Although BIAB 2018 boasts compatibility with ABC, there are complaints that one can’t just download any .abc file from the internet and have it open in BIAB 2018 without crashing.

Following the links at ABC Notation, it’s easy to see that there are hundreds of apps from as many freeware and shareware hobbyists and that rigid Standards for ABC don’t really exist.

OK... so how useful is this new feature?

We need to know which App or Apps are compatible with PG Music’s implemtation of ABC notation. Not every one, of course, but a short list of the free ones would be nice. That and decent instructions on how to use those files in BIAB will be most welcome to those ABC Notation enthusiasts, whoever they are.


BIAB 2024 Audiophile Mac
24Core/60CoreGPU M2 MacStudioUltra/8TB/192GB Sequoia, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP
Digital Performer11, LogicPro, Finale27/Dorico/Encore/SmartScorePro64/Notion6 /Overture5