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The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view .NWC music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software.
The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view .NWC music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows.
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[http://www.capella-software.com/download.htm Capella Reader]
[http://www.capella-software.com/download.htm Capella Reader].
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The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files.
The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows.
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Some source files are "zipped", that is, archived into a .zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding .zip files. Only available for Windows - Mac users will have to look elsewhere.
Some source files are "zipped", that is, archived into a .zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding .zip files. Only available for Windows - Mac users: use the ''Archive Utility.app'' that comes with OSX.
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'''See also:''' [[Help:What software do I need?]]
'''See also:''' [[Help:What software do I need?]]

Revision as of 08:37, 1 May 2008

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Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files.

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Most sheet music files are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader

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The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view .MUS music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad.

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The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view .NWC music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows.

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The Scorch viewer enables one to view .SIB files created with Sibelius notation software.

Capella Reader.

The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows.

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Some source files are "zipped", that is, archived into a .zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding .zip files. Only available for Windows - Mac users: use the Archive Utility.app that comes with OSX.

See also: Help:What software do I need?