Overture AlternativesMusic Production Apps like Overture

Overture is described as 'Sonic Scores Overture is a powerful score editor and music composition software' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Overture for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Overture alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Overture are Rosegarden, LilyPond, Avid Sibelius and Dorico.

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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceOverture is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
     
  4. Dorico icon
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    Compose or publish music notation, produce teaching materials or learn the language of music — Dorico lets you make beautiful music, fast.

    17 Dorico alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
     
  5. Flat.io icon
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    Online music score editor enabling real-time collaboration and editing in your web browser, supporting MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, MP3, WAV, percussion notation, history tracking, Google Hangouts video, metronome tools, and cross-device access for composers and students.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Flat.io is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to Overture.

    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceOverture is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Frescobaldi icon
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    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.

    40 Frescobaldi alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Symphony Pro icon
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    Complete music notation and composition app for iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
     
    • Symphony Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Overture.

    • Symphony Pro is Paid and ProprietaryOverture is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. 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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    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
     
  11. 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

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    • Linux
     
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