StaffPad AlternativesMusic Production Apps like StaffPad

StaffPad is described as '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' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to StaffPad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android apps. The best StaffPad alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like StaffPad are Avid Sibelius, LilyPond, Dorico and Flat.io.

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  1. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

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

    Avid Sibelius

     35 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
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  4. LilyPond icon

    LilyPond

     41 likes

    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

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    Dorico

     12 likes

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

    17 Dorico alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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  7. 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.

    22 Flat.io alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  10. Opusmodus icon

    Opusmodus

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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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. PreSonus Notion icon

    PreSonus Notion

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    Bring musical inspirations to life with the blazingly fast and intuitive Notion™ 6 music composition and performance environment. Compose when and how you want and even enter music with your own handwriting.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    capella-scan

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    Dispatch re-typing of sheet music to a nuisance of the past! Let capella-scan transform your sheet music quickly into a ringing score that is ready for editing and printing. capella-scan has put an end to the laborious task of typing out notes.

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  13. Aered icon

    Aered

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    Aered is a sheet music editor specifically designed for drummers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  14. Overture icon

    Overture

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    Sonic Scores Overture is a powerful score editor and music composition software.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    capella

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    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

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