Finale Alternatives

Finale is described as 'Is proprietary scorewriting software developed by MakeMusic, Inc. It displays music primarily in music notation and allows for multiple tracks and very specific tweaking of instrument sounds for each track' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Finale for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best Finale alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Finale are Dorico, LilyPond, Avid Sibelius and Frescobaldi.

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  1. Bring musical inspirations to life with the blazingly fast and intuitive Notion™ 6 music composition and performance environment. Compose when and how you want and even enter music with your own handwriting.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. ABCexplorer icon
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    ABC, a text based music score manager-editor for free. You can copy, transpose or play these songs, import midi-music files, export to midi, to pdf, to web page or to any other printable format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. capella-scan icon
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    Dispatch re-typing of sheet music to a nuisance of the past! Let capella-scan transform your sheet music quickly into a ringing score that is ready for editing and printing. capella-scan has put an end to the laborious task of typing out notes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Aered icon
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    Aered is a sheet music editor specifically designed for drummers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Reflow icon
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    Reflow is a music notation app that runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is a 100% Native app that supports iCloud sync and latest Mac OS X features such as Versions, Autosave and Fullscreen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Learn to play any instrument! Instrument Bible is a virtual fingering chart for brass, woodwind, and string instruments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    • Xbox
     
  7. TablEdit icon
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    TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments, including mandolin and bass.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Chordsheet Maker is the quickest and most efficient way to create a chord sheet or lead sheet directly on your iPad. Skip the paper and share it in PDF as soon as it’s done. No complex menus or navigation. All the necessary, in an ergonomic way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  9. Forte is an music notation software developed by the German company Lugert Verlag Publishing House in Handorf near Hamburg. This software is available internationally as a user-friendly, affordable alternative to complex and expensive current music notation programs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. capella melody trainer listens while you are rehearsing! Inexact notes are a thing of the past: Somebody is listening while you are rehearsing, shows quietly but uncompromisingly where you did wrong, knows what you did well and never complains… Isn’t this the trainer you always...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. capella playAlong makes it possible for you to choose the musical backing you want and to take it with you into your living room!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. tonica fugata icon
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    Composing it for you... Automatic three and four-part composition (styles: J.S. Bach, Max Reger, Jazz, Pop plus creating your own styles), automatic harmonizing, automatic fugue and canon composition.

    32 tonica fugata alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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