List of scorewriters

This is a list of music notation programs. It excludes programs designed specifically for writing guitar tablature. For a list of guitar tablature software see the list of guitar tablature software.

Free software

Denemo, a scorewriter primarily providing a front-end for LilyPond
Frescobaldi, a GUI front-end for LilyPond on Linux
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 Mac OS X
MusiXTeX, a set of macros and fonts that allow music typesetting in TeX
NoteEdit, a KDE scorewriter
NtEd, a scorewriter Linux
Rosegarden, a scorewriter for Linux
TuxGuitar
scorio.com, browser based scorewriter

Capella
Encore
Finale plus the following lite versions: Allegro, PrintMusic, NotePad, Songwriter
Guitar Pro (primarily for guitars and bands, but also notates other instruments)
Igor Engraver
Mozart
Mus2
MusEdit
MusiCAD
Music Construction Set (obsolete; was also for Apple II, Atari 400, and Commodore 64)
Musicmaster
Music Write
MusicTime Deluxe
Notion
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)

ConcertWare (obsolete)
Encore
Finale notation program, plus lite versions: Finale Notepad, Notepad Plus, Songwriter, PrintMusic, Allegro
Igor Engraver
Logic Pro, Logic Express (successor to Notator and Notator Logic)
Mosaic (Mac OS 9 only)
Mus2
MusicTime Deluxe
Notion
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)