diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2d08ce..9006375 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ All white and black keys are transposed up and down from the anchor cyan key.
 
 ![qwerty keyboard layout, c4 is cyan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zulko/pianoputer/master/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.jpg "qwerty keyboard layout, c4 is cyan")
 
+## Midi
+
+You can use pianoputer as a midi keybaord by using the `--midi` flag. By default, the `--midi` flag creates a virtual midi output port called "pianoputer", but you can also specify a real port,
+such as `--midi COM1` or `--midi /dev/serial0`.
+
 ## Changing the sound file
 
 You can provide your own sound file with
diff --git a/pianoputer/keyboards/custom_qwerty.kb b/pianoputer/keyboards/custom_qwerty.kb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b1603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pianoputer/keyboards/custom_qwerty.kb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+caps lock
+left shift
+a
+z
+s
+x
+tab
+1
+q
+2
+w
+e
+4
+r
+5
+t
+6
+y
+v c
+g
+b
+h
+n
+m
+k
+,
+l
+.
+;
+/
+right shift
+8
+i
+9
+o
+p
+-
+[
+=
+]
+backspace
+\
diff --git a/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt b/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt
index e3d57df..136af58 100644
--- a/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt
+++ b/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt
@@ -1,43 +1,42 @@
-`
+caps lock
+left shift
+a
+z
+s
+x
 tab
 1
 q
+2
 w
-3
 e
 4
 r
 5
 t
-left shift
-a
-z
-s
-x
-c
-f
+6 anchor
+y
 v
 g
 b
 h
 n
-m c
+m
 k
 ,
 l
 .
+;
 /
-'
 right shift
-return
-u
 8
 i
+9
 o
-0
 p
 -
 [
+=
 ]
 backspace
 \
diff --git a/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt.BAK b/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt.BAK
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3d57df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pianoputer/keyboards/qwerty_piano.txt.BAK
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+`
+tab
+1
+q
+w
+3
+e
+4
+r
+5
+t
+left shift
+a
+z
+s
+x
+c
+f
+v
+g
+b
+h
+n
+m c
+k
+,
+l
+.
+/
+'
+right shift
+return
+u
+8
+i
+o
+0
+p
+-
+[
+]
+backspace
+\
diff --git a/pianoputer/make_kb_file.py b/pianoputer/make_kb_file.py
index 4e76552..053f068 100755
--- a/pianoputer/make_kb_file.py
+++ b/pianoputer/make_kb_file.py
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 pg.init()
 screen = pg.display.set_mode((200, 200))
 print("Press the keys in the right order. Press Escape to finish.")
+
 while True:
+
     event = pg.event.wait()
-    if event.type is pg.KEYDOWN:
+
+    if event.type == pg.KEYDOWN:
         if event.key == pg.K_ESCAPE:
             break
         else:
diff --git a/pianoputer/pianoputer.py b/pianoputer/pianoputer.py
index b89c0b2..e6e4d8e 100644
--- a/pianoputer/pianoputer.py
+++ b/pianoputer/pianoputer.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import numpy
 import pygame
 import soundfile
+import mido
 
 ANCHOR_INDICATOR = " anchor"
 ANCHOR_NOTE_REGEX = re.compile(r"\s[abcdefg]$")
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@
 CURRENT_WORKING_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
 ALLOWED_EVENTS = {pygame.KEYDOWN, pygame.KEYUP, pygame.QUIT}
 
+# declare globals
+midi = False
+midoutB = None
+midoutT = None
+keyboard_state_info = None
+screen = None
 
 def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=DESCRIPTION)
@@ -61,6 +68,14 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         action="store_true",
         help="deletes stored transposed audio files and recalculates them",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--midi", "-m",
+        type=str,
+        help="enable midi, and provide midi port (optional)",
+        nargs='?',
+        default=None,
+        const="pianoputer"
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action="store_true", help="verbose mode")
 
     return parser
@@ -99,10 +114,10 @@ def get_or_create_key_sounds(
                 )
             )
             if channels == 1:
-                sound = librosa.effects.pitch_shift(y, sr, n_steps=tone)
+                sound = librosa.effects.pitch_shift(y=y, sr=sr, n_steps=tone)
             else:
                 new_channels = [
-                    librosa.effects.pitch_shift(y[i], sr, n_steps=tone)
+                    librosa.effects.pitch_shift(y=y[i], sr=sr, n_steps=tone)
                     for i in range(channels)
                 ]
                 sound = numpy.ascontiguousarray(numpy.vstack(new_channels).T)
@@ -168,7 +183,7 @@ def get_keyboard_info(keyboard_file: str):
         key_color = (65, 65, 65, 255)
         key_txt_color = (0, 0, 0, 255)
     for index, key in enumerate(keys):
-        if index == anchor_index:
+        if index == anchor_index and False: #ignore the anchor
             color_to_key[CYAN].append(key)
             continue
         if black_key_indices:
@@ -262,6 +277,15 @@ def configure_pygame_audio_and_set_ui(
     screen_width = keyboard.rect.width
     screen_height = keyboard.rect.height
 
+    global screen, keyboard_state_info
+
+    keyboard_state_info = (
+        keyboard_arg,
+        color_to_key,
+        key_color,
+        key_txt_color
+    )
+
     screen = pygame.display.set_mode((screen_width, screen_height))
     screen.fill(pygame.Color("black"))
     if keyboard:
@@ -270,6 +294,64 @@ def configure_pygame_audio_and_set_ui(
     return screen, keyboard
 
