MuseScore Studio Alternatives

MuseScore Studio is described as 'Create, notate, and playback music with free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux supporting MIDI, MusicXML, PDF export, and community sharing' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MuseScore Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best MuseScore Studio alternative is TuxGuitar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MuseScore Studio are Guitar Pro, Avid Sibelius, Dorico and Flat.io.

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MuseScore Studio alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Piano Trainers or Digital Audio Workstations you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MuseScore Studio.
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Create, notate, and playback music with free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux supporting MIDI, MusicXML, PDF export, and community sharing.

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MuseScore Studio alternatives page was last updated May 31, 2025
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  1. alphaTab icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    alphaTab Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Web-Based

    alphaTab VS MuseScore Studio

     
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    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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

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

    40 Anvil Studio alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Anvil Studio Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Anvil Studio VS MuseScore Studio

     
    Comments about Anvil Studio as an Alternative to MuseScore Studio
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    Negative Jul 27, 2015
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    One Is staff based and the other isn't.

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    • Anvil Studio is Free and ProprietaryMuseScore Studio is Free and Open Source
  4. capella icon
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    With capella you can instantly create complete scores. No other notation program will take you by the hand and gently guide you towards your first own score in the manner in which capella does it. There is no need to be fully computer literate - you just follow your musical...

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Windows

    capella Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Support for MIDI

    capella VS MuseScore Studio

     
  5. Pizzicato icon
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    Pizzicato is a music software to write and print your sheet music, but also to arrange and compose your own music or even learn music and music composition.

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Pizzicato VS MuseScore Studio

     
  6. MagicScore icon
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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 our products are really low.

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    • Windows

    MagicScore Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    MagicScore VS MuseScore Studio

     
  7. DaCapo Editor icon
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    DaCapo Editor is a 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.

    26 DaCapo Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted

    DaCapo Editor Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    DaCapo Editor VS MuseScore Studio

     
    • DaCapo Editor is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MuseScore Studio.

    • DaCapo Editor is Free and Open SourceMuseScore Studio is also Free and Open Source
  8. ABCEditor icon
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    ABCEditor is a Windows program from Elizabeth Scarlett (hosted at Alf Warnock's site) which allows you to create, edit, play and organise abc files. It can transpose, reformat, adjust beaming, create cheet sheets and search for tunes.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

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  9. Hanon Pro icon
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    Hanon Pro is an app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that offers a fresh, modern take on keyboard and piano technique and exercises for the digital age.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Hanon Pro VS MuseScore Studio

     
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    Do you have a sound card? Do you have a musical instrument? Scolily allows you to create scores while playing!.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    Scolily Features

    1.  Sheet music transcription

    Scolily VS MuseScore Studio

     
  11. Aria Maestosa icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.4.13) is from 2021.

    Aria Maestosa Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Aria Maestosa VS MuseScore Studio

     
  12. Stave'n'Tabs icon
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    iOS and macOS notation and tablature editor with MIDI and MusicXML files support and chromatic scales analyze of the score.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Stave'n'Tabs Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Stave'n'Tabs VS MuseScore Studio

     
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