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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>This is a comparison of <b><a href="/wiki/Scorewriter" title="Scorewriter">music notation programs</a></b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_information">General information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_scorewriters&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: General information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Guitar <a href="/wiki/Tablature" title="Tablature">tablature</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/WYSIWYG" title="WYSIWYG">WYSIWYG</a> editor </th> <th rowspan="2">MIDI entry<sup id="cite_ref-midi-entry-clarification_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-entry-clarification-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Playback </th> <th colspan="2">File formats </th> <th rowspan="2">Developer(s) </th> <th rowspan="2">Stable release; review date </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Cost </th> <th rowspan="2">Operating systems </th></tr> <tr> <th>Import </th> <th>Export </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Canorus" class="mw-redirect" title="Canorus">Canorus</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> </td> <td>CanorusML,<sup id="cite_ref-canorus_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canorus-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> simple <a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a><sup id="cite_ref-lilypond_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span 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<td>Dorico,<sup id="cite_ref-dorico_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorico-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/TIFF" title="TIFF">TIFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalable Vector Graphics">SVG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steinberg" title="Steinberg">Steinberg</a> </td> <td>5.1.60; <small>9 October 2024<span class="noprint"> (50 days ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-10-09</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Early_notation_typesetter" title="Early notation typesetter">Early Notation Typesetter</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Early_notation_typesetter" title="Early notation typesetter">ENT</a><sup id="cite_ref-ent_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ent-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Early_notation_typesetter" title="Early notation typesetter">ENT</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ent_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ent-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Samuel Gossner, Daniel West, Dieter Theuns </td> <td>0.9.6; <small>20 October 2020<span class="noprint"> (4 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2020-10-20</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends">No charge for single font </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Encore_(software)" title="Encore (software)">Encore</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Encore,<sup id="cite_ref-encore_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encore-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MusicTime,<sup id="cite_ref-musictime_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musictime-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhapsody,<sup id="cite_ref-rhapsody_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhapsody-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a><sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cakewalk MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Master_Tracks_Pro" title="Master Tracks Pro">Master Tracks Pro</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-mastertracks_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mastertracks-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Passport Music Software </td> <td>5.0.4 (Windows); 5.0.7 (macOS); <small>2015<span class="noprint"> (9 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2015</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Finale_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Finale (software)">Finale</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST, <a href="/wiki/Audio_Units" title="Audio Units">AU</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Mac_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mac-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Garritan library </td> <td>Finale,<sup id="cite_ref-finale_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audio_Interchange_File_Format" title="Audio Interchange File Format">AIFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/TIFF" title="TIFF">TIFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript" title="Encapsulated PostScript">EPS</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/GIF" title="GIF">GIF</a>, <a href="/wiki/PICT" title="PICT">PICT</a><sup id="cite_ref-Mac_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mac-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MakeMusic, Inc. </td> <td>27.4.1; <small>12 December 2023<span class="noprint"> (11 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-12-12</span>)</span></small> final release </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flat_(notation_program)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flat (notation program) (page does not exist)">Flat</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST, AU </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MuseScore, TuxGuitar, Guitar Pro (versions 3–8), Power Tab </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WAV, MP3, PDF, PNG, SVG </td> <td>Tutteo </td> <td>37.9.0; <small>17 October 2024<span class="noprint"> (42 days ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-10-17</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">Freemium</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Forte_(notation_program)" title="Forte (notation program)">Forte</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST </td> <td>Forte,<sup id="cite_ref-forte_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forte-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CapXML<sup id="cite_ref-capxml_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capxml-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a> </td> <td>Lugert Verlag GmbH </td> <td>12.1; <small>2020<span class="noprint"> (4 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2020</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Frescobaldi_(software)" title="Frescobaldi (software)">Frescobaldi</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial"><a href="/wiki/WYSIWYM" title="WYSIWYM">WYSIWYM</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-lilypond_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Wilbert Berendsen </td> <td>3.3.0; <small>26 March 2023<span class="noprint"> (20 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-03-26</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Pro" title="Guitar Pro">Guitar Pro</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, <a href="/wiki/Guitar_Pro#RSE" title="Guitar Pro">RSE</a> </td> <td>Guitar Pro (versions 1–8),<sup id="cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ASCII tab,<sup id="cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ascii-tab-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power Tab,<sup id="cite_ref-power-tab_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-tab-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TablEdit<sup id="cite_ref-tabledit_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabledit-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ASCII tab,<sup id="cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ascii-tab-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a> </td> <td>Arobas Music </td> <td>8.1.3; <small>3 September 2024<span class="noprint"> (2 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-09-03</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Impro-Visor" title="Impro-Visor">Impro-Visor</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Impro-Visor<sup id="cite_ref-impro-visor_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-impro-visor-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>x<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Bob Keller </td> <td>10.2; <small>1 August 2019<span class="noprint"> (5 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2019-08-01</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-lilypond_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using converters: ABC,<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ETF,<sup id="cite_ref-etf_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etf-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>z<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a><sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/PostScript" title="PostScript">PS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalable Vector Graphics">SVG</a> </td> <td>Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen </td> <td>2.24.4; <small>21 July 2024<span class="noprint"> (4 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-07-21</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-3.