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Home Notation
What will I find in this category?
Here you will find a collection of software for reading, writing and understanding musical notation. Programs vary from simple notation printing software to sophisticated notation editors. Software for scanning notation can be found in the Notation Scanning category.

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Software Title Description OS License Released
A Musical Challenge v1.0 An exciting and educational game that makes learning to read music funWinShareware12-Apr-01
A Musical Tutorial 2.0 Music Education SoftwareWinShareware09-Sep-99
ABC2Win 2.1i ABC music notationWinShareware04-May-99
AbcMus 2.0 Playback, search, editing of ABC notationWinShareware16-Oct-02
AudioScore Professional v3.0.1 Performance-based notation softwareWinDemo06-Mar-07
BarFly v1.7.3 Text editor/player/viewer for abc music files.MacShareware01-Nov-06
Big Note Music Speller Program to help in learning to read sheet music.MacShareware27-Oct-95
BitMapMusic 68K 2.0 A music notation program.MacFreeware01-Mar-00
BitMapMusic PPC 2.0 A music notation program.MacFreeware01-Mar-00
Brahms v1.02 Brahms is a sequencer and music notaion programLinuxFreeware07-Jan-02
capella Note processingWinDemo01-Oct-02
Carta Musica Carta Musica is a software programme that prints blank sheet music paperWinFreeware04-Feb-02
Chords v1.5 Freeware MIDI Composer.WinFreeware15-Apr-06
Chords&Keys97 Music notation and drill programMacShareware17-Sep-99
Chordware Progression Assistant v7.9 Both a chord/scale program and a loop-based music creation program.WinDemo20-Aug-07
Copyist v6.0 Graphical music publishing software for WindowsWinFreeware29-Jul-03
Denemo v0.7.6 Graphical music notator.LinuxOpen Source27-Dec-06
Digital Music Notebook v2.0.0e Manage music sheets and instruction materials.WinFreeware30-Nov-05
Dolce Music Flash Cards 1.2 Learn to read music notationLinuxShareware05-Oct-04
Dolce Music Flash Cards v1.3 Learn to read music notation.WinShareware05-Oct-04
Dolet for Finale v4.2 Finale plug-in that reads and writes MusicXML 2.0 files.MacDemo25-Mar-08
Dolet for Finale v4.2 Finale plug-in that reads and writes MusicXML 2.0 files.WinDemo25-Mar-08
Early Music Skills Music reading skills for children and younger music students.WinDemo25-Jun-04
Elements of Music Basic knowledge of keyboard skillsWinDemo21-Oct-03
Elements of Music Basic knowledge of keyboard skills [mac]MacDemo21-Oct-03
Encore v4.5.5 Professional-quality composing and publishingWinDemo13-Oct-04
Encore v4.5.6.4 Professional-quality composing and publishingMacDemo06-Aug-06
Etude Sight Reader v1.2 Customizable Music Sight Reading Trainer - Learn how to read music the easy wayWinShareware22-Feb-04
Finale 2008 Demo Music notation program. Creates,edits and prints sheet musicMacDemo20-Aug-07
Finale 2008 Demo Music notation program. Creates,edits and prints sheet musicWinDemo20-Aug-07
Finale Notepad 2007 Basic music notation software.MacFreeware10-Oct-06
Finale Notepad 2007 Basic music notation software.WinFreeware10-Oct-06
G7 v3.3 G7 is the perfect tool for guitarists of any level to create tabMacDemo18-Jul-03
GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator v3.0 Automates production of braille music scores.WinDemo12-May-07
Guido Prints blank music-sheets which you design.WinShareware06-Jun-97
GuitarTeX v2.8.2 Create guitar song sheets or song books.LinuxOpen Source10-Jul-02
Happy Note ! Sing 'n Learn Treble Clef and Bass Clef 64 multimedia readings in Treble/Bass Clef.WinShareware13-Jun-04
Happy Note! Treble and Bass Clef 2.5 A real game that will teach you how to read music even as you play!WinShareware10-Sep-00
Harmony Assistant v9.4 Complete arranger, score editor and music composition software.WinDemo05-Apr-08
Harmony Assistant v9.4 Complete arranger, score editor and music composition software.MacDemo05-Apr-08
