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Comparison of scorewriters

March 21, 2023

This is a comparison of music notation programs.

General information

Name Guitar tablature WYSIWYG editor MIDI entry[a] Playback File formats Developer(s) Stable release; review date License Cost Operating systems
Import Export
Canorus No Yes MIDI CanorusML,[b] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] simple LilyPond[e] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] LilyPond,[e] PDF Reinhard Katzmann, Matevž Jekovec, Georg Rudolph 0.7.3; 18 June 2018 (4 years ago) (2018-06-18) Since 0.7.3: GPL-3.0-only
0.1.0 to 0.7.2: GPL-2.0-only 		No cost Linux
Capella Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST, SoundFonts Capella,[f] CapXML,[g] MusicXML,[c] MIDI[d] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, Truevision TGA, PCX, HTML Capella Software AG 9; 22 November 2021 (15 months ago) (2021-11-22) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Denemo Yes Yes Step-time MIDI Denemo,[h] limited LilyPond,[e] MusicXML[c] LilyPond,[e] MusicXML, WAV, Ogg, PDF, PNG, MIDI Jeremiah Benham, Richard Shann 2.6.0; 11 March 2022 (12 months ago) (2022-03-11) GPL-3.0-or-later No cost Windows, macOS, Linux
Dorico Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST Dorico,[i] MusicXML,[c] MIDI[d] MIDI,[d] MusicXML,[c] WAV, MP3, PDF, PNG, TIFF, SVG Steinberg 4.3.11; 6 December 2022 (3 months ago) (2022-12-06) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Early Notation Typesetter No Yes No No ENT[j] ENT,[j] PDF Samuel Gossner, Daniel West, Dieter Theuns 0.9.6; 20 October 2020 (2 years ago) (2020-10-20) Proprietary No charge for single font Windows, macOS, Linux
Encore Yes Yes MIDI Encore,[k] MusicTime,[l] Rhapsody,[m] Compressed MusicXML[n] MIDI,[d] Cakewalk MIDI,[o] Master Tracks Pro,[p] PDF Passport Music Software 5.0.4/5.0.7 Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Finale Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST, AU,[q] Garritan library Finale,[r] MusicXML,[c] MIDI[d] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] WAV, MP3, AIFF, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, EPS, BMP, GIF, PICT[q] MakeMusic 27.2; 2 March 2022 (12 months ago) (2022-03-02) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Forte Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST Forte,[s] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] CapXML[g] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] BMP, JPEG Lugert Verlag GmbH 12; 2020 (3 years ago) (2020) Proprietary Non-free Windows
Frescobaldi No WYSIWYM MIDI LilyPond,[e] MusicXML,[c] ABC MusicXML,[c] PDF Wilbert Berendsen 3.2; 5 May 2022 (10 months ago) (2022-05-05) GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Windows, macOS, Linux
Guitar Pro Yes Yes MIDI, RSE Guitar Pro (versions 1–7),[t] MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] MIDI,[d] ASCII tab,[u] Power Tab,[v] TablEdit[w] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] ASCII tab,[u] PNG, PDF, WAV Arobas Music 8.0 Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS, Linux
Impro-Visor No Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI Impro-Visor[x] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] PDF Bob Keller 10.2; 1 August 2019 (3 years ago) (2019-08-01) GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Windows, macOS, Linux
LilyPond Yes No No MIDI LilyPond;[e] using converters: ABC,[y] ETF,[z] MIDI,[d] MusicXML[c] PDF, PNG, PS, SVG Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen 2.24.1; 12 February 2023 (37 days ago) (2023-02-12) GPL-3.0-or-later No cost Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
MagicScore Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, SoundFonts SFD,[aa] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Karaoke,[ab] WAV, MP3 MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Karaoke,[ab] WAV, MP3, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, EMF, WMF Maestro Music Software 8 Proprietary Non-free Windows
