Finale AlternativesOnly Paid apps categorised as Music Production Apps

The best paid Music Production alternative to Finale is Symphony Pro. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Finale and many of them are paid Music Production Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid Music Production App alternatives to Finale are Opusmodus, StaffPad, NoteWorthy Composer and Melody Assistant.

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  1. Opusmodus icon
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    Opusmodus is a comprehensive computer-aided environment for the whole work of music composition a virtual space where a composer can develop ideas and experiments for projects large and small. Opusmodus allows you to explore more than one structure at the same time.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. StaffPad icon
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    StaffPad is a brand new class of notation app, designed to take advantage of the advanced pen and touch input found on Microsoft Surface* and other compatible Windows 8.1 devices. As you write notation using the pen, StaffPad recognises your handwritten music and converts it...

    20 StaffPad alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  3. NoteWorthy Composer is a graphical score editor intended for the creation of sheet music, but it can also import and export MIDI and Karaoke files and can export graphical WMFs. The user interface works either from the keyboard or the mouse.

    54 NoteWorthy Composer alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. Melody Assistant is dedicated to music writing, printing and rendering. Easy to use, Melody Assistant offers a user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities. Now used by a very active community of thousands of people, it has become a favored tool for creating music.

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. Harmony Assistant is an unbeatable software for computer-assisted music composition and editing.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. capella-scan icon
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    Dispatch re-typing of sheet music to a nuisance of the past! Let capella-scan transform your sheet music quickly into a ringing score that is ready for editing and printing. capella-scan has put an end to the laborious task of typing out notes.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. Reflow icon
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    Reflow is a music notation app that runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is a 100% Native app that supports iCloud sync and latest Mac OS X features such as Versions, Autosave and Fullscreen.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Learn to play any instrument! Instrument Bible is a virtual fingering chart for brass, woodwind, and string instruments.

    78 Instrument Bible alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    • Xbox
     
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    TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments, including mandolin and bass.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Chordsheet Maker is the quickest and most efficient way to create a chord sheet or lead sheet directly on your iPad. Skip the paper and share it in PDF as soon as it’s done. No complex menus or navigation. All the necessary, in an ergonomic way.

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    • Paid
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    • iPad
     
  11. Forte is an music notation software developed by the German company Lugert Verlag Publishing House in Handorf near Hamburg. This software is available internationally as a user-friendly, affordable alternative to complex and expensive current music notation programs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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