 
+def draw(keyboard_arg, color_to_key, key_color, key_txt_color):
+
+    screen_width = 50
+    screen_height = 50
+    if "qwerty" in keyboard_arg:
+        layout_name = kl.LayoutName.QWERTY
+    elif "azerty" in keyboard_arg:
+        layout_name = kl.LayoutName.AZERTY_LAPTOP
+    else:
+        ValueError("keyboard must have qwerty or azerty in its name")
+    margin = 4
+    key_size = 60
+    overrides = {}
+    for color_value, keys in color_to_key.items():
+        override_color = color = pygame.Color(color_value)
+        inverted_color = list(~override_color)
+        other_val = 255
+        if (
+            abs(color_value[0] - inverted_color[0]) > abs(color_value[0] - other_val)
+        ) or color_value == CYAN:
+            override_txt_color = pygame.Color(inverted_color)
+        else:
+            # biases grey override keys to use white as txt_color
+            override_txt_color = pygame.Color([other_val] * 3 + [255])
+        override_key_info = kl.KeyInfo(
+            margin=margin,
+            color=override_color,
+            txt_color=override_txt_color,
+            txt_font=pygame.font.SysFont("Arial", key_size // 4),
+            txt_padding=(key_size // 10, key_size // 10),
+        )
+        for key in keys:
+            overrides[key.value] = override_key_info
+
+    key_txt_color = pygame.Color(key_txt_color)
+    keyboard_info = kl.KeyboardInfo(position=(0, 0), padding=2, color=key_txt_color)
+    key_info = kl.KeyInfo(
+        margin=margin,
+        color=pygame.Color(key_color),
+        txt_color=pygame.Color(key_txt_color),
+        txt_font=pygame.font.SysFont("Arial", key_size // 4),
+        txt_padding=(key_size // 6, key_size // 10),
+    )
+    letter_key_size = (key_size, key_size)  # width, height
+    keyboard = klp.KeyboardLayout(
+        layout_name, keyboard_info, letter_key_size, key_info, overrides
+    )
+    screen_width = keyboard.rect.width
+    screen_height = keyboard.rect.height
+
+    global screen
+
+    #screen = pygame.display.set_mode((screen_width, screen_height))
+    screen.fill(pygame.Color("black"))
+    keyboard.draw(screen)
+    pygame.display.update()
+
+
 def play_until_user_exits(
     keys: List[kl.Key],
     key_sounds: List[pygame.mixer.Sound],
@@ -296,11 +378,35 @@ def play_until_user_exits(
             except KeyError:
                 continue
 
+            keyN = keys.index(key) + int(os.environ.get("MIDI_KEY_OFFSET", 37 + 5)) + int(os.environ.get("MIDI_KEY_TRANSPOSE", 0))
+
             if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
-                sound.stop()
-                sound.play(fade_ms=SOUND_FADE_MILLISECONDS)
+
+                keyboard_state_info[1][CYAN].append(key)
+
+                if not midi:
+                    sound.stop()
+                    sound.play(fade_ms=SOUND_FADE_MILLISECONDS)
+                else:
+                    if keys.index(key) >= 18:
+                        midoutB.send(mido.Message('note_on', note=keyN, velocity=100))
+                    else:
+                        midoutT.send(mido.Message('note_on', note=keyN, velocity=100))
+
             elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
-                sound.fadeout(SOUND_FADE_MILLISECONDS)
+
+                keyboard_state_info[1][CYAN].remove(key)
+
+                if not midi:
+                    sound.fadeout(SOUND_FADE_MILLISECONDS)
+                else:
+                    if keys.index(key) >= 18:
+                        midoutB.send(mido.Message('note_off', note=keyN, velocity=0))
+                    else:
+                        midoutT.send(mido.Message('note_off', note=keyN, velocity=0))
+
+        draw(*keyboard_state_info)
+        pygame.display.flip()
 
     pygame.quit()
     print("Goodbye")
@@ -333,12 +439,20 @@ def process_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, args: Optional[List]) -> Tuple
     keyboard_path = args.keyboard
     if keyboard_path.startswith(KEYBOARD_ASSET_PREFIX):
         keyboard_path = os.path.join(CURRENT_WORKING_DIR, keyboard_path)
-    return wav_path, keyboard_path, args.clear_cache
 
+    return wav_path, keyboard_path, args.clear_cache, args.midi
 
 def play_pianoputer(args: Optional[List[str]] = None):
+
+    global midi, midoutB, midoutT
+
     parser = get_parser()
-    wav_path, keyboard_path, clear_cache = process_args(parser, args)
+    wav_path, keyboard_path, clear_cache, midi = process_args(parser, args)
+
+    if midi:
+        midoutB = mido.open_output(midi, virtual=not (midi.startswith("COM") or midi.startswith("/dev/")), use_environ=True)
+        midoutT = mido.open_output(midi, virtual=not (midi.startswith("COM") or midi.startswith("/dev/")), use_environ=True)
+
     audio_data, framerate_hz, channels = get_audio_data(wav_path)
     results = get_keyboard_info(keyboard_path)
     keys, tones, color_to_key, key_color, key_txt_color = results