v0.0.12

Free & open-source drill writing software

OpenMarch is a free, open-source & intuitive drill writing app for the marching arts.

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Drill writing

Alignment

Align each marcher to perfection, with coordinate rounding, and alignment tools.

Shapes

Build shapes with groups of marchers by selecting them, drawing lines, and adding segments. Use curves, straight lines, and move starting points to create more complex shapes.

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Music

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Tempo groups

Add your music’s measures as tempo groups, sets of measures with a specific tempo and time signature. Add rehearsal markers to each group.

Transfer music from your notation software

Import an audio file from your notation software, and bring in a MusicXML file, it’ll be converted into tempo groups automatically.

Field

Your Dimensions

Design shows for any ensemble, anywhere. Customize dimensions, units, checkpoints, and descriptions, to match wherever you’re performing.

Your Theme

Add in your tarp as a background image. Change the colors of the grid lines and customize dot colors for each section on the field.

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To your rehearsal

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Export drill charts

Export a preview of the field as a PDF and individualize it, showing next and previous paths, notes, and coordinates for an individual performer.

Export coordinate sheets

You can export individual coordinate sheets as a PDF for each performer, showing their X/Y coordinates, and corresponding measures for that page.

Drill design, international

Coming soon

Localization & translation

We're adding support for more languages across the app, and soon the website too. This will make drill design even more accessible to the world. Powered by Tolgee!

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Changing how ensembles design and perform

Sunbright HS

Brandon Wright, Marching Band

We’re a small K-12 school of about 470 students, with 25 in the high school band. I’ve tried every program we could afford, and OpenMarch has been the most accessible and easy to use. It’s been a lifesaver. Writing drill in OpenMarch feels like digital graph paper and pencil, but better, I can go back and see what I did wrong faster. The 0.0.9 music update really stood out. Setting tempo made things fly. Our performers got their drill early, and writing something legible with just what we need made everything more seamless. I teach all grades, so anything that saves time like this is a massive plus. I 100% believe we’ll keep using it. The dot charts make things simpler, and the drill is more cohesive. I’m glad the team gets something from merch, but they deserve way more, this could save band programs. OpenMarch takes the cake, even over paid options. Thank you, it’s a miracle for small, early-stage programs like ours.

Cinnaminson HS

Douglas Ferraro, Indoor

I only write drill during indoor season and couldn’t justify the cost of other software. I saw a post about OpenMarch and gave it a shot! We finished writing & teaching the show earlier than ever before, and the students were loving the dot sheets and watching the drill on the big screen! I would absolutely recommend it, especially for smaller ensembles and new drill writers.

Downriver Indoor Percussion

Chris Vilag, Indoor

Downriver used OpenMarch in the 2025 indoor season, ending as Percussion Regional A champions competing in the Michigan Alliance for Performing Arts.

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