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This is a comparison of music notation programs.
General information
| Name | Developer(s) | Latest stable release | License | Import formats | Midi entry[1] | Sound support | Export formats | Guitar tablature | WYSIWYG Editor | Cost (USD) | Operating System Support |
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| Canorus | Reinhard Katzmann, Matevž Jekovec, Georg Rudolph | 0.7.R1002 | GPL | CanorusML, MusicXML | midi | pdf, ly | No | Yes | Free | Linux | |
| Crescendo | NCH Software | .97 | Proprietary | MusicXML | No | pdf (free version exports scores only as image files .bmp, .jpg, .png) | No | Yes | Free | Windows | |
| Denemo | Jeremiah Benham, Richard Shann | 1.1.4 | GPL | denemo, limited ly, MusicXML | step-time | midi, wav, ogg | pdf, ly, png | Yes | WYSIWYM with real Notes and WYSIWYG | Free | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| Frescobaldi | Wilbert Berendsen | 2.0.4 | GPL | midi | pdf, ly | No | Yes | Free | Linux, Windows[2][3] | ||
| Impro-Visor | Bob Keller | 6.0 | GPL | ls | both step-time and real-time | midi | pdf, ls, mid, MusicXML | No | Yes | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| JNIZ | Bruno Grandjean | 1.4 | GPL | jnz | step-time | midi | jnz, pdf, ly, mid, MusicXML | No | Yes | Free | Linux, OS X, Windows |
| Laborejo | Nils Gey | 0.8 | GPL | lbjm, lbj | JACK midi, audio out | pdf, ly, mid | No | WYSIWYM with real Notes | Free | Linux | |
| Lilypond | Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen | 2.16.2 | GPL | ly | no | midi | pdf, ps, png, svg | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform |
| MusEdit | Doug Rogers, Yowza Software | 4.0.3 | Proprietary | ascii, midi, MusicXML | midi | med, abc, midi, MusicXML, png, bmp | Yes | Yes | Free | Windows | |
| MuseScore | Werner Schweer | 1.3 | GPL v2 | mscz, mscx, xml, mxl, md, bww, ove, mgu, sgu, cap, kar | step-time | midi | pdf, png, ps, svg, ly, midi, wav, flac, ogg | No[4] | Yes | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Musink | Lee Reid | 1.1.0.1 | Proprietary | musink musTemplateExp | midi | pdf, png, xps, MIDI | No | WYSIWYM with real Notes | Free | Windows | |
| MusiXTeX | Daniel Taupin, Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler | 1.15 | GPL | .tex (and .pmx and .mtx with preprocessors) | No | No | dvi, ps, pdf, mid | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| NoteEdit | Jörg Anders | 2.8.1 | GPL | midi, MusicXML, tex, abc | midi | ps, ly | Yes | Yes | Free | Linux | |
| Power Tab Editor | Brad Larsen | 1.7.0.80 | Proprietary | ptb, midi | midi | ptb, midi, ascii, html, bmp | Yes | Yes | Free | Windows | |
| PriMus Free | Christof Schardt | 1.1 | Proprietary | midi, MusicXML, capella, son, emil, gtp, gp3, gp4, gp5, gp6, ptb | midi | midi, MusicXML, emil | Yes | Yes | Free | Windows | |
| Rosegarden | Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume Laurent | 14.02 | GPL | h2song (hydrogen), midi, musicxml | both step-time and real-time | midi | ly, csound, mup, midi, musicxml | No | Yes | Free | Linux |
| ScoreCloud Studio | Doremir Music Research AB | 3.0 | Proprietary | Audio, MIDI and manual | real-time and step-time | midi, vst | pdf, midi, wav, MusicXML | No | Yes | Free | Mac OSX, iOS, Windows |
| TuxGuitar | Julian Gabriel Casadesus | 1.2 | LGPL | tg, ly, xml, midi, gtp, gp3, gp4, gp5, gp6, ptb, tef, | midi | tg, pdf, gp3, gp4, gp5, midi, ly, ascii | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | |
| Capella | Capella-software AG | 7.1 | Proprietary | cap, MusicXML, midi, txt | midi, vst | capx, cap, MusicXML, midi, bmp, jpeg, tiff, png, tga, pcx, html | Yes | Yes | $250 | Windows | |
| Capella Start[5] | Capella-software AG | 7.1 | Proprietary | capx, cap, MusicXML,[6] midi,[6] txt | midi, vst | capx, cap, midi[6] | No | Yes | $70 | Windows | |
| Encore | GVOX | 5.0.2 | Proprietary | enc, mus, mto, rhp, mxl | midi | pdf, midi, mff, mts | Yes | Yes | $400 | Mac, Windows | |
| Finale | MakeMusic | 2014 | Proprietary | mus, MusicXML, midi, tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pdf, bmp, gif, pict[7] | both step-time and real-time | midi, vst, au,[7] Garritan library | midi, wav, mp3, aiff, pdf, tiff, jpeg, png, eps, bmp, gif, pict[7] | Yes | Yes | $600 | Mac, Windows |
| Forte | Lugert Verlag [8][9] | 5.0 | Proprietary | midi, MusicXML, capx, fnf [8][9] | both step-time and real-time [8] | midi, vst | midi, MusicXML, bmp, jpg | Yes | Yes | $229 [10] | Windows |
| Guitar Pro | Arobas Music | 6.1.6 | Proprietary | gpx, gp3, gp4, gp5, ascii, mxl, midi, MusicXML, ptb | midi, RSE | png, pdf, ascii, midi, wav, gpx, gp5, MusicXML | Yes | Yes | $60 | Linux, Mac, Windows | |
