Dorico
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- iOS
Summary
Dorico is music notation software from Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH for creating, editing, arranging, and publishing scores. It supports MIDI and MusicXML import and export, and can also export audio and graphics. Users can move music between players, expand or reduce it across instruments, and create fully voiced parts from chord symbols. Dorico formats music automatically, while Dorico Pro adds extensive customization options. The software includes hundreds of sounds, more than 30 effects processors, and a full audio Mixer. Music can be shared with performers or collaborators, and team workflows are supported. Dorico is available for desktop and iPad; its iPad version can produce sheet music for playing, sharing, or printing. Dorico SE 6 is free forever for music with up to eight players, and Dorico for iPad is offered as a free full version. Paid versions start at ₹10,913.00, including 15% VAT; Dorico Pro 6 costs ₹63,194.00, including 15% VAT. A 60-day trial is offered.
Who it is for
Dorico suits composers and arrangers who need score creation, parts, or publishing tools, as well as collaborators sharing music. The free Dorico SE edition is suited to writing for up to eight players.
What is good
- Imports and exports MIDI and MusicXML
- Exports audio and graphics
- Creates voiced parts from chord symbols
- Includes hundreds of sounds and more than 30 effects processors
- Dorico SE supports up to eight players for free
What to know first
- Dorico SE is limited to eight players
- Paid versions start at ₹10,913.00 including 15% VAT
- Dorico Pro 6 costs ₹63,194.00 including 15% VAT
- Desktop and iPad are the listed platforms
Verdict
Dorico brings notation, arrangement, parts, and publishing tools together, with both desktop and iPad availability. The free SE edition has an eight-player limit, while paid versions offer the broader paid options.
Dorico plans and pricing
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- Free plan
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- Paid from
- $10,913/mosteinberg.net
- Deployment
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- MusicXML support
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- MIDI support
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- Parts extraction
- Yesocl-steinberg-live.steinberg.net
- Tablature support
- Yesocl-steinberg-live.steinberg.net
- Collaboration features
- Yessteinberg.net
Facts
- Starting price
- Paid versions start at ₹10,913.00, including 15% VAT.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Pro price
- Dorico Pro 6 costs ₹63,194.00, including 15% VAT.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Free tier limit
- Dorico SE 6 is free forever for writing music for up to eight players.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Free iPad version
- Dorico for iPad is offered as a free full version.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Free access
- The page offers a free trial or free access option.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- Dorico is available for desktop and iPad.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- iPad use
- The iPad version can produce sheet music to play, share, or print.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- File formats
- Dorico imports MIDI and MusicXML and exports MIDI, MusicXML, audio, and graphics.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Team sharing
- The software supports sharing music with performers or collaborators and team workflows.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Audio features
- Dorico includes hundreds of sounds, more than 30 effects processors, and a full audio Mixer.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Composition tools
- It provides flexible input and editing tools that allow decisions to be changed at any time.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Arrangement tools
- Users can move music between players and expand or reduce it across instruments.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Parts creation
- Dorico can create fully voiced parts from chord symbols.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Publishing tools
- Dorico formats music automatically, while Dorico Pro adds thousands of customization options.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Education support
- Dorico is used in schools, colleges, and universities and includes tutorials and documentation.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
- Company name
- The product is published by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.steinberg.net · 27 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 1984steinberg.net · 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germanysteinberg.net · 23 Sept 2026
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Sources
- steinberg.net/dorico/· checked 27 Sept 2026