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The best alternative to Avid Sibelius is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Avid Sibelius and 19 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Avid Sibelius are Guitar Pro, Dorico, Flat.io and capella.

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  1. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

     248 likes

    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.

    72 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 4.0
     
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    MuseScore Studio vs Avid Sibelius Comments
    Top Positive Comment
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    Very good and freeware. It allows me to write my music, export it in midi format file and upload it to Reaper DAW. It also allows me to import any midi I recorded within Reaper and instantly have a music score to share with fellow musicians.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Positive
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    Musescore is fully functional Also has lots of add-ons and import / export formats.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Already very good but with lots of potential as it is being rapidly developed and expanded

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Guitar Pro icon

    Guitar Pro

     71 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.

    69 Guitar Pro alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Guitar Pro 8 interface
     
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    Guitar Pro vs Avid Sibelius Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    While it's more geared towards guitar, you can easily write scores for any instrument.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightAvid Sibelius is not according to our users
  4. Dorico icon

    Dorico

     12 likes

    Compose or publish music notation, produce teaching materials or learn the language of music — Dorico lets you make beautiful music, fast.

    18 Dorico alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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    Dorico vs Avid Sibelius Comments
    Kambro
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    Interface very performed : an excellent 21th century application.

    • Dorico is Freemium and ProprietaryAvid Sibelius is also Freemium and Proprietary
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  6. Flat.io icon

    Flat.io

     12 likes

    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.

    23 Flat.io alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    capella

     2 likes

    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...

    34 capella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. ScoreCloud Studio icon

    ScoreCloud Studio

     3 likes

    ScoreCloud, free software that instantly turns your songs into sheet music. As simple as that!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    ScoreCloud Studio screenshot 1
     
  10. alphaTab icon

    alphaTab

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  11. Harmony Assistant icon

    Harmony Assistant

     4 likes

    Harmony Assistant is an unbeatable software for computer-assisted music composition and editing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Harmony Assistant screenshot 1
     
  12. FORTE Music Notation Software icon

    FORTE Music Notation Software

     12 likes

    Forte is an music notation software developed by the German company Lugert Verlag Publishing House in Handorf near Hamburg. This software is available internationally as a user-friendly, affordable alternative to complex and expensive current music notation programs.

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
    Easy to use interface.
     
  13. EasyABC icon

    EasyABC

     6 likes

    EasyABC allows you to edit and play abc files. It supports conversion from MusicXML and MIDI to ABC. The latter uses a custom implementation (midi2abc is not used) in order to produce very readable ABC output. Direct midi input is supported for people with a midi keyboard.

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    • Mac
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  14. TablEdit icon

    TablEdit

     4 likes

    TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments, including mandolin and bass.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    TablEdit screenshot 1
     
  15. MC Musiceditor icon

    MC Musiceditor

     4 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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