Develop a theme, or spark a new one.
A melodic sketchpad for your phone. Drop in a musical phrase and Filigree fans it into dozens of related variations — invert it, augment it, revoice it — so you can find the keeper that develops your piece, or stumble onto the spark for a whole new one.
Coming soon to iOSSketch a phrase on a simple grid — no rhythm notation to wrestle with — or import a MIDI file, or tap Random for an in-key starting idea.
Branch mathematically-related variations from any phrase. Your original always stays put, so you can explore a whole family tree of ideas freely.
Star the ones you love. Audition, loop, and compare them side by side, then export to MIDI or standard notation for your DAW or score.
Around thirty musical operations across reversal, inversion, rhythm, harmony, contour and structure — each adjustable, not one-size-fits-all.
Turn a single line into chords and richer textures with a harmonic-rhythm control and a growing chord vocabulary.
See any variation on a real staff and export MusicXML — bring your idea into Sibelius, MuseScore, Dorico, or Finale.
Import an existing motif and export any keeper straight to your DAW through the iOS share sheet.
The whole engine runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no internet required — ever.
Filigree collects nothing. Your ideas never leave your phone unless you choose to export them.
Questions, bugs, or feature ideas? We'd genuinely like to hear from you — Filigree is early and shaped by the people using it.
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