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List of scorewriters

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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.

Contents

Free software

  • abcexplorer, a scorewriter for ABC notation
  • Denemo, a scorewriter primarily providing a front-end for LilyPond
  • EasyABC, another scorewriter and player for abc format
  • Frescobaldi, a GUI front-end for LilyPond. [GNU/Linux, OS X and Microsoft Windows]
  • GNU LilyPond, a text-based scorewriter with several backends including PS, PDF and SVG
  • Gregorio, a brief notation for representing Gregorian chant
  • Impro-Visor, a GUI- and text-based scorewriter for constructing lead sheets and jazz solos on Linux, OS X, and Windows
  • Mup (Music Publisher) by Arkkra Enterprises (went open-source in 2012, previously Shareware)
  • MuseScore, a WYSIWYG scorewriter for Linux, Windows, and OS X
  • MusiXTeX, a set of macros and fonts that allow music typesetting in TeX
  • Musink Lite, a WYSIWYM scorewriter and publication tool for Windows
  • NoteEdit, a KDE scorewriter
  • Rosegarden, a scorewriter for Linux
  • Philip's Music Scribe (or PMS), a text-based scorewriter originally written for Acorn RiscOS (released as a commercial program in the 1990s), later ported to POSIX and licensed under the GNU GPL
  • Aria Maestosa, open-source (GPL) midi sequencer/editor for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS
  • Manuscript Writer (no longer distributed)

    • Microsoft Windows

  • Capella
  • Cubase Score V1-5 (first run on version numbers)
  • Cubase SX
  • Cubase V4-6 (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)
  • Musicmaster
  • Music Write
  • MusicTime Deluxe
  • Notion
  • NoteWorthy Composer
  • Overture plus lite version Score Writer.
  • Sibelius, plus lite versions Sibelius First, Sibelius Student, Sibelius Instrument Teacher Edition, G7
  • ScoreCloud Studio - Audio, manual or MIDI input analysis to musical notation, and editor.
  • SmartScore Pro (music scanning and scorewriting. Lite versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)

    • Mac OS

  • ConcertWare (obsolete)
  • Cubase Score V1-5 (first run of version numbers)
  • Cubase SX
  • Cubase V4-6 (second run of version numbers)
  • 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.
  • Sibelius, plus lite versions Sibelius First, Sibelius Student, Sibelius Instrument Teacher Edition, G7
  • ScoreCloud Studio - Audio, manual or MIDI input analysis to musical notation, and editor.
  • SmartScore Pro (music-scanning and music-scoring. Lesser versions: SmartScore Songbook, MIDI, Piano and Guitar Editions)
  • Stave'n'Tabs (free, in-app purchasable PRO version), plus iOS version

    • Other

  • Bank Street Music Writer (Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS)
  • Calliope by William Clocksin, which was the subject of an academic usability study
  • Cubase Score V1-2 (Atari ST)
  • Deluxe Music Construction Set (Commodore Amiga)
  • Maestro (RISC OS, very simple)
  • MusicPrinter Plus (DOS)
  • SCORE (DOS – once a leading publishing program)
  • ScoreCloud Express - Audio, manual or MIDI input analysis to musical notation, and editor for iOS

    • References

    List of scorewriters Wikipedia
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