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# Using Notepan with MasterTheHandpan Courses


### What is Notepan?

Notepan is a music notation software available on **Windows** and **Mac OS**. It’s designed specifically for handpan players, allowing you to **read**, **play back**, and **work with handpan tablatures** interactively.

### Do I need to subscribe to Notepan to access the tablatures?

| No, you don't!  When you subscribe to the Academy or purchase a course that has been added to Notepan, you automatically get access to the tablatures for free — even without a Notepan subscription.

Normally, Notepan is a subscription-based software but as a MasterTheHandpan student, you can:

* **Read and play back** the tablatures
* **Export** them to **PDF, MP3, or WAV** **for free**, without paying for a Notepan subscription.

Advanced features like **editing**, **transposing**, or **accessing the full Notepan library** are reserved for paying Notepan users.

### How does access work?

👉 Use the **same email address** for your MasterTheHandpan and Notepan accounts.  
👉 Your tablatures will unlock automatically.  
👉 If you used a different email, no worries, just contact **Notepan** and they’ll fix it!

### Which MasterTheHandpan courses are available on Notepan?

For now **The Handpan Cookbook** by David Kuckhermann.
🎯 Other courses will be added soon!

### How can I download Notepan?

You can download Notepan for free here:  
👉 [Download Notepan](https://www.notepan.fr/en/Home/Download?via=masterthehandpan)

After downloading, **sign up with your MasterTheHandpan email address** to access your tablatures.

![Step 1: Click on the tab "Courses"](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/4/9/2/1492d5ed8f231300/screenshot-2025-04-28-at-10511_1pnq0qu.png)

![Step 2: Click on the course you'd like to get the tablatures for](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/4/9/2/1492d5ed8f231300/screenshot-2025-04-28-at-10522_114n3k0.png)