Neanes (pronounced neh-ah-ness) is a free and open source scorewriter for notating Byzantine Chant.
- 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 web components
- Export to PNG
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.
Example files can be found in the examples folder.
Download the latest release on the releases page. The latest release can also be found here.
A web version of the app with reduced functionality can be found here.
To learn how to use the software, read the guide.
- Node.js 20.x or later
First install the project dependencies:
corepack enable npm
npm install
To create a release build, type:
npm run build
The build artifacts are found in dist/. For Windows, the installer will be called Neanes Setup [version].exe. The raw files can be found in dist/win_unpacked.
To run the development server, type:
npm run dev
This will launch the application in development mode. As changes are made to the source code, the app will reload automatically.
The Vue Devtools extension is available in development mode. To access it, go to Help, Toggle Developer Tools and select the Vue tab.
Any change that updates package.json must include the corresponding update to package-lock.json after running npm install.
To check that the code is linted, type:
npm run lint
To automatically fix any lint issues, type:
npm run lint:fix
To run tests before committing, type:
npm test
When using Visual Studio Code, install the following extensions:
To test localization support, add the following to .env.local and/or .env.web.local:
VITE_PSEUDOLOCALIZATION=true
This enables pseudolocalization for all localized strings.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
The following bundled fonts are licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), version 1.1:
This software uses the "EZ" Byzantine Music Font Package created at St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery. See the monastery's website for more details. Thank you for your work on these fonts, without which this program would not be possible.