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Comparison of scorewriters

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This is a comparison of music notation programs.

General information

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File formats and extensions

  1. When entering notes, "step-time" means one first selects the note duration then enters notes and chords one a time, while "real-time" means one plays the notes to enter with correct rhythm and the software recognizes the note durations.
  2. Canorus native format, .can
  3. MusicXML, open standard XML-based music notation exchange format, .xml or (version 3.1 or later) .musicxml
  4. Standard MIDI file format, .mid or .midi
  5. LilyPond plain text native format, .ly
  6. Capella native format, binary file, .cap
  7. Capella native format, compressed ZIP containing XML, .capx
  8. Denemo native format, .denemo
  9. Dorico native format, .dorico
  10. Early notation typesetter native format, .ent
  11. Encore native format, .enc
  12. MusicTime (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .mto, .mus (different to Finale .mus)
  13. Rhapsody (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .rhp
  14. MusicXML version 2.0 or later, compressed as a ZIP, .mxl
  15. Cakewalk MIDI file format, .mff[clarification needed]
  16. Master Tracks Pro (by the same developer as Encore) native format, .mts
  17. Mac version only
  18. Finale native format, .mus (2012 and earlier) or .musx (2014 and later)
  19. Forte native format, .fnf
  20. Guitar Pro native format version 1–2, .gtp; version 3, .gp3; version 4, .gp4; version 5, .gp5; version 6, .gpx; version 7, .gp
  21. ASCII tablature plain text format, .txt, .tab, or .btab
  22. Power Tab Editor native format, .ptb
  23. TablEdit native format, .tef
  24. Impro-Visor native format, .ls
  25. ABC plain text format, .abc
  26. Finale Enigma Transport Format, .etf[1]
  27. Maestro software family native format, .sfd
  28. Standard MIDI file format including standard MIDI lyrics, used for karaoke, .kar
  29. Mozart native format, .mz
  30. Mus2 notation and tuning file format, .mus2, .mu2
  31. MuseScore native format, .mscz; uncompressed XML-based format, .mscx; style sheet, .mss; score album, .album
  32. MuseData project format, .md
  33. Bagpipe Music Writer native format, .bww
  34. Band-in-a-Box native format, .mgu or .sgu
  35. Overture native format, .ove
  36. MusiCAD plain text native format, .mc
  37. MusicEase native format, .mez
  38. SongWright native format, .sw
  39. Musink native format, .musink
  40. PMX, preprocessor language for MusixTeX, .pmx; M-Tx, processor for PMX, .mtx
  41. NoteSoft file, Notation Software native format, .not
  42. NoteWorthy Composer native format, .nwc or .nwctxt
  43. Score Writer (by the same developer as Overture) native format, .scw
  44. Philip's Music Writer native format, human-readable text, .pmw
  45. Rosegarden native format, .rg
  46. Hydrogen drum machine song XML file format, .h2song
  47. Csound audio domain-specific language format, without orchestra data, .csd
  48. Music Publisher Score file format, .mup
  49. Sibelius (scorewriter) native format, .sib
  50. SmartScore native format, .enf
  51. TuxGuitar native format, .tg
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