| Harmony Assistant | Myriad Software | 9.6.2g | Proprietary | myr, midi, kar, cmf, mus, etf, enc, rhp, mus, nwc, gtp, gp3, gp4, tef, sty, mod, s3m, MusicXML, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, pcm, raw, brt, wma,[11] mov,[7] mpeg[7] | real-time | midi | pdf, myr, midi, kar, cmf, MusicXML, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, mov,[7] mpeg[7] | Yes | Yes | $85 | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Maestro Notation for MS Word | Maestro Music Software | 5.600 | Proprietary | doc, sfd, musicxml, midi, kar, jpg, tiff, png, bmp | midi, sf2 | doc, pdf, sfd, musicxml, midi, kar, jpg, tiff, png, bmp, | Yes | Yes | $99.95 | Windows | |
| MagicScore Maestro | Maestro Music Software | 7.746 | Proprietary | sfd, musicxml, midi, kar, wav, mp3, jpg, tiff, png, bmp | midi, sf2 | pdf, sfd, musicxml, midi, kar, wav, mp3, jpg, tiff, png, bmp, | Yes | Yes | $79.95 | Windows | |
| Melody Assistant | Myriad Software | 7.6.2m | Proprietary | myr, midi, kar, cmf, mod, s3m, MusicXML, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, pcm, raw, brt | real-time | midi | pdf, myr, midi, kar, cmf, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg | Yes | Yes | $25 | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Mozart | David Webber | 11 | Proprietary | mz, MusicXML | real-time | midi | bmp, emf, gif, jpg, pbm, png | Yes | Yes | $155 | Windows |
| Mus2 | Utku Uzmen (Data-Soft Ltd.) | 2.0.2 | Proprietary | mus2 | midi | bmp, jpeg, pdf, png, svg, aiff, midi, wav | No | Yes | $60 | Mac, Windows | |
| MusiCAD | Musys Software | 3.1 | Proprietary | ascii, abc, midi | midi | No | Yes | $55 | Windows | ||
| MusicEase | MusicEase Software | 8.5 | Proprietary | MusicXML, midi, mez, abc, sw | midi | midi, pdf | Yes | Yes | $250 | Mac, Windows | |
| Musictime Deluxe | GVOX | 4.0.2 | Proprietary | mtp, midi | midi | mtp, midi | No | Yes | $120 | Mac, Windows | |
| NoteWorthy Composer | NoteWorthy Software | 2.5 | Proprietary | nwc, midi, kar | midi | nwctxt, midi | No | Yes | $50 | Windows | |
| Notion | NOTION Music | 4.0.329 | Proprietary | mxl, MusicXML, midi, gp4, gp5 | midi, vst | MusicXML, wav, midi, | Yes | Yes | $99 | Mac, Windows, iOS (iPad)[12] | |
| Overture | Geniesoft | 4.1.5 | Proprietary | ove, scw, MusicXML, midi, enc | midi, vst | ove, midi, wav | Yes | Yes | $350 | Mac, Windows | |
| PriMus | Christof Schardt | 1.1 | Proprietary | midi, MusicXML, capella, son, emil, gtp, gp3, gp4, gp5, gp6, ptb | midi | midi, MusicXML, emil, html, bmp, png, tiff, jpg | Yes | Yes | $250 | Windows, Mac | |
| Reflow | Gargant Studios | 1.7.2 | CeCILL | gp3, gp4, gp5, flow, midi | step-time | midi, sf2 | pdf, gp5, midi | Yes | Yes | $19.99 | Mac, iOS |
| Score Writer | Geniesoft | 4.1.5 | Proprietary | MusicXML, midi | midi, vst | midi, wav | Yes | Yes | $60 | Mac, Windows | |
| Sibelius | Sibelius Software | 7.1.3 | Proprietary | sib, MusicXML, midi, bmp, gif, jpg, png, tiff, svg | real-time | midi, vst, au,[7] Avid library | sib, MusicXML, midi, pdf, eps, png, svg | Yes | Yes | $600 | Mac, Windows, RISC OS |
| SmartScore Pro | Musitek Corporation | 10.2.6 | Proprietary | mxl | midi | Yes | Yes | $400 | Mac, Windows | ||
| Name | Developer(s) | Latest stable release | License | Import formats | Midi entry | Sound support | Export formats | Guitar tablature | WYSIWYG Editor | Cost (USD) | Operating System Support |
See also
Notes
- ^ When entering notes, "step-time" means one first selects the note duration then enters notes and chords one a time, while "real-time" means one plays the notes to enter with correct rhythm and the software recognizes the note durations.
- ^ Macintosh is not supported, but as of January 2013, "Work is being done to create a more complete installer." Frescobaldi download page
- ^ "Help needed creating a Mac OS X installer for Frescobaldi"
- ^ Support for tablature is implemented for MuseScore 2.0 MuseScore 2.0 Roadmap
- ^ Max 4 staves per system, max 100 systems
- ^ a b c Max 4 staves or voices
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mac version
- ^ a b c "Product Tour » Forte Notation". Forte/Lugert Verlag. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|zitat=,|offline=,|sprache=, and|kommentar=(help) - ^ a b Ronnie Currey (16 April 16, 2009). ""Forte" Notation Software: A Review". Music Teacher's Helper Blog. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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- ^ Windows version
- ^ "NOTION for iPad". Apple App Store. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
External links
- Music Notation Software with MusicXML Features, Import and Export
- Overview of Scorewriters, in German
