Notation Composer
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Plans and prices
From Notation Composer's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Notation Composer | $198.99, paid once | One license for one PC · transferable to another PC of the same licensee · free upgrades for minor versions · $ 198.99 USD; Price w/o tax |
The facts
Each one read from Notation Composer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Arranging
- Composer can transpose music, prepare specialty parts such as fake book lead sheets and chord charts, and create piano reductions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Collaboration features
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- desktopchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Formats
- The maker describes importing MIDI and MusicXML files and exporting MIDI files with changes to lyrics and chord names.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Group use
- It supports synchronized conductor scores with individual instrument or voice parts for bands, choirs, and other groups.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Input methods
- Users can add or edit music with a mouse, MIDI instrument, or computer keyboard, in real time or Step Time.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration
- A Band-in-a-Box plugin for Composer can generate accompaniment in 150 styles, and a Composer 5 license is required to use it.checked 8 Oct 2026
- MIDI support
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- MusicXML support
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Parts extraction
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says personal data is used for correspondence and the purposes for which it was provided, with limited sharing for delivery or where legally required or consented to.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purchase terms
- Each purchase includes a 90-day money-back satisfaction guarantee and a license for one PC or laptop at a time.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Notation Composer is music notation software for creating music from scratch or arranging MIDI and MusicXML files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Score editing
- Features include adding lyrics, text, performance annotations, and music symbols to scores.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Purchases include free email support and access to an online user community.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company and location
- The maker is Notation Software Germany GmbH, located in Utting am Ammersee, Germany.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Utting am Ammersee, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 19 Sep 2026
- Plugin trial limit
- Composer includes a Band-in-a-Box plugin trial with 25 styles that expires after 60 days.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The maker offers free trial downloads of Notation Composer in English, