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This is a list of scorewriter programs. (It excludes programs designed specifically for writing guitar tab – see List of guitar tab software.)

Free software

Canorus, a scorewriter for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh
Denemo, a scorewriter primarily providing a front-end for LilyPond
GNU LilyPond, a text-based scorewriter
Impro-Visor, a GUI- and text-based scorewriter for constructing lead sheets and jazz solos on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows
MuseScore, a WYSIWYG scorewriter for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh
NoteEdit, a KDE scorewriter
Rosegarden, a scorewriter for Linux
TuxGuitar
[Schwarz Musicwriter], a scorewriter for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh written in JAVA.

Paid-for software

Though many other scorewriters have been developed in the past, Sibelius and Finale have the two largest market shares today.^{[citation needed]}

For Windows

Capella
Encore
Finale plus the following lite versions: Allegro, PrintMusic, NotePad, Songwriter
Graphire Music Press
Guitar Pro (primarily for guitars and bands, but also notates other instruments)
Igor Engraver
JMSL, the Java Music Syntax Language. Java music creation API with scorewriter.
Musedit
Mozart
MusiCAD
Music Construction Set (obsolete; was also for Apple II, Atari 400, and Commodore 64)
MusicMaster
Music Write
MusicTime Deluxe
Notion (software)
NoteWorthy Composer
Overture plus lite version Score Writer.
Rhapsody
Sibelius, plus lite versions Sibelius First, Sibelius Student, Sibelius Instrument Teacher Edition, G7
SmartScore Pro (music scanning and scorewriting. Lite versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)

For Apple Macintosh

ConcertWare (obsolete)
Encore
Finale notation program, plus lite versions: Finale Notepad, Notepad Plus, Songwriter, PrintMusic, Allegro
Graphire Music Press
Igor Engraver
JMSL, the Java Music Syntax Language. Java music creation API with scorewriter.
Logic Pro, Logic Express (successor to Notator and Notator Logic)
Mosaic (Mac OS 9 only)
MusicTime Deluxe
Notion (software)
Overture plus lite version Score Writer.
Rhapsody (Mac OS 9 only)
Sibelius, plus lite versions Sibelius First, Sibelius Student, Sibelius Instrument Teacher Edition, G7
SmartScore Pro (music-scanning and music-scoring. Lesser versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)

For other platforms

These programs are mostly obsolete:

JMSL, the Java Music Syntax Language. Java music creation API with scorewriter. (Linux)
Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7, Sibelius 7 Student, and Junior Sibelius (for Acorn RISC OS)
The Copyist (for Commodore Amiga and Atari ST), 1985, publisher Dr. T, author/developer Cris Sion
Bank Street Music Writer (Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS)
MusicPrinter Plus (DOS)
SCORE (DOS – once a leading publishing program)
PMS ('Philip's Music Scribe', for Acorn RISC OS)
Rhapsody (for Acorn RISC OS; unrelated to Rhapsody for Windows/Mac)
Maestro (for Acorn RISC OS; it was bundled with the OS)

Unknown platform

SuperScore, 1986, publisher Sonus Corp, author/developer Michael Glenn Williams
Masterscore, 1986, publisher Steinberg-Jones, author/developer Steinberg-Jones
Music Prose, publisher Coda Music Software.

Comparison

This table compares many of the above scorewriters.