Mozart Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI Mozart,[ac] MusicXML[c] NIFF[ad] MIDI[d] Karaoke[ab] ABC[y] MusicXML[c] MIDI[d] ABC,[y] BMP, EMF, GIF, JPEG, PBM, PNG, TIFF Mozart Music Software 16.0.4; March 2023 (0 months ago) (2023-03) Proprietary Non-free Windows
Mus2 No Yes MIDI Mus2[ae] MIDI,[d] AIFF, WAV, PDF, SVG, BMP, JPEG, PNG, Utku Uzmen (Data-Soft Ltd.) 3.2.3; November 2022 (4 months ago) (2022-11) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
MuseScore Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, SoundFonts, SFZ MuseScore,[af] MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] MIDI,[d] Karaoke,[ab] MuseData,[ag] Bagpipe Music Writer,[ah] Band-in-a-Box,[ai] Overture,[aj] Capella,[f] CapXML,[g] Guitar Pro (versions 1–6),[t] Power Tab (experimental),[v] PDF (experimental), ABC[y] (with plugin) MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] PDF, PNG, SVG, MIDI,[d] WAV, FLAC, Ogg, MP3 The MuseScore developer community 4.0.2; 13 March 2023 (8 days ago) (2023-03-13) GPL-3.0-only for desktop tools; online and mobile tools are proprietary and freemium No cost for most tools Windows, macOS, Linux
MusiCAD No Yes MIDI MusiCAD,[ak] MIDI,[d] ABC[y] MIDI,[d] ABC,[y] PDF, JPEG, PNG, BMP Musys Software 4.0; 1 May 2015 (7 years ago) (2015-05-01) Proprietary Prompt to purchase license appears when saving[2] Windows
MusicEase Yes Yes MIDI MusicEase,[al] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] ABC,[y] SongWright[am] MIDI,[d] PDF MusicEase Software 10; 2021 (2 years ago) (2021) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Musink No WYSIWYM MIDI Musink[an] MIDI,[d] PDF, PNG, XPS Lee Reid 1.3.0.1 Proprietary No cost Windows
MusiXTeX Yes No No No TeX (incl. PMX and M-Tx),[ao] MusicXML[c] (with converters) DVI,[ap] PS, PDF, MIDI[d] (for PMX input) Daniel Taupin, Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler 1.36; 11 January 2023 (2 months ago) (2023-01-11) GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Windows, macOS, Linux
Notation Composer No Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, SoundFonts Notation,[aq] MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] MIDI,[d] Karaoke[ab] MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] PDF, MIDI,[d] Karaoke,[ab] PNG, BMP, JPEG, GIF, WAV, FLAC, Ogg, MP3 Notation Software 4.0.3; 2022 (1 year ago) (2022) Proprietary Non-free Windows
NoteWorthy Composer Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI NWC,[ar] MIDI,[d] Karaoke[ab] MIDI[d] NoteWorthy Software 2.75a.2; 2017 (6 years ago) (2017) Proprietary Non-free Windows
Notion Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST MusicXML,[c] Compressed MusicXML,[n] MIDI,[d] Guitar Pro[t] (versions 4–5) MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] WAV PreSonus 6.8; 21 October 2020 (2 years ago) (2020-10-21) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS, iOS (iPad)
Overture Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST, AU[q] Overture,[aj] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Score Writer,[as] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] WAV, MP3 Sonic Scores 5.6.1.1; 2 December 2019 (3 years ago) (2019-12-02) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
Philip's Music Writer Yes No No MIDI PMW[at] MIDI,[d] PS Philip Hazel 5.20; 15 July 2022 (8 months ago) (2022-07-15) GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Linux (older versions for RISC OS)
Power Tab Editor Yes Yes MIDI Power Tab,[v] MIDI[d] MIDI,[d] ASCII tab,[u] BMP, HTML Brad Larsen 1.0.0.175; 26 August 2006 (16 years ago) (2006-08-26) Proprietary No cost Windows
Rosegarden No Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI Rosegarden,[au] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Hydrogen[av] LilyPond,[e] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Csound,[aw] Mup,[ax] PDF Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume Laurent 22.12.1; 21 December 2022 (3 months ago) (2022-12-21) GPL-2.0-or-later No cost Linux
