From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of
music notation programs (excluding discontinued products) which have articles on Wikipedia.
For programs specifically for writing
guitar tablature , see the
list of guitar tablature software . For discontinued products, see
list of discontinued scorewriters .
Free software
Denemo , a scorewriter primarily providing a front-end for
LilyPond
Frescobaldi , a
GUI front-end for LilyPond [Linux, FreeBSD, OS X and Microsoft Windows]
Impro-Visor , a GUI- and text-based scorewriter for constructing lead sheets and jazz solos on Linux,
OS X , and
Windows
LilyPond , a text-based scorewriter with several backends including PS, PDF and SVG
MuseScore , a
WYSIWYG scorewriter for Linux, Windows, and OS X
MusiXTeX , a set of macros and fonts that allow music typesetting in
TeX
NoteEdit , a
KDE scorewriter
Rosegarden , a scorewriter for Linux
Philip's Music Writer , a text-based scorewriter originally written for Acorn
RISC OS (released as a commercial program
[1] in the 1990s), later ported to POSIX and licensed under the GNU GPL
Proprietary
Capella
Cubase Score V1-5 (first run on version numbers)
Cubase SX
Cubase V4-9.5 (second run on version numbers)
Dorico
Encore
Finale plus the following lite versions: Allegro, PrintMusic, NotePad, Songwriter
Forte (notation program)
Guitar Pro (primarily for guitars and bands, but also notates other instruments including drums)
Igor Engraver
MagicScore , plus Music Notation for MS Word and lite version MagicScore School and free versions MagicScore onLine and MagicScore Note
Mozart
Mus2
MusEdit
MusiCAD
MusicEase , notates standard music, shaped notes and tablature; transposes and imports abc music
Music Construction Set (obsolete; was also for
Apple II ,
Atari 400 , and
Commodore 64 )
Music Write
MusicTime Deluxe
Musink Lite , a
WYSIWYM scorewriter and publication tool for
Windows
Notion
Notation Composer
NoteWorthy Composer
Overture , plus lite version Score Writer
SCORE , one of the earliest scorewriters to be used for commercial publishing, no longer developed or sold
ScoreCloud – Audio, manual or MIDI input analysis to musical notation, and editor
Sibelius , Sibelius First, Sibelius Artist, and Sibelius Ultimate
SmartScore Pro (music scanning and scorewriting. Lite versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)
ConcertWare (obsolete)
Cubase Score V1-5 (first run of version numbers)
Cubase SX
Cubase V4-9.5 (second run of version numbers)
Dorico
Emagic , makers of
Notator (bought by Apple in 2002;
Windows version no longer developed or supported)
Encore
Finale notation program, plus lite versions: Finale Notepad, Notepad Plus, Songwriter, PrintMusic, Allegro
Guitar Pro (primarily for guitars and bands, but also notates other instruments including drums)
Igor Engraver
Logic Pro ,
Logic Express (successor to Notator and Notator Logic)
Mosaic (Mac OS 9 only)
Mus2
MusicEase , notates standard music, shaped notes and tablature; transposes and imports abc music
MusicTime Deluxe
Notion
Overture plus lite version Score Writer
ScoreCloud – Audio, manual or
MIDI input analysis to musical notation, and editor
Sibelius , Sibelius First, Sibelius Artist, and Sibelius Ultimate
SmartScore Pro (music-scanning and music-scoring. Lesser versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)
Other
See also
References