Impro-Visor AlternativesMusic Production Apps like Impro-Visor

Impro-Visor is described as 'Music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Impro-Visor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Impro-Visor alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Impro-Visor are TuxGuitar, OpenMPT, Guitar Pro and Rosegarden.

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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.

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Impro-Visor alternatives page was last updated Mar 11, 2025
  1. MuseScore Studio icon
     236 likes

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

    74 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.  Ad-free
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Automatic positioning
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  SMuFL support
    11.  Support for Android Things
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    MuseScore Studio VS Impro-Visor

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

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Impro-Visor.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceImpro-Visor is also Free and Open Source
  2. TuxGuitar icon
     121 likes

    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    63 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 iconImpro-Visor Icon

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    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Impro-Visor.

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourceImpro-Visor is also Free and Open Source
  3. OpenMPT icon
     49 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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mod-tracker
    2.  Modules
    3.  Portable
    4.  Mods
    5.  Support for MIDI
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Music Sequencer
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  4. Guitar Pro icon
     70 likes

    Guitar Pro enables editing tablatures for guitar, bass, and more, with support for piano and drums. It features a realistic audio engine, interactive practice tools, and access to thousands of online tabs, facilitating music composition and transcription.

    65 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 iconImpro-Visor Icon

    Guitar Pro VS Impro-Visor

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    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Impro-Visor.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryImpro-Visor is Free and Open Source
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightImpro-Visor is not according to our users
  5. Rosegarden icon
     56 likes

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

    107 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 iconImpro-Visor Icon

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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.

    59 Avid Sibelius alternatives
    Avid Sibelius screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad

    Top Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Ideas Hub
    8.  Visual bookmarks
    9.  Export to WAV
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Engraving options
    12.  Export to MP3
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  7. Songsterr icon
     15 likes

    Songsterr is an archive of guitar, bass and drum tabs. It is collaboratively built and maintained by your fellow music lovers. Anyone with Internet access can contribute new tabs and make changes to existing ones.

    17 Songsterr alternatives
    Songsterr Home Page

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Songsterr Features

    1.  Browser-based
    Songsterr iconImpro-Visor Icon

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    • Songsterr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Impro-Visor.

    • Songsterr is Freemium and ProprietaryImpro-Visor is Free and Open Source
  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.

    65 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 iconImpro-Visor Icon

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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.

    49 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
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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.

    42 Frescobaldi alternatives
    Frescobaldi screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frescobaldi iconImpro-Visor Icon

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  11. Guitarix icon
     16 likes

    Guitarix is a simple Linux Rock Guitar Amplifier for JACK Audio Connection Kit with one input and two outputs. Designed to get nice thrash/metal/rock/blues guitar sounds.

    35 Guitarix alternatives
    Guitarix screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Guitarix Features

    1.  AMP Simulation
    2.  Realistic graphics
    Guitarix iconImpro-Visor Icon

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  12. Anvil Studio icon
     14 likes

    Anvil Studio is a free Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/98 program designed for people who want to:

    40 Anvil Studio alternatives
    Main composing interface

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Anvil Studio Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Anvil Studio iconImpro-Visor Icon

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