Harmony v3.3.1 Tune editor which can add chords to a melody.WinShareware01-Jul-04
iabc v1.0.1 Music Notation and MIDI Software.LinuxOpen Source01-Jul-05
iabc v1.0.1 Music Notation and MIDI Software.WinOpen Source01-Jul-05
Igor Engraver v1.7 Intelligent music notation and playback software (mac)MacDemo12-May-03
Igor Engraver v1.7 Intelligent music notation and playback software (win)WinDemo12-May-03
Igor Reader 1.7 build 1280 Display, playback, print and purchase Igor Engraver files [win]WinFreeware15-Aug-03
Isthmus An applet for viewing the relationships between chords and scales on a virtual piano and guitarMacFreeware09-May-02
Keyboard Extended Jazz Harmonies Study jazz related chordsMacDemo04-Aug-99
Keyboard Jazz Harmonies Harmonic analysis of jazz-related chordsWinDemo16-Jan-02
Keyboard Jazz Harmonies Study jazz related chordsMacDemo04-Aug-99
LetturaNotePro v2.7.3 Music Tuition for notes and ear traning.WinShareware04-Jan-07
Lied v0.1.4.1 Llilypond code editor, including many lilypond directives availables from menu items.LinuxOpen Source18-Nov-07
Lied v0.1.4.1 Llilypond code editor, including many lilypond directives availables from menu items.WinOpen Source18-Nov-07
LilyPond v2.11.44-1 Produces sheet music using a high level description file.LinuxFreeware12-Apr-08
LilyPond v2.11.44-1 Produces sheet music using a high level description file.WinFreeware12-Apr-08
LilyPond v2.11.44-1 Produces sheet music using a high level description file.MacFreeware12-Apr-08
Lime Music Notation Software 8.07 Powerful notation packageWinDemo01-May-03
Lime Music Notation Software 8.08 Powerful notation packageMacDemo06-May-03
MagicScore Classic 5 Music notation software.WinShareware09-May-07
MagicScore Maestro 5 Music notation software.WinShareware24-Oct-07
MagicScore Maestro 5 ++ WEB Publishing Music notation software.WinShareware20-Dec-06
MagicScore School 5 Music notation software specialized for schools, teachers, students etc.WinShareware09-May-07
Melody Assistant v7.4 Multi-purpose music editing/listening and printing shareware.MacShareware05-Apr-08
Melody Assistant v7.4 Multi-purpose music editing/listening and printing shareware.WinShareware05-Apr-08
Melody Player v4.2.0 Play Midi, MOD, S3M and files created with Harmony or Melody Assistant.MacFreeware16-Apr-08
Melody Player v5.0 Play Midi, MOD, S3M and files created with Harmony or Melody Assistant.WinFreeware16-Apr-08
Melody Player v5.0 Play Midi, MOD, S3M and files created with Harmony or Melody Assistant.MacFreeware16-Apr-08
MidiIllustrator Maestro v1.01 Notate, print, practice & play free MIDI sheet music & lead sheets.WinShareware07-Jun-07
MidiIllustrator Virtuoso v1.01 Notate, print, practice & play free MIDI sheet music & lead sheets.WinShareware07-Jun-07
MidiNotate 4.0.9 MIDI player that shows and prints the notes.WinShareware14-Apr-04
MidiNotate Composer v1.1.5 Easily create music your way.WinShareware05-Oct-04
MidiNotate Player v1.1.1 Find and convert MIDI files to sheet music.WinFreeware07-May-05
MIDIView v1.1 Converts MIDI files to music notation with showing them on the screen.WinShareware22-Oct-04
Mozart 2005 v8.1 Creates, edits, and prints music - just as a word processor does with textWinShareware01-Jun-01
Mup v5.2 Music publication program - for Linux x86 systems.LinuxDemo12-Feb-06
Muse Music notation editor, guitar tab generator.WinFreeware09-Mar-99
MusEdit 3.22 Demo An inexpensive, yet full-featured music notation editor.WinDemo24-Nov-99
Musette v2.8.9 Free Music/Song Notation Editor.WinFreeware28-Apr-07
Music Fundamentals for Mac Learn to read, compose, and print original song lead sheets using Band-in-a-Box (not included) and course materials (book and exercise disk).MacDemo01-Dec-98
MUSIC LESSONS II Demo 1.05 Develop visual recognition, written notation, keyboard skills and ear training.MacDemo
MUSIC LESSONS II Demo 1.05 Develop visual recognition, written notation, keyboard skills and ear training.WinDemo