Software	Version	Organization	License	Linux	MacOS	Windows	WYSIWYG	Score formats	Sound formats	Print formats
Canorus	0.7beta	None	GPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	.can, .xml	.mid	.ly
GNU Denemo	0.8.2	None	GPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	.denemo/xml	.mid	.pdf, .ly
GNU LilyPond	2.12	Free Software Foundation	GPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	.ly	.mid	.pdf
Impro-Visor is a GUI- and text-based scorewriter	3.39	Harvey Mudd College	GPL	Java	Java	Java	Yes	.ls lead sheet	.mid	.ls
MuseScore	0.9.5	MuseScore.org	GPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	.mscz .mscx .xml .mxl .ly	.mid .wav .flac .ogg	.pdf .png .ps .svg
MusicTeX/MusixTex – TeX-based macros/fonts		None	Free	TeX	TeX	TeX	TeX	?	?	?
NoteEdit	2.8.1	Berlios	GPL	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?
NtEd	1.5.0	None	GPL	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?
Philip's Music Writer (PMW), a text-based scorewriter	4.20	None	Free	???	???	???	No	?	?	?
Rosegarden	1.7.3	None	GPL	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	?	?
Señor Staff	0.8.2	None	Free	No	Yes	No	?	.sstf	?	?
TuxGuitar	1.1	None	LGPL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	.tg .ly .xml	.mid	.pdf
Audimus (Java based scorewriter)	180808 (2008-08-18)	None	GPL	Java	Java	Java	?	?	?	?
Power Tab (tablature-based)	1.7	None	Freeware	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Capella		Capella Software	$	No	No	Yes	Yes	.cap, MusicXML	.mid	.bmp, .jpeg, .tiff, .png, .tga, .pcx
Copyist	6.0	Sion Software	Shareware	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Encore and MusicTime Deluxe)	5	GVOX	$	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	.enc .mus .mto MusicXML .rhp	.mid .mff .mts	.pdf
Finale, plus lite versions: Finale Notepad, Songwriter, PrintMusic, Allegro	2010	Finale	$	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	.mus, .xml,	.midi, .wav, .mp3, .aiff	Finale: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or EPS. Allegro: TIFF. PrintMusic: JPEG
Forte Notation Software	2.0	Forte	Free & $	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Graphire Music Press	9.1	Graphire Corporation	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
Guitar Pro (originally intended for writing scores for guitars and bands, but works very well as a full-fledged scorewriter for many different instruments)	5	Guitar Pro	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
Igor Engraver	1.7	NoteHeads	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
MagicScore	6.070	Magic Score	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
MusEdit		Yowza Software	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Mozart	10	Mozart Music Software	$	under Wine 1.1.36 / Slackware 12.1^[1]	No	Yes	Yes	.mz	.mid	.bmp, .emf, .gif, .jpg, .pbm, .png
MusiCAD	3	MusiCAD	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Music Write	5.20.09	Voyetra Turtle Beach	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Melody Assistant	7.4.7	Myriad Software	Shareware	under Wine 1.0.x	Yes	Yes	Yes	.xml, .xmz, .abc, .tef	.mid, .kar, .sty, .ogg,.aif, .ogg, .mp3, .mod, .s3m, .wav, .cmf, .pcm, .raw, .brt	.bmp, .emf, .eps, .epsf, .pct
Harmony Assistant	9.4.7	Myriad Software	$	under Wine 1.0.x	Yes	Yes	Yes	.xml, .xmz,.enc, .rhp, .mus,.etf, .gp5, .gp4, .gp4, .gtp, .nwc, .abc, .tef	.mid, .kar, .sty, .ogg,.aif, .ogg, .mp3, .mod, .s3m, .wav, .cmf, .pcm, .raw, .brt, .wma, .mov, .mpeg	.bmp, .emf, .eps, .epsf, .pct
Notation Composer/Notation Musician	2.5 / 2.5	Notation Software	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Noteflight	1.3	Noteflight	Freeware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	.xml	.mid, .wav	?
Notion (software)	2.0	Notion Music	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
NoteWorthy Composer	2.0	NoteWorthy Software	$	No	No	Yes	?	.nwc	.mid	?
Overture Lite version: Score Writer	4	GenieSoft (previously Cakewalk; previously Opcode)	$	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	.ove	.mid	?
Arpege Music: Pizzicato Light/Beginner/Professional	3.4/3.4/3.4	Arpege sprl	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
QuickScore Elite	12 / Level II 2009	Sion Software	$	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Sibelius, plus lite versions Sibelius First, Sibelius Student, Sibelius Instrument Teacher Edition, G7	5	Sibelius	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	.sib	?	?
SmartScore Pro (a music-scanning and music-scoring program; limited version: SmartScore Songbook Edition)	X	Musitex	$	No	Yes	Yes	?	ENF	?	?

References

^ Mozart at WINF^HQ

External links

[1] Mozart at WINF^HQ

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 * [[Rosegarden]], a scorewriter for [[Linux]]
 * [[TuxGuitar]]
+* [[http://www.irit.fr/~Francois.Schwarzentruber/musicwriterjava/ Schwarz Musicwriter]], a scorewriter for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and [[Macintosh]] written in JAVA.
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