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/MagicScore" title="MagicScore">MagicScore</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, SoundFonts </td> <td>SFD,<sup id="cite_ref-sfd_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfd-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>aa<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke,<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke,<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/TIFF" title="TIFF">TIFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/GIF" title="GIF">GIF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enhanced_metafile" class="mw-redirect" title="Enhanced metafile">EMF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Metafile" title="Windows Metafile">WMF</a> </td> <td>Maestro Music Software </td> <td>8.280; <small>2017<span class="noprint"> (7 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2017</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Mozart_the_music_processor" title="Mozart the music processor">Mozart</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Mozart,<sup id="cite_ref-mozart_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mozart-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ac<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NIFF,<sup id="cite_ref-niff_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niff-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ad<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke,<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC,<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, EMF, <a href="/wiki/GIF" title="GIF">GIF</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netpbm_format" class="mw-redirect" title="Netpbm format">PBM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/TIFF" title="TIFF">TIFF</a> </td> <td>Mozart Music Software </td> <td>16.1.5; <small>September 2024<span class="noprint"> (2 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-09</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Mus2" title="Mus2">Mus2</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Mus2<sup id="cite_ref-mus2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mus2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ae<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Audio_Interchange_File_Format" title="Audio Interchange File Format">AIFF</a>, <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalable Vector Graphics">SVG</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a> </td> <td>Utku Uzmen (Data-Soft Ltd.) </td> <td>3.2.3; <small>November 2022<span class="noprint"> (2 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2022-11</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/MuseScore" title="MuseScore">MuseScore</a> Studio </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, <a href="/wiki/SoundFonts" class="mw-redirect" title="SoundFonts">SoundFonts</a>, <a href="/wiki/SFZ_(file_format)" title="SFZ (file format)">SFZ</a>, <a href="/wiki/VST3" class="mw-redirect" title="VST3">VST3</a> </td> <td>MuseScore,<sup id="cite_ref-musescore_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musescore-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>af<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed MusicXML,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke,<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MuseData,<sup id="cite_ref-musedata_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musedata-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ag<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bagpipe Music Writer,<sup id="cite_ref-bagpipe_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bagpipe-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ah<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Band-in-a-Box,<sup id="cite_ref-band-in-a-box_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-band-in-a-box-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ai<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overture,<sup id="cite_ref-overture_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overture-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>aj<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Capella,<sup id="cite_ref-capella_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capella-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CapXML,<sup id="cite_ref-capxml_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capxml-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guitar Pro (versions 1–6),<sup id="cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power Tab (experimental),<sup id="cite_ref-power-tab_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-tab-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> (experimental), ABC<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (with plugin) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalable Vector Graphics">SVG</a>, MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Free_lossless_audio_codec" class="mw-redirect" title="Free lossless audio codec">FLAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ogg" title="Ogg">Ogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a> </td> <td>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/graphs/contributors">MuseScore developer community</a> </td> <td>4.4.3; <small>24 October 2024<span class="noprint"> (35 days ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-10-24</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-3.0-only</a> for desktop tools; online and mobile tools are proprietary and <a href="/wiki/Freemium" title="Freemium">freemium</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost for most tools</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/MusiCAD" title="MusiCAD">MusiCAD</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>MusiCAD,<sup id="cite_ref-musicad_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicad-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ak<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC,<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a> </td> <td>Musys Software </td> <td>4.0; <small>1 May 2015<span class="noprint"> (9 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2015-05-01</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends">Prompt to purchase license appears when saving<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/MusicEase" title="MusicEase">MusicEase</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>MusicEase,<sup id="cite_ref-musicease_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicease-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>al<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC,<sup id="cite_ref-abc_25-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SongWright<sup id="cite_ref-songwright_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-songwright-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>am<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>MusicEase Software </td> <td>10.1j; <small>September 2024<span class="noprint"> (2 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-09</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Musink" title="Musink">Musink</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial"><a href="/wiki/WYSIWYM" title="WYSIWYM">WYSIWYM</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Musink<sup id="cite_ref-musink_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musink-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>an<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/XML_Paper_Specification" class="mw-redirect" title="XML Paper Specification">XPS</a> </td> <td>Lee Reid </td> <td>1.3.0.3 </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/MusiXTeX" title="MusiXTeX">MusiXTeX</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TeX" title="TeX">TeX</a> (<abbr title="including">incl.