StaffPad Alternatives for Mac
StaffPad is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is MuseScore, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to StaffPad and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to StaffPad are LilyPond, Avid Sibelius, Dorico and Finale.
MuseScore
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
70 MuseScore alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to StaffPad.
- - MuseScore is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to StaffPad.
MuseScore Features
Comments about MuseScore as a Alternative to StaffPad
Because Staffpad is not compatible for Mac
0LilyPond
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo47 LilyPond alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
LilyPond Features
Avid Sibelius
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo60 Avid Sibelius alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
- iPad
Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.
Avid Sibelius Features
Opinions about Avid Sibelius as a Alternative to StaffPad
Dorico
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo17 Dorico alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
Dorico redefines the gold standard in scoring software. Its musical intelligence is like having an expert assistant by your side, while its intuitive workflows help you focus on each aspect of score preparation.
Dorico Features
Finale
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo50 Finale alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
Finale is proprietary scorewriting software developed by MakeMusic, Inc. It displays music primarily in music notation and allows for multiple tracks and very specific tweaking of instrument sounds for each track.
- - Finale is the most popular commercial alternative to StaffPad.
Finale Features
Aered
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo16 Aered alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
Aered is a sheet music editor specifically designed for drummers.
Aered Features
capella melody trainer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo38 capella melody trainer alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
capella melody trainer listens while you are rehearsing! Inexact notes are a thing of the past: Somebody is listening while you are rehearsing, shows quietly but uncompromisingly where you did wrong, knows what you did well and never complains… Isn’t this the trainer you always...
PreSonus Notion
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 PreSonus Notion alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
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.
Instrument Bible
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
76 Instrument Bible alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Kindle Fire
- Xbox
A new app for music education. Instrument Bible is a virtual fingering chart for brass, woodwind, and string instruments.
- - Instrument Bible is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to StaffPad.
Instrument Bible Features
Overture
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo26 Overture alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
Sonic Scores Overture is a powerful score editor and music composition software.
Overture Features
Pizzicato
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo18 Pizzicato alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
Pizzicato is a music software to write and print your sheet music, but also to arrange and compose your own music or even learn music and music composition.
Opusmodus
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 Opusmodus alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Mac
- Windows
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.
Opusmodus Features