Finale – the world’s most powerful music notation software – lets you express your creativity and love of music. Compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music.

Entering Notes
From MIDI to your mouse, from scanning to Finale’s exclusive MicNotator, no other software offers you more note entry options.

SmartMusic Support and Music Education Worksheets
Exclusive SmartMusic support, over 300 customizable Music Education Worksheets, and Finale’s Exercise Wizard are just a few of the many reasons Finale remains the first choice of music educators worldwide.

Linked Parts and other Timesavers
Finale includes dozens of time-saving tools like Linked Parts, Multiple Page Editing, Band-in-a-Box Auto-harmonizing, ScoreMerger, SmartFind and Paint, and more.

World-Class Sounds
More than 350 instrument sounds from the renowned makers of Garritan Personal Orchestra, 100+ sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline, AND the ability to add any VST/AU Instrument or Effect Plug-in means Finale offers the very best in playback.

Record/Import Audio
Give arrangements authenticity and life with a real vocal or instrumental track. Only Finale lets you record or import a mono or stereo audio file to enhance playback.

Changes in v2014c

• Bugfix for crashing on some Windows computers has been resolved.
• MIDI key velocity information is now played back in all layers.
• Stop and start values are now interpreted correctly by Human Playback.

Changes in v2014b

• Bugfix for Audio Engine errors with some ASIO audio devices
• Bugfix for USB mono input devices
• Bugfix for Unicode characters bug
• Error messages are more descriptive.
• Human Playback correctly interprets glissandi, fp markings, and articulation trills, and also recognizes keyswitches in all layers.
• Notes on the opposite stem side in cluster chords can be selected, and rests can be repositioned when Consolidate Rests Across Layers is enabled.
• Multiple MIDI file fixes include proper percussion import and retention of track/staff names and key signatures.
• Numerous crashing situations have been fixed, and file saving speed and Score Manager performance have been improved.

Changes in v2014a

• New View and Layout palettes
• Expanded compatibility for ASIO devices with locked sample rates.

Changes in v2012b

• Automatic Range Checking
• Automatic Octave Adjustments when copying between staves
• The ability to export EPUB compatible files
• Improved legibility of Finale Lyrics font
• Dozens of improvements that target long-standing customer requests

Changes in v2012

• Unicode Text Support
• Score Manager controls how staves look and sound
• More Garritan Sounds
• Improved MIDI Instrument Setup
• Playback Portability
• Music Education Worksheets including Jazz Improvisation, Flashcards Repertoire
• Finale Numerics and Finale Copyist Fonts
• Improved Setup Wizard
• Import graphics in PDF format
• Export your score as a PDF and graphics tool enhancements
• Improvements to Finale AlphaNotes Font
• Improved Staff Layout