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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
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- Linux
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- Android Tablet
- Flathub
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MuseScore Studio AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Music Production Apps
The best Music Production alternative to MuseScore Studio is TuxGuitar, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MuseScore Studio and loads of them are Music Production Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Music Production App alternatives to MuseScore Studio are Guitar Pro, Avid Sibelius, LilyPond and Dorico.
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69 Guitar Pro alternativesGuitar Pro enables editing tablatures for guitar, bass, and more, with support for piano and drums. It features a realistic audio engine, interactive practice tools, and access to thousands of online tabs, facilitating music composition and transcription.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Comments about Guitar Pro as an Alternative to MuseScore Studio
- Guitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
- Guitar Pro is Lightweight
58 Avid Sibelius alternativesProfessional music notation software for Windows and macOS featuring intuitive, task-based score creation, MIDI and onscreen input, up to 16 staves, guitar tab conversion, Magnetic Layout, dynamic parts updates, text and lyric support, scanning tools, and expressive playback.
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49 LilyPond alternativesGNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving. One of LilyPonds major goals is to produce scores that are engraved with traditional layout rules, reflecting the era when scores were engraved by hand.
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Comments about LilyPond as an Alternative to MuseScore Studio
Lilypond provides everything a graphical interface such as Musescore could provide and more. The fact it uses a markup language to export a pdf. MusicXMl, midi, or svg from makes it extremely accessible. The learning curve is a bit harsher, but it pays off so much.
- LilyPond is Free and Open Source
- LilyPond is Customizable
17 Dorico alternativesCompose or publish music notation, produce teaching materials or learn the language of music — Dorico lets you make beautiful music, fast.
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22 Flat.io alternativesOnline music score editor enabling real-time collaboration and editing in your web browser, supporting MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, MP3, WAV, percussion notation, history tracking, Google Hangouts video, metronome tools, and cross-device access for composers and students.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Frescobaldi is a LilyPond sheet music text editor. It aims to be powerful, yet lightweight and easy to use. Frescobaldi is Free Software, freely available under the General Public License.
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20 StaffPad alternativesStaffPad is a brand new class of notation app, designed to take advantage of the advanced pen and touch input found on Microsoft Surface* and other compatible Windows 8.1 devices. As you write notation using the pen, StaffPad recognises your handwritten music and converts it...
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Opusmodus is a comprehensive computer-aided environment for the whole work of music composition a virtual space where a composer can develop ideas and experiments for projects large and small. Opusmodus allows you to explore more than one structure at the same time.
63 Impro-Visor alternativesImpro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.
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Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- BSD
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MuseScore is by far more powerful and complete, for all instruments and formats, etc.