SCORE Yes No Step-time MIDI SCORE (.mus) EPS Leland Smith,
San Andreas Press 		5.01; 1 November 2013 (9 years ago) (2013-11-01) Proprietary Non-free MS-DOS
Windows
ScoreCloud Studio No Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST MIDI,[d] live audio MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] WAV, PDF Doremir Music Research AB 4.7.8; 2022 (1 year ago) (2022) Proprietary Free without file saving Windows, macOS, iOS
Sibelius Yes Yes Step-time and real-time MIDI, VST, AU,[q] Avid library Sibelius,[ay] MusicXML,[c] MIDI[d] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] MP3, PDF, SVG, EPS, PNG, Avid Technology Inc. 2022.12; 14 December 2022 (3 months ago) (2022-12-14) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS, RISC OS
SmartScore 64 Yes Yes MIDI SmartScore,[az] scanned images, MusicXML,[c] NIFF[ad] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Finale,[r] NIFF,[ad] PDF Musitek Corporation 11.5.92/93; September 2022 (6 months ago) (2022-09) Proprietary Non-free Windows, macOS
TuxGuitar Yes Yes MIDI TuxGuitar,[ba] MusicXML,[c] MIDI,[d] Guitar Pro (versions 1–6),[t] Power Tab,[v] TablEdit[w] MIDI,[d] Guitar Pro (versions 3–5),[t] LilyPond,[e] ASCII tab,[u] PDF Julian Gabriel Casadesus 1.5.6; 28 April 2022 (10 months ago) (2022-04-28) LGPL-2.1-only No cost Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
Name Guitar tablature WYSIWYG editor MIDI entry[a] Playback Import Export Developer(s) Stable release; review date License Cost Operating systems
File formats

File formats and extensions

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Canorus native format, .can
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am MusicXML, open standard XML-based music notation exchange format, .xml or (version 3.1 or later) .musicxml
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Standard MIDI file format, .mid or .midi
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h LilyPond plain text native format, .ly
  6. ^ a b Capella native format, binary file, .cap
  7. ^ a b c Capella native format, compressed ZIP containing XML, .capx
  8. ^ Denemo native format, .denemo
  9. ^ Dorico native format, .dorico
  10. ^ a b Early notation typesetter native format, .ent
  11. ^ Encore native format, .enc
  12. ^ MusicTime (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .mto, .mus (different to Finale .mus)
  13. ^ Rhapsody (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .rhp
  14. ^ a b c d e f g MusicXML version 2.0 or later, compressed as a ZIP, .mxl
  15. ^ Cakewalk MIDI file format, .mff[clarification needed]
  16. ^ Master Tracks Pro (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .mts
  17. ^ a b c d Mac version only
  18. ^ a b Finale native format, .mus (2012 and earlier) or .musx (2014 and later)
  19. ^ Forte native format, .fnf
  20. ^ a b c d e Guitar Pro native format version 1–2, .gtp; version 3, .gp3; version 4, .gp4; version 5, .gp5; version 6, .gpx; version 7, .gp
  21. ^ a b c d ASCII tablature plain text format, .txt, .tab, or .btab
  22. ^ a b c d Power Tab Editor native format, .ptb
  23. ^ a b TablEdit native format, .tef
  24. ^ Impro-Visor native format, .ls
  25. ^ a b c d e f g ABC plain text format, .abc
  26. ^ Finale Enigma Transport Format, .etf[1]
  27. ^ Maestro software family native format, .sfd
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Standard MIDI file format including standard MIDI lyrics, used for karaoke, .kar
  29. ^ Mozart native format, .mz
  30. ^ a b c Notation Interchange File Format, .nif
  31. ^ Mus2 notation and tuning file format, .mus2, .mu2
  32. ^ MuseScore native format, .mscz; uncompressed XML-based format, .mscx; style sheet, .mss; score album, .album
  33. ^ MuseData project format, .md
  34. ^ Bagpipe Music Writer native format, .bww
  35. ^ Band-in-a-Box native format, .mgu or .sgu
  36. ^ a b Overture native format, .ove
  37. ^ MusiCAD plain text native format, .mc
  38. ^ MusicEase native format, .mez
  39. ^ SongWright native format, .sw
