MagicScore AlternativesMusic Production Apps like MagicScore

MagicScore is described as 'Easy and powerful music notation and composition software. MagicScore the smart choice for musicians, composers, arrangers, teachers, students, choirs, ensembles and songwriters. Moreover, the prices of our products are really low' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MagicScore for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and Android apps. The best MagicScore alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MagicScore are OpenMPT, Guitar Pro, Rosegarden and Avid Sibelius.

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MagicScore is an easy and powerful music notation and composition software. MagicScore is the smart choice for musicians, composers, arrangers, teachers, students, choirs, ensembles and songwriters. Moreover, the prices of...

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MagicScore alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2021
  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
    MuseScore Studio iconMagicScore Icon

    MuseScore Studio VS MagicScore

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

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceMagicScore is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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
    OpenMPT iconMagicScore Icon

    OpenMPT VS MagicScore

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  3. 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 iconMagicScore Icon

    Guitar Pro VS MagicScore

    Is Guitar Pro a good alternative to MagicScore?
     
    • Guitar Pro is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to MagicScore.

    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to MagicScore.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryMagicScore is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightMagicScore is not according to our users
  4. 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 iconMagicScore Icon

    Rosegarden VS MagicScore

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  5. 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
    Avid Sibelius iconMagicScore Icon

    Avid Sibelius VS MagicScore

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  6. Impro-Visor icon
     25 likes

    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    67 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 Features

    1.  Export to MIDI
    2.  Export to XML
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2019.

    Impro-Visor iconMagicScore Icon

    Impro-Visor VS MagicScore

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  7. 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 iconMagicScore Icon

    Band-in-a-Box VS MagicScore

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  8. Flat.io icon
     12 likes

    Flat lets you write sheet music with your friends in real time with a nice music notation editor.

    22 Flat.io alternatives
    Flat.io screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Flat.io Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Collaborative writing
    Flat.io iconMagicScore Icon

    Flat.io VS MagicScore

    Is Flat.io a good alternative to MagicScore?
     
    • Flat.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to MagicScore.

    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceMagicScore is Paid and Proprietary
  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
    LilyPond iconMagicScore Icon

    LilyPond VS MagicScore

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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 iconMagicScore Icon

    Frescobaldi VS MagicScore

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  11. 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 iconMagicScore Icon

    Anvil Studio VS MagicScore

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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.

    52 alphaTab alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    alphaTab Features

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

    alphaTab VS MagicScore

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