MuseScore Studio Alternatives

MuseScore Studio is described as 'Create, notate, and playback music with free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux supporting MIDI, MusicXML, PDF export, and community sharing' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MuseScore Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and Web-based apps. The best MuseScore Studio alternative is TuxGuitar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MuseScore Studio are Guitar Pro, Avid Sibelius, LilyPond and Dorico.

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MuseScore Studio alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Music Recognition Apps or Piano Trainers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Android and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MuseScore Studio.
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  1. DTAB icon
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    DTAB is a drum tablature editor which makes it easier to compose, edit, practice and play back drum music, rather than using programs more tailored to melodic instruments. Features include MIDI playback and file export, .

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Tabit icon
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    TabIt is a full-featured program for creating, playing, and printing guitar, bass, or banjo tablature.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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
     
  4. TabMaker icon
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    Create guitar, bass, banjo or ukulele tabs, play it and export it to the PDF for free. You can play it using built-in instruments like electric guitar or acoustic guitar and more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. SmartScore icon
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    Scan, edit and transpose your music in just minutes. There is simply no faster way to get printable music into your computer. Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in editable and playable form within seconds after scanning.

    9 SmartScore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Interactive sogtware created to help students improve all the skills required by playing guitar and music in general: chords , scales , progressions , fretboard notes memorization and navigation, ear training , speed picking and rhythm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. MEFA icon
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    MEFA is a program that can be used for writing, printing and playing music. The MEFA program is very easy to use and the music can be written in a fast way. The notation is presented above the text window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Tabnado icon
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    Minimalist guitar tablature notepad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. IEMidi icon
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    IE's cross-platform midi map editor for arbitrary controllers.

    33 IEMidi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  11. 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
     
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    Comments about Instrument Bible as an Alternative to MuseScore Studio
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    This piece of software isn't even notation software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Instrument Bible is Paid and ProprietaryMuseScore Studio is Free and Open Source
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