  40. ^ Musink native format, .musink
  41. ^ PMX, preprocessor language for MusixTeX, .pmx; M-Tx, processor for PMX, .mtx
  42. ^ TeX device independent file format, .dvi
  43. ^ NoteSoft file, Notation Software native format, .not
  44. ^ NoteWorthy Composer native format, .nwc or .nwctxt
  45. ^ Score Writer (by the same developer as Overture) native format, .scw
  46. ^ Philip's Music Writer native format, human-readable text, .pmw
  47. ^ Rosegarden native format, .rg
  48. ^ Hydrogen drum machine song XML file format, .h2song
  49. ^ Csound audio domain-specific language format, without orchestra data, .csd
  50. ^ Music Publisher Score file format, .mup
  51. ^ Sibelius (scorewriter) native format, .sib
  52. ^ SmartScore native format, .enf
  53. ^ TuxGuitar native format, .tg

See also

Notes

  1. ^ . LilyPond.org. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Restrictions

March 21, 2023
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This is a comparison of music notation programs Contents 1 General information 1 1 File formats and extensions 2 See also 3 NotesGeneral information EditName Guitar tablature WYSIWYG editor MIDI entry a Playback File formats Developer s Stable release review date License Cost Operating systemsImport ExportCanorus No Yes MIDI CanorusML b MusicXML c MIDI d simple LilyPond e MusicXML c MIDI d LilyPond e PDF Reinhard Katzmann Matevz Jekovec Georg Rudolph 0 7 3 18 June 2018 4 years ago 2018 06 18 Since 0 7 3 GPL 3 0 only0 1 0 to 0 7 2 GPL 2 0 only No cost LinuxCapella Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST SoundFonts Capella f CapXML g MusicXML c MIDI d MusicXML c MIDI d BMP JPEG TIFF PNG Truevision TGA PCX HTML Capella Software AG 9 22 November 2021 15 months ago 2021 11 22 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSDenemo Yes Yes Step time MIDI Denemo h limited LilyPond e MusicXML c LilyPond e MusicXML WAV Ogg PDF PNG MIDI Jeremiah Benham Richard Shann 2 6 0 11 March 2022 12 months ago 2022 03 11 GPL 3 0 or later No cost Windows macOS LinuxDorico Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST Dorico i MusicXML c MIDI d MIDI d MusicXML c WAV MP3 PDF PNG TIFF SVG Steinberg 4 3 11 6 December 2022 3 months ago 2022 12 06 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSEarly Notation Typesetter No Yes No No ENT j ENT j PDF Samuel Gossner Daniel West Dieter Theuns 0 9 6 20 October 2020 2 years ago 2020 10 20 Proprietary No charge for single font Windows macOS LinuxEncore Yes Yes MIDI Encore k MusicTime l Rhapsody m Compressed MusicXML n MIDI d Cakewalk MIDI o Master Tracks Pro p PDF Passport Music Software 5 0 4 5 0 7 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSFinale Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST AU q Garritan library Finale r MusicXML c MIDI d MusicXML c MIDI d WAV MP3 AIFF PDF TIFF JPEG PNG EPS BMP GIF PICT q MakeMusic 27 2 2 March 2022 12 months ago 2022 03 02 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSForte Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST Forte s MusicXML c MIDI d CapXML g MusicXML c MIDI d BMP JPEG Lugert Verlag GmbH 12 2020 3 years ago 2020 Proprietary Non free WindowsFrescobaldi No WYSIWYM MIDI LilyPond e MusicXML c ABC MusicXML c PDF Wilbert Berendsen 3 2 5 May 2022 10 months ago 2022 05 05 GPL 2 0 or later No cost Windows macOS LinuxGuitar Pro Yes Yes MIDI RSE Guitar Pro versions 1 7 t MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n MIDI d ASCII tab u Power Tab v TablEdit w MusicXML c MIDI d ASCII tab u PNG PDF WAV Arobas Music 8 0 Proprietary Non free Windows macOS LinuxImpro Visor No Yes Step time and real time MIDI Impro Visor x MusicXML c MIDI d PDF Bob Keller 10 2 1 August 2019 3 years ago 2019 08 01 GPL 2 0 or later No cost Windows macOS LinuxLilyPond Yes No No MIDI LilyPond e using converters ABC y ETF z MIDI d MusicXML c PDF PNG PS SVG Han Wen Nienhuys Jan Nieuwenhuizen 2 24 1 12 February 2023 37 days ago 2023 02 12 GPL 3 0 or later No cost Windows macOS Linux FreeBSDMagicScore Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI