SmartScore AlternativesMusic Production & Music Recognition Apps like SmartScore

SmartScore is described as 'Scan, edit and transpose your music in just minutes. There is simply no faster way to get printable music into your computer. Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in editable and playable form within seconds after scanning' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to SmartScore for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, Android and iPhone apps. The best SmartScore alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SmartScore are Avid Sibelius, Dorico, PDFtoMusic and ScanScore.

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Scan, edit and transpose your music in just minutes. There is simply no faster way to get printable music into your computer. Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in...

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SmartScore alternatives page was last updated Mar 11, 2025
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  1. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

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    MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

    74 MuseScore Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    MuseScore Studio screenshot 1

    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 SmartScore

     

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

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceSmartScore is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Avid Sibelius icon

    Avid Sibelius

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    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

    59 Avid Sibelius alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
    Avid Sibelius screenshot 1

    Top Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Ideas Hub
    8.  Visual bookmarks
    9.  Export to WAV
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Engraving options
    12.  Export to MP3

    Avid Sibelius VS SmartScore

     
  4. Dorico icon

    Dorico

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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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    Dorico screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Engraving options
    4.  MIDI Keyboard Input
    5.  Guitar support
    6.  Music XML Support

    Dorico VS SmartScore

     
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    Avid Sibelius

    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

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    PDFtoMusic

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    You often download score files in PDF format from the Internet, and youd wish to hear them?

    3 PDFtoMusic alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    PDFtoMusic screenshot 1

    PDFtoMusic VS SmartScore

     
  7. ScanScore icon

    ScanScore

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    With ScanScore you can scan sheet music and have them played to you. For scanning, you can use a smartphone, a tablet or a conventional scanner. Via the MusicXML interface you can export your notes to almost any music program and edit them further.

    5 ScanScore alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ScanScore screenshot 1

    ScanScore VS SmartScore

     

    • ScanScore is the most popular commercial alternative to SmartScore.

    • ScanScore is Paid and ProprietarySmartScore is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. SharpEye icon

    SharpEye

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    SharpEye Music Reader converts a scanned image of printed music into a MIDI file, a NIFF file, or a MusicXML file. It allows direct scanning from TWAIN compatible scanners. (Most scanners are TWAIN compatible).

    6 SharpEye alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SharpEye screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Not compatible with modern OSes.

    SharpEye Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image recognition

    SharpEye VS SmartScore

     
  10. Neuratron PhotoScore icon

    Neuratron PhotoScore

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    PhotoScore is a music scanning program - the musical equivalent of a text OCR program. It is also able to convert PDF files to editable and playable notation.

    5 Neuratron PhotoScore alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Neuratron PhotoScore screenshot 1

    Neuratron PhotoScore Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Export to XML
    3.  Export to MIDI
    4.  Sheet music transcription
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  PDF OCR

    Neuratron PhotoScore VS SmartScore

     
  11. PlayScore icon

    PlayScore

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    PlayScore uses advanced optical character recognition (OCR) to let you scan sheet music and play it on your phone or convert to MIDI or MusicXML.

    5 PlayScore alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PlayScore screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Educational

    PlayScore VS SmartScore

     

    • PlayScore is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to SmartScore.

    • PlayScore is Freemium and ProprietarySmartScore is Paid and Proprietary
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