</abbr> PMX and M-Tx),<sup id="cite_ref-musixtex_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musixtex-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ao<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a><sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (with converters) </td> <td>DVI,<sup id="cite_ref-dvi_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvi-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ap<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PostScript" title="PostScript">PS</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (for PMX input) </td> <td>Daniel Taupin, Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler </td> <td>1.38; <small>29 March 2024<span class="noprint"> (7 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-03-29</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Notation_Composer" title="Notation Composer">Notation Composer</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, <a href="/wiki/SoundFonts" class="mw-redirect" title="SoundFonts">SoundFonts</a> </td> <td>Notation,<sup id="cite_ref-notation_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notation-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>aq<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke,<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a>, <a href="/wiki/GIF" title="GIF">GIF</a>, <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Free_lossless_audio_codec" class="mw-redirect" title="Free lossless audio codec">FLAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ogg" title="Ogg">Ogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a> </td> <td>Notation Software </td> <td>5.0.1; <small>6 June 2024<span class="noprint"> (5 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-06-06</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer" title="NoteWorthy Composer">NoteWorthy Composer</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>NWC,<sup id="cite_ref-nwc_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nwc-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ar<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karaoke<sup id="cite_ref-karaoke_29-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>NoteWorthy Software </td> <td>2.75a.2; <small>2017<span class="noprint"> (7 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2017</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Notion_(music_software)" title="Notion (music software)">Notion</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Compressed <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guitar Pro<sup id="cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (versions 4–5) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a> </td> <td>PreSonus </td> <td>6.8.2; <small>24 August 2021<span class="noprint"> (3 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2021-08-24</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS, iOS (iPad) </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Overture_(software)" title="Overture (software)">Overture</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST, AU<sup id="cite_ref-Mac_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mac-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Overture,<sup id="cite_ref-overture_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overture-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>aj<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Score Writer<sup id="cite_ref-score-writer_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-score-writer-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>as<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a> </td> <td>Sonic Scores </td> <td>5.6.1.1; <small>2 December 2019<span class="noprint"> (4 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2019-12-02</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Philip%27s_Music_Writer" title="Philip's Music Writer">Philip's Music Writer</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>PMW<sup id="cite_ref-philip_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philip-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>at<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PostScript" title="PostScript">PS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hazel" title="Philip Hazel">Philip Hazel</a> </td> <td>5.22; <small>21 December 2023<span class="noprint"> (11 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-12-21</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Linux (older versions for <a href="/wiki/RISC_OS" title="RISC OS">RISC OS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Power_Tab_Editor" title="Power Tab Editor">Power Tab Editor</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Power Tab,<sup id="cite_ref-power-tab_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-tab-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ASCII tab,<sup id="cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ascii-tab-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BMP_file_format" title="BMP file format">BMP</a>, <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a> </td> <td>Brad Larsen </td> <td>1.0.0.175; <small>26 August 2006<span class="noprint"> (18 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2006-08-26</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Rosegarden" title="Rosegarden">Rosegarden</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>Rosegarden,<sup id="cite_ref-rosegarden_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosegarden-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>au<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hydrogen<sup id="cite_ref-hydrogen_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hydrogen-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>av<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-lilypond_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Csound,<sup id="cite_ref-csound_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csound-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>aw<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mup,<sup id="cite_ref-mup_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mup-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ax<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume Laurent </td> <td>24.06; <small>5 June 2024<span class="noprint"> (5 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-06-05</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Linux </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/SCORE_(software)" title="SCORE (software)">SCORE</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Step-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>SCORE (.mus) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript" title="Encapsulated PostScript">EPS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leland_Smith" title="Leland Smith">Leland Smith</a>,<br />San Andreas Press </td> <td>5.01; <small>1 November 2013<span class="noprint"> (11 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2013-11-01</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>MS-DOS<br />Windows </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/ScoreCloud" title="ScoreCloud">ScoreCloud</a> Studio </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology" title="Virtual Studio Technology">VST</a> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> live audio </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WAV" title="WAV">WAV</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Doremir Music Research AB </td> <td>4.8.1; <small>2024<span class="noprint"> (0 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FED; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="depends table-depends">Free without file saving </td> <td>Windows, macOS, iOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sibelius_(scorewriter)" title="Sibelius (scorewriter)">Sibelius</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Step-time and real-time </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI, VST, AU,<sup id="cite_ref-Mac_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mac-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avid library </td> <td>Sibelius,<sup id="cite_ref-sibelius_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sibelius-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ay<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a>, <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalable Vector Graphics">SVG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript" title="Encapsulated PostScript">EPS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avid_Technology" title="Avid Technology">Avid Technology, Inc.</a> </td> <td>2024.10; <small>24 October 2024<span class="noprint"> (35 days ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-10-24</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">No cost up to 4 staves<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, <a href="/wiki/RISC_OS" title="RISC OS">RISC OS</a>, iOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/SmartScore" title="SmartScore">SmartScore 64 NE</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>SmartScore,<sup id="cite_ref-smartscore_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smartscore-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>az<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> scanned images, <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NIFF<sup id="cite_ref-niff_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niff-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ad<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finale,<sup id="cite_ref-finale_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NIFF,<sup id="cite_ref-niff_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niff-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ad<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Musitek Corporation </td> <td>11.6.109; <small>6 August 2024<span class="noprint"> (3 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-08-06</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-proprietary"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FCE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="nonfree table-nonfree">Non-free </td> <td>Windows, macOS </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/TuxGuitar" title="TuxGuitar">TuxGuitar</a> </th> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">MIDI </td> <td>TuxGuitar,<sup id="cite_ref-tuxguitar_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuxguitar-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ba<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-musicxml_3-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guitar Pro (versions 1–6),<sup id="cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power Tab,<sup id="cite_ref-power-tab_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-tab-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TablEdit<sup id="cite_ref-tabledit_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tabledit-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>MIDI,<sup id="cite_ref-midi_4-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guitar Pro (versions 3–5),<sup id="cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-lilypond_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ASCII tab,<sup id="cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ascii-tab-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a> </td> <td>Julian Gabriel Casadesus </td> <td>1.6.4; <small>23 August 2024<span class="noprint"> (3 months ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-08-23</span>)</span></small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="active table-active"><a href="/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License" title="GNU Lesser General Public License">LGPL-2.1-only</a> </td> <td style="background: #DFF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre" title="Gratis versus libre">No cost</a> </td> <td>Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Guitar <a href="/wiki/Tablature" title="Tablature">tablature</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/WYSIWYG" title="WYSIWYG">WYSIWYG</a> editor </th> <th rowspan="2">MIDI entry<sup id="cite_ref-midi-entry-clarification_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midi-entry-clarification-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Playback </th> <th>Import </th> <th>Export </th> <th rowspan="2">Developer(s) </th> <th rowspan="2">Stable release; review date </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Cost </th> <th rowspan="2">Operating systems </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th colspan="2">File formats </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="File_formats_and_extensions">File formats and extensions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_scorewriters&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: File formats and extensions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-midi-entry-clarification-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-midi-entry-clarification_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi-entry-clarification_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">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.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-canorus-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-canorus_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Canorus native format, .can</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musicxml-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-24"><sup><i><b>y</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-25"><sup><i><b>z</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-26"><sup><i><b>aa</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-27"><sup><i><b>ab</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-28"><sup><i><b>ac</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-29"><sup><i><b>ad</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-30"><sup><i><b>ae</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-31"><sup><i><b>af</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-32"><sup><i><b>ag</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-33"><sup><i><b>ah</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-34"><sup><i><b>ai</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-35"><sup><i><b>aj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-36"><sup><i><b>ak</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-37"><sup><i><b>al</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-38"><sup><i><b>am</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-39"><sup><i><b>an</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicxml_3-40"><sup><i><b>ao</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a>, open standard XML-based music notation exchange format, .xml or (version 3.1 or