SoundFonts SFD aa MusicXML c MIDI d Karaoke ab WAV MP3 MusicXML c MIDI d Karaoke ab WAV MP3 PDF TIFF JPEG PNG BMP GIF EMF WMF Maestro Music Software 8 Proprietary Non free WindowsMozart Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI Mozart ac MusicXML c NIFF ad MIDI d Karaoke ab ABC y MusicXML c MIDI d ABC y BMP EMF GIF JPEG PBM PNG TIFF Mozart Music Software 16 0 4 March 2023 0 months ago 2023 03 Proprietary Non free WindowsMus2 No Yes MIDI Mus2 ae MIDI d AIFF WAV PDF SVG BMP JPEG PNG Utku Uzmen Data Soft Ltd 3 2 3 November 2022 4 months ago 2022 11 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSMuseScore Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI SoundFonts SFZ MuseScore af MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n MIDI d Karaoke ab MuseData ag Bagpipe Music Writer ah Band in a Box ai Overture aj Capella f CapXML g Guitar Pro versions 1 6 t Power Tab experimental v PDF experimental ABC y with plugin MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n PDF PNG SVG MIDI d WAV FLAC Ogg MP3 The MuseScore developer community 4 0 2 13 March 2023 8 days ago 2023 03 13 GPL 3 0 only for desktop tools online and mobile tools are proprietary and freemium No cost for most tools Windows macOS LinuxMusiCAD No Yes MIDI MusiCAD ak MIDI d ABC y MIDI d ABC y PDF JPEG PNG BMP Musys Software 4 0 1 May 2015 7 years ago 2015 05 01 Proprietary Prompt to purchase license appears when saving 2 WindowsMusicEase Yes Yes MIDI MusicEase al MusicXML c MIDI d ABC y SongWright am MIDI d PDF MusicEase Software 10 2021 2 years ago 2021 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSMusink No WYSIWYM MIDI Musink an MIDI d PDF PNG XPS Lee Reid 1 3 0 1 Proprietary No cost WindowsMusiXTeX Yes No No No TeX incl PMX and M Tx ao MusicXML c with converters DVI ap PS PDF MIDI d for PMX input Daniel Taupin Ross Mitchell Andreas Egler 1 36 11 January 2023 2 months ago 2023 01 11 GPL 2 0 or later No cost Windows macOS LinuxNotation Composer No Yes Step time and real time MIDI SoundFonts Notation aq MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n MIDI d Karaoke ab MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n PDF MIDI d Karaoke ab PNG BMP JPEG GIF WAV FLAC Ogg MP3 Notation Software 4 0 3 2022 1 year ago 2022 Proprietary Non free WindowsNoteWorthy Composer Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI NWC ar MIDI d Karaoke ab MIDI d NoteWorthy Software 2 75a 2 2017 6 years ago 2017 Proprietary Non free WindowsNotion Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST MusicXML c Compressed MusicXML n MIDI d Guitar Pro t versions 4 5 MusicXML c MIDI d WAV PreSonus 6 8 21 October 2020 2 years ago 2020 10 21 Proprietary Non free Windows macOS iOS iPad Overture Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST AU q Overture aj MusicXML c MIDI d Score Writer as MusicXML c MIDI d WAV MP3 Sonic Scores 5 6 1 1 2 December 2019 3 years ago 2019 12 02 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSPhilip s Music Writer Yes No No MIDI PMW at MIDI d PS Philip Hazel 5 20 15 July 2022 8 months ago 2022 07 15 GPL 2 0 or later No cost Linux older versions for RISC OS Power Tab Editor Yes Yes MIDI Power Tab v MIDI d MIDI d ASCII tab u BMP HTML Brad Larsen 1 0 0 175 26 August 2006 16 years ago 2006 08 26 Proprietary No cost WindowsRosegarden No Yes Step time and real time MIDI Rosegarden au MusicXML c MIDI d Hydrogen av LilyPond e MusicXML c MIDI d Csound aw Mup ax PDF Chris Cannam Richard Bown Guillaume Laurent 22 12 1 21 December 2022 3 months ago 2022 12 21 GPL 2 0 or later No cost LinuxSCORE Yes No Step time MIDI SCORE mus EPS Leland Smith San Andreas Press 5 01 1 November 2013 9 years ago 2013 11 01 Proprietary Non free MS DOSWindowsScoreCloud Studio No Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST MIDI d live audio MusicXML c MIDI d WAV PDF Doremir Music Research AB 4 7 8 2022 1 year ago 2022 Proprietary Free without file saving Windows macOS iOSSibelius Yes Yes Step time and real time MIDI VST AU q Avid