Open Source LilyPond AlternativesMusic Production Apps like LilyPond

The best open source alternative to LilyPond is MuseScore Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LilyPond and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to LilyPond are TuxGuitar, OpenMPT, Rosegarden and Flat.io.

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  1. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

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    Compose, arrange, and share music using free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux with integrated playback, fast note entry, MIDI, MusicXML, PDF support, multilingual UI, and direct connection to an online sheet music community for sharing scores.

    71 MuseScore Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    MuseScore 4.0
     

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to LilyPond.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LilyPond.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceLilyPond is also Free and Open Source
  2. TuxGuitar icon

    TuxGuitar

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    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    59 TuxGuitar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
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    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to LilyPond.

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourceLilyPond is also Free and Open Source
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    OpenMPT

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    OpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free...

    43 OpenMPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Flat.io icon

    Flat.io

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    Online 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 (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Flat.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to LilyPond.

    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceLilyPond is Free and Open Source
  7. EasyABC icon

    EasyABC

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    EasyABC allows you to edit and play abc files. It supports conversion from MusicXML and MIDI to ABC. The latter uses a custom implementation (midi2abc is not used) in order to produce very readable ABC output. Direct midi input is supported for people with a midi keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Impro-Visor icon

    Impro-Visor

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    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    63 Impro-Visor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    In this window you can create or edit a new chorus.
     
  10. music21 icon

    music21

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    Music21 is a Python-based toolkit for computer-aided musicology. Applications of this toolkit include computational musicology, music informations, musical example extraction and generation, music notation editing and scripting, and a wide variety of approaches to composition, bo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Canorus Music Score Editor icon

    Canorus Music Score Editor

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    Canorus is a free cross-platform music score editor. It supports an unlimited number and length of staffs, polyphony, a MIDI playback of notes, chord markings, lyrics, import/export filters to formats like MIDI, MusicXML, ABC Music, MusiXTeX and LilyPond.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Canorus Music Score Editor screenshot 1
     
  12. Jazz++ icon

    Jazz++

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    Jazz++ is a MIDI sequencer/composer. Create your own music.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
     
  13. Aria Maestosa icon

    Aria Maestosa

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    Aria Maestosa is an open-source (GPL) midi tracker/editor. It lets you compose, edit and play midi files with a few clicks in a user-friendly interface offering keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aria Maestosa screenshot 1
     
  14. MC Musiceditor icon

    MC Musiceditor

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    MC Musiceditor is free/open source (GPLv2) music notation software (Windows). It has been developed with only one purpose: to make life of musicians easier when making scores. This results in a userfriendly editor which makes professional scores without requiring specific...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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