ABCEditor AlternativesMusic Production Apps like ABCEditor

ABCEditor is described as 'Windows program from Elizabeth Scarlett (hosted at Alf Warnock's site) which allows you to create, edit, play and organise abc files. It can transpose, reformat, adjust beaming, create cheet sheets and search for tunes' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ABCEditor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best ABCEditor alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ABCEditor are TuxGuitar, Guitar Pro, OpenMPT and Rosegarden.

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ABCEditor is a Windows program from Elizabeth Scarlett (hosted at Alf Warnock's site) which allows you to create, edit, play and organise abc files. It can transpose, reformat, adjust beaming, create cheet sheets and...

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ABCEditor alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. MuseScore Studio icon
     232 likes

    MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

    72 MuseScore Studio alternatives
    MuseScore Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Top MuseScore Studio Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Transpose
    3.  Music XML Support
    4.  Export to PDF
    5.  Automatic positioning
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  SMuFL support
    11.  Support for Android Things
    MuseScore Studio iconABCEditor Icon

    MuseScore Studio VS ABCEditor

    Is MuseScore Studio a good alternative to ABCEditor?
     
    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to ABCEditor.

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceABCEditor is Free and Proprietary
  2. TuxGuitar icon
     121 likes

    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    62 TuxGuitar alternatives
    TuxGuitar screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub

    TuxGuitar Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Multitrack editing
    5.  Skinnable
    TuxGuitar iconABCEditor Icon

    TuxGuitar VS ABCEditor

    Is TuxGuitar a good alternative to ABCEditor?
     
    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to ABCEditor.

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourceABCEditor is Free and Proprietary
  3. Guitar Pro icon
     70 likes

    The software to compose music, transcribe your favorite songs, or simply read the thousands of tabs available on the Internet.

    64 Guitar Pro alternatives
    Guitar Pro 8 interface

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Virtual Instrument
    5.  Music Sequencer
    Guitar Pro iconABCEditor Icon

    Guitar Pro VS ABCEditor

    Is Guitar Pro a good alternative to ABCEditor?
     
    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to ABCEditor.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryABCEditor is Free and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightABCEditor is not according to our users
  4. OpenMPT icon
     47 likes

    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...

    70 OpenMPT alternatives
    OpenMPT screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    OpenMPT Features

    1.  Mod-tracker
    2.  Modules
    3.  Portable
    4.  Mods
    5.  Support for MIDI
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Music Sequencer
    OpenMPT iconABCEditor Icon

    OpenMPT VS ABCEditor

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  5. Rosegarden icon
     56 likes

    Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

    106 Rosegarden alternatives
    Rosegarden screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Rosegarden Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Piano Roll
    Rosegarden iconABCEditor Icon

    Rosegarden VS ABCEditor

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  6. Avid Sibelius icon
     34 likes

    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

    58 Avid Sibelius alternatives
    Avid Sibelius screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad

    Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Visual timeline
    4.  Ideas Hub
    5.  Visual bookmarks
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Engraving options
    8.  Music XML Support
    Avid Sibelius iconABCEditor Icon

    Avid Sibelius VS ABCEditor

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  7. Impro-Visor icon
     25 likes

    Impro-Visor (short for “Improvisation Advisor”) is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised. The objective is to improve understanding of solo construction and tune chord changes.

    66 Impro-Visor alternatives
    In this window you can create or edit a new chorus.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Impro-Visor iconABCEditor Icon

    Impro-Visor VS ABCEditor

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  8. Band-in-a-Box icon
     12 likes

    Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

    64 Band-in-a-Box alternatives
    Band-in-a-Box screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Band-in-a-Box Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Generative acompaniment
    4.  Accompaniment
    Band-in-a-Box iconABCEditor Icon

    Band-in-a-Box VS ABCEditor

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  9. LilyPond icon
     41 likes

    GNU 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.

    48 LilyPond alternatives
    LilyPond screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    LilyPond Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Sheet music transcription
    LilyPond iconABCEditor Icon

    LilyPond VS ABCEditor

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  10. Frescobaldi icon
     18 likes

    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.

    41 Frescobaldi alternatives
    Frescobaldi screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frescobaldi iconABCEditor Icon

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  11. Aria Maestosa icon
     11 likes

    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.

    38 Aria Maestosa alternatives
    Aria Maestosa screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Aria Maestosa Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.4.13) is from 2021.

    Aria Maestosa iconABCEditor Icon

    Aria Maestosa VS ABCEditor

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  12. alphaTab icon
     5 likes

    alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library. You can use alphaTab within your own website or application to load music sheets from files like Guitar Pro or use the built in markup named alphaTex.

    51 alphaTab alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    alphaTab Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Web-Based
    alphaTab iconABCEditor Icon

    alphaTab VS ABCEditor

    Is alphaTab a good alternative to ABCEditor?
     
    • alphaTab is the most popular Web-based alternative to ABCEditor.

    • alphaTab is Free and Open SourceABCEditor is Free and Proprietary
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