library Sibelius ay MusicXML c MIDI d MusicXML c MIDI d MP3 PDF SVG EPS PNG Avid Technology Inc 2022 12 14 December 2022 3 months ago 2022 12 14 Proprietary Non free Windows macOS RISC OSSmartScore 64 Yes Yes MIDI SmartScore az scanned images MusicXML c NIFF ad MusicXML c MIDI d Finale r NIFF ad PDF Musitek Corporation 11 5 92 93 September 2022 6 months ago 2022 09 Proprietary Non free Windows macOSTuxGuitar Yes Yes MIDI TuxGuitar ba MusicXML c MIDI d Guitar Pro versions 1 6 t Power Tab v TablEdit w MIDI d Guitar Pro versions 3 5 t LilyPond e ASCII tab u PDF Julian Gabriel Casadesus 1 5 6 28 April 2022 10 months ago 2022 04 28 LGPL 2 1 only No cost Windows macOS Linux FreeBSDName Guitar tablature WYSIWYG editor MIDI entry a Playback Import Export Developer s Stable release review date License Cost Operating systemsFile formatsFile formats and extensions Edit a b 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 Canorus native format can a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am MusicXML open standard XML based music notation exchange format xml or version 3 1 or later musicxml a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Standard MIDI file format mid or midi a b c d e f g h LilyPond plain text native format ly a b Capella native format binary file cap a b c Capella native format compressed ZIP containing XML capx Denemo native format denemo Dorico native format dorico a b Early notation typesetter native format ent Encore native format enc MusicTime by the same developer as Encore native format mto mus different to Finale mus Rhapsody by the same developer as Encore native format rhp a b c d e f g MusicXML version 2 0 or later compressed as a ZIP mxl Cakewalk MIDI file format mff clarification needed Master Tracks Pro by the same developer as Encore native format mts a b c d Mac version only a b Finale native format mus 2012 and earlier or musx 2014 and later Forte native format fnf a b c d e Guitar Pro native format version 1 2 gtp version 3 gp3 version 4 gp4 version 5 gp5 version 6 gpx version 7 gp a b c d ASCII tablature plain text format txt tab or btab a b c d Power Tab Editor native format ptb a b TablEdit native format tef Impro Visor native format ls a b c d e f g ABC plain text format abc Finale Enigma Transport Format etf 1 Maestro software family native format sfd a b c d e f g Standard MIDI file format including standard MIDI lyrics used for karaoke kar Mozart native format mz a b c Notation Interchange File Format nif Mus2 notation and tuning file format mus2 mu2 MuseScore native format mscz uncompressed XML based format mscx style sheet mss score album album MuseData project format md Bagpipe Music Writer native format bww Band in a Box native format mgu or sgu a b Overture native format ove MusiCAD plain text native format mc MusicEase native format mez SongWright native format sw Musink native format musink PMX preprocessor language for MusixTeX pmx M Tx processor for PMX mtx TeX device independent file format dvi NoteSoft file Notation Software native format not NoteWorthy Composer native format nwc or nwctxt Score Writer by the same developer as Overture native format scw Philip s Music Writer native format human readable text pmw Rosegarden native format rg Hydrogen drum machine song XML file format h2song Csound audio domain specific language format without orchestra data csd Music Publisher Score file format mup Sibelius scorewriter native format sib SmartScore native format enf TuxGuitar native format tgSee also EditComparison of MIDI editors and sequencers List of guitar tablature software List of music software List of scorewritersNotes Edit An incomplete description of the Enigma Transport Format LilyPond org Archived from the original on 3 May 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2017 Restrictions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comparison of scorewriters amp oldid 1144416526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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