ABCexplorer AlternativesMusic Production Apps like ABCexplorer

ABCexplorer is described as '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' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ABCexplorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and iPad apps. The best ABCexplorer alternative is MuseScore, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ABCexplorer are TuxGuitar, OpenMPT, Guitar Pro and Rosegarden.

ABCexplorer alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ABCexplorer.

ABCexplorer

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MuseScore
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71 MuseScore alternatives
MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to ABCexplorer.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ABCexplorer.
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MuseScore Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportMuseScore integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. Works OfflineMuseScore can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Support for MIDIMuseScore includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
4. Ad-freeMuseScore doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. PortableMuseScore can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Transpose
Music XML Support
Export to PDF
Automatic positioning
SMuFL support
Support for Android Things
TuxGuitar
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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58 TuxGuitar alternatives
A Multitrack tablature editor and player.
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TuxGuitar Features
1. PortableTuxGuitar can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Support for MIDITuxGuitar includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Multitrack editing
Skinnable
OpenMPT
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Digital Audio Workstation
Windows
66 OpenMPT alternatives
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...
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OpenMPT Features
1. PortableOpenMPT can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Support for MIDIOpenMPT includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
3. Support for VST PluginsOpenMPT support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
4. Music SequencerRecord, edit, or play back music with OpenMPT, by handling note and performance information.
Mod-tracker
Modules
Mods
Guitar Pro
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Music Production App
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62 Guitar Pro alternatives
Guitar Pro is first and foremost a program designed to edit tablatures for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments from 4 to 8 strings.
- - Guitar Pro is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to ABCexplorer.
- - Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to ABCexplorer.
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Rosegarden
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Digital Audio Workstation
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103 Rosegarden alternatives
Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
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Rosegarden Features
1. Music LooperRosegarden supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
2. Support for MIDIRosegarden includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Piano Roll
Customizable
LilyPond
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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48 LilyPond alternatives
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.
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LilyPond Features
1. PortableLilyPond can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Cross-Platform
Sheet music transcription
Avid Sibelius
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Production App
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60 Avid Sibelius alternatives
Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.
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Avid Sibelius Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportAvid Sibelius integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. Support for VST PluginsAvid Sibelius support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
Visual timeline
Ideas Hub
Visual bookmarks
Ribbon Interface
Engraving options
Music XML Support
Impro-Visor
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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66 Impro-Visor alternatives
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.
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Denemo
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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51 Denemo alternatives
GNU Denemo is a music notation editor that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more.
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Denemo Features
1. Support for MIDIDenemo includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Band-in-a-Box
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Music Production App
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63 Band-in-a-Box alternatives
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.
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Band-in-a-Box Features
1. Support for VST PluginsBand-in-a-Box support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
2. Music SequencerRecord, edit, or play back music with Band-in-a-Box, by handling note and performance information.
Generative acompaniment
Accompaniment
Aria Maestosa
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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39 Aria Maestosa alternatives
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.
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Aria Maestosa Features
1. Support for MIDIAria Maestosa includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Finale
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Music Production App
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50 Finale alternatives
Finale is proprietary scorewriting software developed by MakeMusic, Inc. It displays music primarily in music notation and allows for multiple tracks and very specific tweaking of instrument sounds for each track.
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Finale Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportFinale integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
Music XML Support