Music MasterWorks v3.92 Create, sequence, compose, edit, print MIDI music.WinShareware22-Feb-07
Music Publisher 32 Completely flexible notation softwareWinShareware
Music Publisher 5 WYSIWYG Music notation with soundWinDemo12-Dec-01
Music Trainers 2.1.2 Musicial training for notes, key, intervals and scalesMacFreeware07-Jul-01
Music Works Personal v2.5 MIDI Composing Notating & SequencingWinTrial
Music Write Maestro Compose, play, edit and print music on your home PC.WinDemo01-Aug-02
Music Write Songwriter A powerful notation program that's easy to useWinDemo01-Jul-01
Music Write Starter Kit Compose, play, edit and print music on your home pc.WinTrial01-Aug-02
Musical notes preschool 2.0 Learn musical notes in well organized and yet easy and fun way.WinShareware
MusicEase 8.1 Music score editor: edit, transpose, play, import scanned music, and print music.WinShareware17-Mar-03
MusicEase Traditional Songbook for Children and Adults Transposable sheet music for over 300 traditional kids & adult song classics.WinShareware08-Aug-03
MusicMentor 1.2 Learn to read written music quickly.MacShareware04-Jul-00
NotationMachine Notation software - import/export MIDI files, drag and drop notes, guitar chords, moreWinShareware01-Oct-02
Note Attack Learn to read sheet music with this free MIDI educational video gameWinFreeware
NoteAbility Pro v2.322 Professional music notation package.MacDemo20-Mar-07
NoteCard NoteCard is a freeware music-reading drill utility for WindowsWinFreeware27-Oct-99
NoteChaser Music Transcription AssistantWinShareware01-Oct-99
NoteEdit v2.8.1 Music notation editor.LinuxOpen Source16-Aug-06
NoteWorthy 2 Music DTP systemWinShareware
NoteWorthy Composer v1.75c Create, record, edit, print & play back your own musicWinShareware02-May-07
NoteWorthy Composer Winamp Plug-in 1.75 Allows *.nwc files to be added to your Winamp play list.WinFreeware06-Mar-02
Overture v4.01 Professional standard notation software.WinDemo
PaperChord 1.1 For guitar players who want to notate chords and chord-progressions.MacShareware
PBJ Computer Activities (mac) User-friendly, entertaining and student-centered music education softwareMacDemo14-Apr-00
PDFtoMusic v1.0.4 Play score files in PDF format.WinDemo25-Apr-07
PDFtoMusic v1.0.4 Play score files in PDF format.MacDemo25-Apr-07
Percussion Studio v3.0 Simple rhythm notation systemWinShareware06-Jun-05
PhotoScore MIDI Lite v5.0.3 Converts scanned printed music, and PDF files, into music files.WinDemo01-Jul-07
PhotoScore MIDI Lite v5.0.3 Converts scanned printed music, and PDF files, into music files.MacDemo01-Jul-07
PhotoScore Ultimate v5.0.3 Converts scanned printed and handwritten scores, and PDF files, into music files. Go to the full commercial version of PhotoScore UltimateWinDemo01-Jul-07
PhotoScore Ultimate v5.0.3 Converts scanned printed and handwritten scores, and PDF files, into music filesMacDemo01-Jul-07
PIZZICATO v3 Music notation software.WinDemo01-Mar-05
Pizzicato v3.0.3 Music notation software.MacShareware27-Oct-05
Play Music Makes music composition easy.WinDemo01-Jan-02
PrintMusic 2007 Create and print sheet musicWinDemo12-Feb-07
PrintMusic 2007 Sheet music software.MacDemo12-Feb-07
QuickScore Elite Level II v12.0.5 Comprehensive, integrated software for music composition.WinDemo17-Dec-06
Reading Music Reading Music, a teachware to learn how to read music in treble clef and bass clef.WinDemo08-Feb-05
ReadingMusic Reading Music, a teachware to learn how to read music in treble clef and bass clef.WinDemo13-Feb-05
RhythmTutor for MAC Sight-reading teaching software for all instrumentsMacDemo
Rosegarden v1.6.1 Professional audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.LinuxOpen Source06-Jan-08
Rudiments v2.1 Rudimentary music theory softwareWinShareware15-Jan-02
Scorch 2 The leading technology for viewing, playing and transposing music notation on the Internet.WinFreeware01-Jan-01