later) .musicxml</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-midi-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-24"><sup><i><b>y</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-25"><sup><i><b>z</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-26"><sup><i><b>aa</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-27"><sup><i><b>ab</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-28"><sup><i><b>ac</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-29"><sup><i><b>ad</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-30"><sup><i><b>ae</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-31"><sup><i><b>af</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-32"><sup><i><b>ag</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-33"><sup><i><b>ah</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-34"><sup><i><b>ai</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-35"><sup><i><b>aj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-36"><sup><i><b>ak</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-37"><sup><i><b>al</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-38"><sup><i><b>am</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-39"><sup><i><b>an</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-40"><sup><i><b>ao</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-41"><sup><i><b>ap</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-42"><sup><i><b>aq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-43"><sup><i><b>ar</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-44"><sup><i><b>as</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-45"><sup><i><b>at</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-46"><sup><i><b>au</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-47"><sup><i><b>av</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-48"><sup><i><b>aw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-midi_4-49"><sup><i><b>ax</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MIDI#Standard_files" title="MIDI">Standard MIDI file</a> format, .mid or .midi</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-lilypond-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lilypond_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/LilyPond" title="LilyPond">LilyPond</a> plain text native format, .ly</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-capella-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-capella_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-capella_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Capella_(notation_program)" title="Capella (notation program)">Capella</a> native format, binary file, .cap</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-capxml-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-capxml_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-capxml_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-capxml_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Capella_(notation_program)" title="Capella (notation program)">Capella</a> native format, compressed ZIP containing XML, .capx</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-denemo-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-denemo_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Denemo" title="Denemo">Denemo</a> native format, .denemo</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dorico-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dorico_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Dorico" title="Dorico">Dorico</a> native format, .dorico</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ent-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ent_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ent_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Early_notation_typesetter" title="Early notation typesetter">Early notation typesetter</a> native format, .ent</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-encore-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-encore_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Encore_(software)" title="Encore (software)">Encore</a> native format, .enc</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musictime-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musictime_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">MusicTime (by the same developer as <a href="/wiki/Encore_(software)" title="Encore (software)">Encore</a>) native format, .mto, .mus (different to Finale .mus)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rhapsody-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rhapsody_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rhapsody (by the same developer as <a href="/wiki/Encore_(software)" title="Encore (software)">Encore</a>) native format, .rhp</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-compressed-musicxml-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-compressed-musicxml_14-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MusicXML" title="MusicXML">MusicXML</a> version 2.0 or later, compressed as a <a href="/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)" title="ZIP (file format)">ZIP</a>, .mxl</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cakewalk MIDI file format, .mff<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (December 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mastertracks-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mastertracks_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Master_Tracks_Pro" title="Master Tracks Pro">Master Tracks Pro</a> (by the same developer as <a href="/wiki/Encore_(software)" title="Encore (software)">Encore</a>) native format, .mts</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mac-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mac_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mac_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mac_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mac_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mac version only</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-finale-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-finale_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-finale_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Finale_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Finale (software)">Finale</a> native format, .mus (2012 and earlier) or .musx (2014 and later)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-forte-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-forte_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Forte_(notation_program)" title="Forte (notation program)">Forte</a> native format, .fnf</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-guitar-pro-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guitar-pro_20-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Pro" title="Guitar Pro">Guitar Pro</a> native format version 1–2, .gtp; version 3, .gp3; version 4, .gp4; version 5, .gp5; version 6, .gpx; version 7, .gp</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ascii-tab-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ascii-tab_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/ASCII_tab" title="ASCII tab">ASCII tablature</a> plain text format, .txt, .tab, or .btab</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-power-tab-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-power-tab_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-power-tab_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-power-tab_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-power-tab_22-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Power_Tab_Editor" title="Power Tab Editor">Power Tab Editor</a> native format, .ptb</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tabledit-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tabledit_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tabledit_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">TablEdit native format, .tef</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-impro-visor-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-impro-visor_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Impro-Visor native format, .ls</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-abc-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abc_25-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/ABC_notation" title="ABC notation">ABC</a> plain text format, .abc</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-etf-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-etf_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Finale