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Software capable of music notesetting.


This page lists music notation programs that have been used in preparing scores listed at CPDL.
===Denemo===
'''OS:''' GNU/Linux <br>
'''Cost/license:''' Free, GPL ([http://denemo.sourceforge.net/download.html download here])<br>
'''Native format:''' Denemo (.denemo, .dnm) <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' Denemo, MIDI <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' Denemo, LilyPond, ABC, jtf, Csound
 
 
===Finale===
'''OS:''' Windows, MacOS X <br>
'''Cost/license:''' Not free ([http://www.finalemusic.com/ download here])<br>
'''Native format:''' Finale (.mus)
 
 
===Harmony Assistant===
'''OS:''' Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions <br>
'''Cost/license:''' 70 USD or 70 Euro ([http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/harmony.htm website])<br>
'''Native format:''' Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Finale versions 1993 to 2006 (.mus, .etf), Encore (.enc), Rhapsody (.rhp), MusicTime (.mus), NoteWorthy Composer versions : 1.3 to 2.0 (.nwc), GuitarPro (.gtp, .gp3, .gp4), Tabledit version 2.0 (1999) and up (.tef), Band In a Box Style (.sty), Yamaha Style (.sty), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab) <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
 
 
===LilyPond===
'''OS:''' GNU/Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, MacOS X <br>
'''Cost/license:''' Free, GPL ([http://lilypond.org/web/install/ download here])<br>
'''Native format:''' LilyPond (.ly) <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' only LilyPond native format <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' pdf, svg, ps, MIDI <br>
'''Included conversion tools:''' usually bundled with LilyPond come the following:
*abc2ly (from abc ASCII format)
*etf2ly (from Finale format)
*midi2ly (from MIDI format)
*mup2ly (from Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher format)
*musicxml2ly (from MusicXML format)
 
 
===Melody Assistant===
'''OS:''' Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions<br>
'''Cost/license:''' Shareware, 20 USD or 20 Euro ([http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/melody.htm website])<br>
'''Native format:''' Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab) <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
 
 
===MidiPlay===
'''OS:''' Windows (98 SE or above)<br>
'''Cost:''' Free ([http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.crhills/midiplay/index.html/ download here])<br>
'''Formats program can read:''' MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid)
 
 
===NoteEdit===
'''OS:''' GNU/Linux <br>
'''Cost/license:''' Free, GPL ([http://noteedit.berlios.de/download.html download here])<br>
'''Native format:''' NoteEdit (.not) <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' NoteEdit, MusicXML, MIDI <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' MIDI, MusiXTeX, ABC, PMX, LilyPond, MusicXML
 
 
===Noteworthy Composer===
'''OS:''' Windows 95 or above<br>
'''Cost:''' 39 USD for typesetters, free for viewers see [http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/ Noteworthy software home page]<br>
'''Native format:''' Noteworthy (.nwc)<br>
'''Formats program can read:''' MIDI<br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' MIDI. Requires external tool to convert to pdf - eg [http://www.pdf995.com/ PDF955]
 
 
===Rosegarden===
'''OS:''' GNU/Linux <br>
'''Cost/license:''' Free ([http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/getting/ download here])<br>
'''Native format:''' Rosegarden (.rg) <br>
'''Formats program can read:''' Rosegarden, MIDI, Hydrogen <br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' MIDI, LilyPond, MusicXML, Csound, Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher
 
 
===Sibelius===
'''OS:''' Windows (latest version requires Windows 98 SE or above), Mac (not sure about Mac OS versions), Acorn<br>
'''Cost:''' see [http://www.sibelius.com/shop.html this page]<br>
'''Native format:''' Sibelius (.sib)<br>
'''Formats program can read:''' Sibelius, MIDI, PhotoScore (.opt), MusicXML, Sibelius 6/7 (.s7), Finale/Allegro/PrintMusic (.mus), Finale ENIGMA (.etf)<br>
'''Formats program can export to:''' Sibelius (version 4 can export to ~3, ~2 and ~Student versions), ASCII Tab, MIDI, Scorch and various graphic formats (.eps, .tiff, .bmp, .eps, .emf)

Revision as of 02:48, 11 April 2009

Software capable of music notesetting.

Denemo

OS: GNU/Linux
Cost/license: Free, GPL (download here)
Native format: Denemo (.denemo, .dnm)
Formats program can read: Denemo, MIDI
Formats program can export to: Denemo, LilyPond, ABC, jtf, Csound


Finale

OS: Windows, MacOS X
Cost/license: Not free (download here)
Native format: Finale (.mus)


Harmony Assistant

OS: Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions
Cost/license: 70 USD or 70 Euro (website)
Native format: Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr
Formats program can read: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Finale versions 1993 to 2006 (.mus, .etf), Encore (.enc), Rhapsody (.rhp), MusicTime (.mus), NoteWorthy Composer versions : 1.3 to 2.0 (.nwc), GuitarPro (.gtp, .gp3, .gp4), Tabledit version 2.0 (1999) and up (.tef), Band In a Box Style (.sty), Yamaha Style (.sty), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
Formats program can export to: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)


LilyPond

OS: GNU/Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, MacOS X
Cost/license: Free, GPL (download here)
Native format: LilyPond (.ly)
Formats program can read: only LilyPond native format
Formats program can export to: pdf, svg, ps, MIDI
Included conversion tools: usually bundled with LilyPond come the following:

  • abc2ly (from abc ASCII format)
  • etf2ly (from Finale format)
  • midi2ly (from MIDI format)
  • mup2ly (from Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher format)
  • musicxml2ly (from MusicXML format)


Melody Assistant

OS: Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions
Cost/license: Shareware, 20 USD or 20 Euro (website)
Native format: Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr
Formats program can read: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
Formats program can export to: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)


MidiPlay

OS: Windows (98 SE or above)
Cost: Free (download here)
Formats program can read: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid)


NoteEdit

OS: GNU/Linux
Cost/license: Free, GPL (download here)
Native format: NoteEdit (.not)
Formats program can read: NoteEdit, MusicXML, MIDI
Formats program can export to: MIDI, MusiXTeX, ABC, PMX, LilyPond, MusicXML


Noteworthy Composer

OS: Windows 95 or above
Cost: 39 USD for typesetters, free for viewers see Noteworthy software home page
Native format: Noteworthy (.nwc)
Formats program can read: MIDI
Formats program can export to: MIDI. Requires external tool to convert to pdf - eg PDF955


Rosegarden

OS: GNU/Linux
Cost/license: Free (download here)
Native format: Rosegarden (.rg)
Formats program can read: Rosegarden, MIDI, Hydrogen
Formats program can export to: MIDI, LilyPond, MusicXML, Csound, Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher


Sibelius

OS: Windows (latest version requires Windows 98 SE or above), Mac (not sure about Mac OS versions), Acorn
Cost: see this page
Native format: Sibelius (.sib)
Formats program can read: Sibelius, MIDI, PhotoScore (.opt), MusicXML, Sibelius 6/7 (.s7), Finale/Allegro/PrintMusic (.mus), Finale ENIGMA (.etf)
Formats program can export to: Sibelius (version 4 can export to ~3, ~2 and ~Student versions), ASCII Tab, MIDI, Scorch and various graphic formats (.eps, .tiff, .bmp, .eps, .emf)