notation using abc2svg.

Features

🎼 Instant ABC Music Notation Preview

Preview your ABC music files as beautiful sheet music directly in VS Code with a single click on the note icon.

⚡ Live Updates

The preview panel updates automatically when you make changes to your .abc file, so you can see changes in real time.

📝 Syntax Highlighting

Enjoy clear, colorful syntax highlighting for ABC notation, making your .abc files easier to read and edit.

▶️ Play Your Tunes

Listen to your ABC music directly in VS Code with integrated playback—perfect for quickly checking your compositions.

🔍 Selection-Based Playback

Play only the selected portion of your ABC file. To select, click on a note and drag in direction to another note.

🗂️ Store your frequently-used ABC directives in separate files

Support through abctools of .abcconfig files, to store your %%directives in a common place for each folder.

See choro-abc for a real-world example of a repository that uses abctools to manage and export ABC music notation files.

📦 Integrated with abc2svg

Leverages the power of abc2svg library for accurate rendering and advanced ABC features.