| Name |
Developer(s) |
Latest stable release |
License |
Supported formats |
Cost (USD) |
WYSIWYG Editor |
Operating System Support |
| Score support |
Sound support |
Print support |
| Crescendo |
NCH Software |
.97 |
Proprietary |
mxml |
No |
pdf |
Free |
Yes |
Windows |
| Denemo |
Jeremiah Benham, Nils Gey, Richard Shann |
0.9.0 |
GPL |
denemo, xml, mxml |
midi |
pdf, ly, png |
Free |
WYSIWYM with real Notes |
Linux, Windows |
| Frescobaldi |
? |
? |
GPL |
ly |
midi |
pdf |
Free |
Yes |
Linux |
| GNU LilyPond |
Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen |
2.12.3 |
GPL |
ly |
midi |
pdf, ps, png |
Free |
No |
Cross-platform |
| Impro-Visor |
Bob Keller |
5.08 |
GPL |
ls |
midi |
pdf, ls |
Free |
Yes |
Linux, Mac, Windows |
| MuseScore |
Werner Schweer |
1.1 |
GPL v2 |
mscz, mscx, xml, mxl, md, bww, ove, mgu, sgu, cap, kar |
midi, wav, flac, ogg |
pdf, png, ps, svg, ly |
Free |
Yes |
Linux, Mac, Windows |
| MusiXTeX |
Daniel Taupin, Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler |
1.15 |
GPL |
TeX |
No |
dvi, ps, pdf |
Free |
No |
Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Canorus |
Reinhard Katzmann, Matevž Jekovec, Georg Rudolph |
0.7.R1002 |
GPL |
CanorusML, MusicXML |
midi |
pdf,ly |
Free |
Yes |
Linux |
| NoteEdit |
Jörg Anders |
2.8.1 |
GPL |
? |
midi |
? |
Free |
Yes |
Linux |
| Rosegarden |
Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume Laurent |
10.02 |
GPL |
? |
? |
? |
Free |
Yes |
Linux |
| TuxGuitar |
Julian Gabriel Casadesus |
1.2 |
LGPL |
tg, ly, xml |
midi |
pdf |
Free |
Yes |
Cross-platform |
| Power Tab Editor |
Brad Larsen |
1.0.0.175 |
Proprietary |
? |
? |
? |
Free |
? |
Windows |
| Capella |
Capella-software |
6.0 |
Proprietary |
cap, mxl |
midi |
bmp, jpeg, tiff, png, tga, pcx |
$200 |
Yes |
Windows |
| Encore |
GVOX |
5.0.2 |
Proprietary |
enc, mus, mto, rhp, mxl |
midi, mff, mts |
pdf |
$400 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows |
| Finale |
MakeMusic |
2011 |
Proprietary |
mus, xml |
midi, wav, mp3, aiff |
jpeg, png, tiff, eps |
$600 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows |
| Guitar Pro |
Arobas Music |
6.0 |
Proprietary |
gpx, gp3, gp4, gp5, gtp, ascii, mxl |
midi, wav |
png, pdf |
$60 |
? |
Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Harmony Assistant |
Myriad Software |
9.6.2c |
Proprietary |
myr |
midi |
pdf, myr |
$85 |
Yes |
Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Igor Engraver |
NoteHeads |
1.7 |
Proprietary |
? |
? |
? |
$300 |
? |
Mac, Windows |
| Mozart |
David Webber |
11 |
Proprietary |
mz, xml |
midi |
bmp, emf, gif, jpg, pbm, png |
$155 |
Yes |
Windows |
| Mus2 |
Utku Uzmen (Data-Soft Ltd.) |
1.1 |
Proprietary |
mus2 |
AIFF, MIDI, Wave |
BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, SVG |
$40 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows |
| MusEdit |
Doug Rogers, Yowza Software |
4.0.2 |
Proprietary |
? |
? |
? |
$80 |
? |
Windows |
| MusiCAD |
Musys Software |
3.1 |
Proprietary |
ascii |
midi |
pdf |
$55 |
? |
Windows |
| Notion |
NOTION Music |
3.0 |
Proprietary |
mxl, xml |
midi, wav |
? |
$250 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows |
| NoteWorthy Composer |
NoteWorthy Software |
2.1 |
Proprietary |
nwc |
midi |
? |
$50 |
Yes |
Windows |
| Overture |
Geniesoft |
4.1.0 |
Proprietary |
ove |
midi |
? |
$350 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows |
| Sibelius |
Sibelius Software |
7.0 |
Proprietary |
sib, xml |
midi |
? |
$600 |
Yes |
Mac, Windows, RISC OS |
| SmartScore Pro |
Musitek Corporation |
10.2.6 |
Proprietary |
mxl |
midi |
pdf |
$400 |
? |
Mac, Windows |
| Name |
Developer(s) |
Latest stable release |
License |
Supported formats |
Cost (USD) |
WYSIWYG Editor |
Operating System Support |
| Score support |
Sound support |
Print support |