Comparison of scorewriters

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This is a comparison of music notation programs.

General information

Name Developer(s) Latest stable release License Import formats Sound support Export formats Guitar tablature WYSIWYG Editor Cost (USD) Operating System Support
Canorus Reinhard Katzmann, Matevž Jekovec, Georg Rudolph 0.7.R1002 GPL CanorusML, mxml midi pdf, ly No Yes Free Linux
Crescendo NCH Software .97 Proprietary mxml No pdf No Yes Free Windows
Denemo Jeremiah Benham, Nils Gey, Richard Shann 0.9.0 GPL denemo, xml, mxml midi pdf, ly, png when exported to Lilypond WYSIWYM with real Notes Free Linux, Windows
Frescobaldi Wilbert Berendsen 2.0.4 GPL midi pdf, ly No Yes Free Linux
Impro-Visor Bob Keller 5.16 GPL ls midi pdf, ls, mid No Yes Free Linux, Mac, Windows
Laborejo Nils Gey 0.2 GPL lbjm, lbj midi pdf, ly, mid, mxml No WYSIWYM with real Notes Free Linux
Lilypond Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen 2.14.2 GPL ly midi pdf, ps, png, svg Yes No Free Cross-platform
MusEdit Doug Rogers, Yowza Software 4.0.3 Proprietary ascii, midi, mxml midi med, abc, midi, mxml, png, bmp Yes Yes Free Windows
MuseScore Werner Schweer 1.2 GPL v2 mscz, mscx, xml, mxl, md, bww, ove, mgu, sgu, cap, kar midi pdf, png, ps, svg, ly, midi, wav, flac, ogg No[1] Yes Free Linux, Mac, Windows
MusiXTeX Daniel Taupin, Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler 1.15 GPL Template:Tex No dvi, ps, pdf Yes No Free Linux, Mac, Windows
NoteEdit Jörg Anders 2.8.1 GPL midi, mxml, 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
Rosegarden Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume Laurent 11.11 GPL midi, mxml midi ly No Yes Free Linux
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, mxml, midi, txt midi, vst cap, mxml, midi, bmp, jpeg, tiff, png, tga, pcx, html Yes Yes $250 Windows
Capella 1200 Capella-software AG 6.0 Proprietary cap, mxml, midi, txt midi, vst cap, midi No Yes $140 Windows
Encore GVOX 5.0.2 Proprietary enc, mus, mto, rhp, mxl midi pdf, midi, mff, mts Yes Yes $400 Mac, Windows
Finale MakeMusic 2011 Proprietary mus, mxml, midi, tiff, jpeg, png, eps, pdf, bmp, gif, pict[2] midi, vst, au[2], Garritan library midi, wav, mp3, aiff, pdf, tiff, jpeg, png, eps, bmp, gif, pict[2] Yes Yes $600 Mac, Windows
Guitar Pro Arobas Music 6.0 Proprietary gpx, gp3, gp4, gp5, ascii, mxl, midi midi png, pdf, ascii, midi, wav, gpx, gp5 Yes Yes $60 Linux, Mac, Windows
Harmony Assistant Myriad Softwared 9.6.2g Proprietary myr, midi, kar, cmf, mus, etf, enc, rhp, mus, nwc, gtp, gp3, gp4, tef, sty, mod, s3m, mxml, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, pcm, raw, brt, wma[3], mov[2], mpeg[2] midi pdf, myr, midi, kar, cmf, mxml, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, mov[2], mpeg[2] Yes Yes $85 Linux, Mac, Windows
Melody Assistant Myriad Software 7.6.2g Proprietary myr, midi, kar, cmf, mod, s3m, mxml, xmz, mxl, abc, tab, wav, aif, aiff, mp3, ogg, pcm, raw, brt 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, mxml midi bmp, emf, gif, jpg, pbm, png Yes Yes $155 Windows
Mus2 Utku Uzmen (Data-Soft Ltd.) 1.1 Proprietary mus2 midi bmp, jpeg, pdf, png, svg, aiff, midi, wav No Yes $40 Mac, Windows
MusiCAD Musys Software 3.1 Proprietary ascii, abc, midi midi pdf No Yes $55 Windows
Musictime Deluxe GVOX 4.0.2 Proprietary mtp, midi midi mtp, midi No Yes $120 Mac, Windows
NoteWorthy Composer NoteWorthy Software 2.1 Proprietary nwc, midi, kar midi nwctxt, midi No Yes $50 Windows
Notion NOTION Music 3.0 Proprietary mxl, mxml, midi midi, vst mxml, wav, midi, Yes Yes $250 Mac, Windows, iOS (iPad)[4]
Overture Geniesoft 4.1.5 Proprietary ove, scw, mxml, midi, enc midi, vst ove, midi, wav Yes Yes $350 Mac, Windows
Score Writer Geniesoft 4.1.5 Proprietary mxml, midi midi, vst midi, wav Yes Yes $60 Mac, Windows
Sibelius Sibelius Software 7.1.2 Proprietary sib, mxml, midi, bmp, gif, jpg, png, tiff, svg midi, vst, au[2], Avid library sib, mxml, midi, pdf, eps, png, svg Yes Yes $600 Mac, Windows, RISC OS
SmartScore Pro Musitek Corporation 10.2.6 Proprietary mxl midi pdf Yes Yes $400 Mac, Windows
Name Developer(s) Latest stable release License Import formats Sound support Export formats Guitar tablature WYSIWYG Editor Cost (USD) Operating System Support

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Support for tablature will be implemented in MuseScore 2.0 MuseScore 2.0 Roadmap
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Mac version
  3. ^ Windows version
  4. ^ "NOTION for iPad". Apple App Store. Retrieved 2012 Jan 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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