Avid Sibelius Alternatives for Linux

Avid Sibelius is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative 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 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Avid Sibelius are Rosegarden, Denemo, LilyPond and music21.

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Avid Sibelius alternatives page was last updated May 5, 2025
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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.

    70 MuseScore Studio alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    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 VS Avid Sibelius

     
    Comments about MuseScore Studio as an Alternative to Avid Sibelius
    Top Positive Comment
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    Feb 23, 2017
    4

    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.

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    Positive Aug 11, 2020
    1

    Musescore is fully functional Also has lots of add-ons and import / export formats.

    Guest
    Positive May 27, 2020
    1

    Already very good but with lots of potential as it is being rapidly developed and expanded

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    • Almost everyone thinks MuseScore Studio is a great Avid Sibelius alternative.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Avid Sibelius.

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Rosegarden icon
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    Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

    106 Rosegarden alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Piano Roll

    Rosegarden VS Avid Sibelius

     
    Comments about Rosegarden as an Alternative to Avid Sibelius
    Guest
    Positive Oct 27, 2018
    1

    Record and playback midi & audio easily. Scoring is a little more difficult

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    • Almost everyone thinks Rosegarden is a great Avid Sibelius alternative.

    • Rosegarden is Free and Open SourceAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Denemo icon
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    GNU Denemo is a music notation editor that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Denemo Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Denemo VS Avid Sibelius

     
  4. 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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Sheet music transcription

    LilyPond VS Avid Sibelius

     
    Comments about LilyPond as an Alternative to Avid Sibelius
    Guest
    Negative Jan 31, 2020
    0

    hard to use, and unpractical

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    • Most users think LilyPond is a great Avid Sibelius alternative.

    • LilyPond is Free and Open SourceAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. music21 icon
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    Music21 is a Python-based toolkit for computer-aided musicology. Applications of this toolkit include computational musicology, music informations, musical example extraction and generation, music notation editing and scripting, and a wide variety of approaches to composition, bo.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    music21 Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Works Offline

    music21 VS Avid Sibelius

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

    63 Impro-Visor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2019.

    Impro-Visor Features

    1.  Export to MIDI
    2.  Export to XML

    Impro-Visor VS Avid Sibelius

     
  7. 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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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Frescobaldi VS Avid Sibelius

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

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    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  9. 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

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    • 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 Avid Sibelius

     
    • DaCapo Editor is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Avid Sibelius.

    • DaCapo Editor is Free and Open SourceAvid Sibelius is Freemium and Proprietary
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