Score Writer 4 Everything you need to have fun recording, editing, arranging, and printing out your own musicWinDemo12-Jun-06
Score-Trainer Practice reading notesWinShareware02-Jun-03
Sheet Music Designer 2.21 Makes music staff sheetsWinShareware01-Mar-01
shpflnat.sit.hqx Musical notes and characters FontMacShareware
Sibelius v5.1 The world's best-selling music notation software for Windows. Go to the full commercial version of SibeliusWinDemo07-Nov-07
Sibelius v5.1 The world's best-selling music notation software for Macintosh.MacDemo07-Nov-07
Smack-A-Note! Learn staff note readingWinDemo08-Dec-99
SmartScore Guitar Edition v5.3.1 Playback, transpose and print guitar or solo instrumental music in seconds.MacDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore MIDI Edition v5.3.1 Scan and Play. Create MIDI files from sheet music in seconds.MacDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore Piano Edition v5.3.1 The fastest way to get piano and solo sheet music into your computer.MacDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore Piano Edition v5.3.1 The fastest way to get piano and solo sheet music into your computer.WinDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore Pro Edition v5.3.1 Fully integrated music scanning, scoring and MIDI sequencing.WinDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore Pro Edition v5.3.1 Fully integrated music scanning, scoring and MIDI sequencing.MacDemo06-Jan-07
SmartScore Songbook Edition v5.3.1 Unlock the melodies and nuances hidden inside your sheet music.MacDemo06-Jan-07
Solo Explorer Wave-to-midi converter, automatic music transcriber (recognizer), and score editor for Windows.WinDemo20-Mar-02
Song Sheet 4 Help for the guitar playing composer.WinShareware10-Mar-04
Songsheet Generator v1.3.2 Prints songsheets and songbooks for home, small group, or large group overhead use.MacDonationware18-Jul-07
Songsheet Generator v2.5.3 Prints songsheets and songbooks for home, small group, or large group overhead use.WinDonationware16-Jul-07
Step-By-Step Note Teacher v2.6 Learning to read musical notes/sheet music is easy and fun through this software.WinDemo
TaBazar II Notation program for fretted instruments and percussion in tablature and/or standard notation.WinShareware01-Mar-05
TablEdit Tablature Editor 2.62 Create, edit, print and listen to tablature and sheet music.WinShareware
TEFview TablEdit File Viewer 2.60 Displays, plays and prints tablature and sheet musicWinFreeware
TGTools Plug-In Collection for Finale 2.05 Plug-In Collection for Finale 97/98MacShareware29-Oct-02
TGTools Plug-In Collection for Finale 2.05 Plug-In Collection for Finale 97/98WinShareware29-Oct-02
TGTools Plug-In Collection for Finale 2.28 Plug-In Collection for Finale 2000-2004.WinShareware16-Mar-04
TGTools Plug-In Collection for Finale v2.29 Plug-In Collection for Finale 2000-2003.MacShareware16-Mar-04
Transcribe! 6 Software to help transcribing recorded music.MacShareware07-Jan-03
Transcribe! v7.50 Software to help transcribing recorded music.MacShareware24-Mar-08
Transcribe! v7.50 Software to help transcribing recorded music.LinuxShareware24-Mar-08
Transcribe! v7.50 Software to help transcribing recorded music.WinShareware24-Mar-08
T-rox Studio v1.0 Reads wave and mp3 files or songs from Audio CD and converts audio into sheet music notation.WinTrial16-Oct-07
Vivaldi Gold Notation software that combines high performance and extreme simplicityWinDemo01-Jan-03
Vivaldi Gold Mac Professional notation softwareMacDemo01-Jan-03
Vivaldi Play Along Entry-level notation softwareWinFreeware01-Jan-03
Voicings v5.05 Guitar notation and multitrack sequencer.WinShareware15-Sep-07
WEDELMUSIC XML Plug-in for Finale 200x A Plug-in for Finale 2001 to save music notation in XML format of WEDELMUSIC EditorWinDemo01-Jan-02
Xenoage MusicXML Player Plays back MusicXML files and converts them to MIDI.WinFreeware12-May-04

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