Free for Windows 10 and 11
Download Orfeo
Learn piano with any MIDI file. Free and open source, no account, no ads. Two builds of the same app: most people want the installer.
Installer Recommended
A normal Windows setup. Start menu and desktop shortcuts, updates itself. No admin rights needed.
Download installerOrfeo-Setup-1.5.4.exe · 149 MB
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One file, nothing to install. Runs from any folder or a USB stick and keeps its settings next to itself.
Download portableOrfeo-1.5.4-portable.exe · 137 MB
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0597414d1d134ce7dd135a986eeb3389e512aa5eb0ab20a1d09308564f158234What’s new Changelog Installer or portable? System requirements Source on GitHub
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Orfeo is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence: no account, no ads, no subscription and no tracking. The app itself collects nothing.
The installer and the portable version are the same app with exactly the same features. Pick the installer for everyday use, or the portable version for a USB stick or a PC where you can’t install software.
Every file on this page comes from Orfeo’s official GitHub releases, and the source code is public at github.com/Squarebow/Orfeo.
| Installer | Portable | |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | Normal Windows setup | None, the file is the app |
| Admin rights | Not needed | Not needed |
| Shortcuts | Start menu and desktop | None, pin it yourself |
| Updates | Automatic | Download the new file |
| Settings stored | In your Windows account | In an Orfeo-Data folder next to the file |
| Best for | Your own PC | USB sticks, shared or locked-down PCs, trying it out |
More detail in Download and Install and Where your data lives.
- Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit
- Quad-core processor and 8 GB of RAM recommended for busy, multi-instrument songs; simple piano pieces run on almost any PC
- Any built-in graphics from the last ten years, with up-to-date drivers
- Under 500 MB of disk space
- No internet needed to play and practise; a USB or MIDI keyboard is optional
Full details: System Requirements. There are no official macOS or Linux versions.
The first time you run Orfeo, Windows SmartScreen may show a blue warning. Orfeo isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows doesn’t recognise the publisher. It doesn’t mean the file is harmful.
- Click More info.
- Check that the app name is the Orfeo file you downloaded.
- Click Run anyway. Windows asks only once per file.
Check your download
Only download Orfeo from this page or its official GitHub releases. To check a file, compare its SHA-256 checksum (under each download button) with the one Windows gives you: in PowerShell, run Get-FileHash .\Orfeo-Setup-x.y.z.exe.
- Quick Start: play your first song in under a minute
- Documentation: every feature, explained
- Updating Orfeo and Troubleshooting
Every version, with its release notes and files, is on GitHub Releases. The full history of changes is in the changelog.