Notation Player 3 Alternatives

Notation Player 3 is described as 'Score-style MIDI player' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Notation Player 3 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad apps. The best Notation Player 3 alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notation Player 3 are Guitar Pro, Rosegarden, LilyPond and Avid Sibelius.

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  1. MuseScore Studio icon
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    Compose, arrange, and share music using free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux with integrated playback, fast note entry, MIDI, MusicXML, PDF support, multilingual UI, and direct connection to an online sheet music community for sharing scores.

    71 MuseScore Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
     
    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Notation Player 3.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Notation Player 3.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceNotation Player 3 is Free and Proprietary
  2. Guitar Pro icon
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    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.

    69 Guitar Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Guitar Pro is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Notation Player 3.

    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Notation Player 3.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryNotation Player 3 is Free and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightNotation Player 3 is not according to our users
  3. LilyPond icon
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Avid Sibelius icon
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    Professional music notation software for Windows and macOS featuring intuitive, task-based score creation, MIDI and onscreen input, up to 16 staves, guitar tab conversion, Magnetic Layout, dynamic parts updates, text and lyric support, scanning tools, and expressive playback.

    58 Avid Sibelius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
     
  5. NtEd icon
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    NtEd is a GTK+ score editor. It intends to be really WYSIWYG: what you see on the screen is exactly what you get on printer output. It supports up to 4 voices per staff, drum notes, 5 lyrics lines, N-Tuplets, context changes, repeats with alternatives, configurable music...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Canorus is a free cross-platform music score editor. It supports an unlimited number and length of staffs, polyphony, a MIDI playback of notes, chord markings, lyrics, import/export filters to formats like MIDI, MusicXML, ABC Music, MusiXTeX and LilyPond.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Midi, MusicXML and ABC player.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    • Xbox
     
    • Instrument Bible is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Notation Player 3.

    • Instrument Bible is Paid and ProprietaryNotation Player 3 is Free and Proprietary
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