DaCapo Editor Alternatives

DaCapo Editor is described as 'free Open Source music sheet editor which allows to easily create nice looking partitions. It is available as a web application as well as a desktop application for Windows, MacOS and Linux' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DaCapo Editor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best DaCapo Editor alternative is MuseScore, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DaCapo Editor are Rosegarden, LilyPond, Avid Sibelius and Impro-Visor.

DaCapo Editor 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 DaCapo Editor.

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DaCapo Editor is a free Open Source music sheet editor which allows to easily create nice looking partitions. It is...

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MuseScore
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70 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 DaCapo Editor.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DaCapo Editor.
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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
Rosegarden
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Digital Audio Workstation
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100 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. 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
Mac
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47 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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Music Production App
Mac
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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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Dorico
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
17 Dorico alternatives
Dorico redefines the gold standard in scoring software. Its musical intelligence is like having an expert assistant by your side, while its intuitive workflows help you focus on each aspect of score preparation.
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Dorico Features
1. Support for MIDIDorico includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
2. WYSIWYG SupportDorico integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
Intuitive Interface
Guitar support
Engraving options
MIDI Keyboard Input
Music XML Support
Finale
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
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.
- - Finale is the most popular commercial alternative to DaCapo Editor.
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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
Frescobaldi
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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41 Frescobaldi alternatives
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.
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Flat
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Freemium • Open Source
Music Production App
Online
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22 Flat alternatives
Flat lets you write sheet music with your friends in real time with a nice music notation editor.
- - Flat is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to DaCapo Editor.
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Flat Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Flat simultaneously.
Collaborative writing
MC Musiceditor
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Windows
43 MC Musiceditor alternatives
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...
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music21
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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40 music21 alternatives
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.
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MuseScore Sheet Music Player
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Android
Android Tablet
40 MuseScore Sheet Music Player alternatives
The MuseScore Player opens and plays scores made with the free MuseScore notation software. The app dynamically fits the sheet music to the screen of your device. You can listen to the music, choose the parts to be displayed and played, change tempo and easily navigate through...
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