This is a list of some of the most common consumer level music writing software programs on the market. These products tend to have fewer features and capabilities than the professional music writing software programs such as Finale 2010 and Sibelius 6. The music writing programs on this page typically sell for around $100 or less.
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Mozart 9 | Notation Composer | Finale PrintMusic 2010 | Sibelius Student | Finale Songwriter 2010 |
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| Site License Available | Yes | Unknown |
Yes |
20 seat network available |
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| MEdM Editor Rating |   |
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| Read Review at MEdM | Read our review of Mozart 9 | Read our review of Notation Composer |
Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
Read our review of Finale SongWriter | |
| Maximum # of Staves | 64 | Unlimited | 24 |
12 |
8 | |
| Custom Staff Styles |
Yes | 5 line/1 line/0 | Yes |
No |
No | |
| Compound time signatures | |
No | No |
No |
No | |
| US/UK Terminology | UK | US | US |
US |
US | |
| Tablature support | Yes | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | |
| Plugin Support | |
No | No |
No |
No | |
| Input via MIDI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | |
| Input via microphone | |
No | Yes |
No |
No | |
| Input via scanner | |
No | Yes- SmartScore Lite Included |
No |
No | |
| Exports to | |
MusicXML, MIDI, KAR | MIDI, MusicXML |
MIDI, Scorch |
MIDI, MusicXML |
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| Imports from | MIDI, NIFF, RMI, KAR | MIDI, KAR | MusicXML, Finale, MIDI |
MusicXML, MIDI, Sibelius, OPT |
MIDI, MusicXML | |
| Imports image file formats for use in scores |
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No | No |
No |
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| Parts dynamically linked to score |
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Yes | No, extract parts to seperate files |
No, no part extraction |
No, no part extraction from score |
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| Custom note head styles | |
Yes | No |
No |
No | |
| Video support | |
No | No |
Yes |
No | |
| Audio Output | |
None | WAV, MP3 |
WAV |
WAV, MP3 |
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| Save Files As | |
NOT | MUS |
SIB |
MUS |
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| Files can be opened in | |
None | Finale 2010, Songwriter 2010 |
Sibelius 6, Sibelius 5 |
Finale PrintMusic 2010, Finale 2010 | |
| Teacher Control (computer lab capable) |
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No | No |
Yes |
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| Support options | Online forum, email | Email, Online Help Desk, Forum | Email, Online Help Desk, Forum |
Email, 30 Day Phone support, Online forums |
Email, Online Help Desk, Forum |
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| Additional Info | Auto-save function |
High quality MIDI transcription
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