Enigma Transport Format, .etf<sup id="cite_ref-lilypond-etf_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilypond-etf-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sfd-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sfd_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Maestro software family native format, .sfd</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-karaoke-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-karaoke_29-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MIDI#Standard_files" title="MIDI">Standard MIDI file</a> format including standard MIDI lyrics, used for <a href="/wiki/Karaoke" title="Karaoke">karaoke</a>, .kar</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mozart-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mozart_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Mozart_the_music_processor" title="Mozart the music processor">Mozart</a> native format, .mz</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-niff-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-niff_31-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-niff_31-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-niff_31-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Notation_Interchange_File_Format" title="Notation Interchange File Format">Notation Interchange File Format</a>, .nif</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mus2-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mus2_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Mus2" title="Mus2">Mus2</a> notation and tuning file format, .mus2, .mu2</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musescore-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musescore_33-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MuseScore" title="MuseScore">MuseScore</a> native format, .mscz; uncompressed XML-based format, .mscx; style sheet, .mss; score album, .album</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musedata-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musedata_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MuseData" class="mw-redirect" title="MuseData">MuseData</a> project format, .md</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bagpipe-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bagpipe_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bagpipe Music Writer native format, .bww</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-band-in-a-box-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-band-in-a-box_36-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Band-in-a-Box" title="Band-in-a-Box">Band-in-a-Box</a> native format, .mgu or .sgu</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-overture-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-overture_37-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-overture_37-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Overture_(software)" title="Overture (software)">Overture</a> native format, .ove</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musicad-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musicad_38-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MusiCAD" title="MusiCAD">MusiCAD</a> plain text native format, .mc</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musicease-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musicease_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/MusicEase" title="MusicEase">MusicEase</a> native format, .mez</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-songwright-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-songwright_41-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">SongWright native format, .sw</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musink-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musink_42-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Musink" title="Musink">Musink</a> native format, .musink</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musixtex-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-musixtex_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">PMX, preprocessor language for MusixTeX, .pmx; M-Tx, processor for PMX, .mtx</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dvi-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dvi_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">TeX <a href="/wiki/Device_independent_file_format" title="Device independent file format">device independent file format</a>, .dvi</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-notation-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-notation_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">NoteSoft file, Notation Software native format, .not</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nwc-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nwc_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer" title="NoteWorthy Composer">NoteWorthy Composer</a> native format, .nwc or .nwctxt</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-score-writer-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-score-writer_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Score Writer (by the same developer as <a href="/wiki/Overture_(software)" title="Overture (software)">Overture</a>) native format, .scw</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-philip-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-philip_48-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Philip%27s_Music_Writer" title="Philip's Music Writer">Philip's Music Writer</a> native format, human-readable text, .pmw</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rosegarden-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rosegarden_49-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Rosegarden" title="Rosegarden">Rosegarden</a> native format, .rg</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hydrogen-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hydrogen_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_(software)" title="Hydrogen (software)">Hydrogen</a> drum machine song XML file format, .h2song</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-csound-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-csound_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Csound" title="Csound">Csound</a> audio <a href="/wiki/Domain-specific_language" title="Domain-specific language">domain-specific language</a> format, without orchestra data, .csd</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mup-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mup_52-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Music Publisher Score file format, .mup</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sibelius-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sibelius_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Sibelius_(scorewriter)" title="Sibelius (scorewriter)">Sibelius (scorewriter)</a> native format, .sib</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smartscore-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-smartscore_55-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/SmartScore" title="SmartScore">SmartScore</a> native format, .enf</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tuxguitar-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tuxguitar_56-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/TuxGuitar" title="TuxGuitar">TuxGuitar</a> native format, .tg</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_scorewriters&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_MIDI_editors_and_sequencers" title="Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers">Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_guitar_tablature_software" title="List of guitar tablature software">List of guitar tablature software</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_software" title="List of music software">List of music software</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_scorewriters" title="List of scorewriters">List of scorewriters</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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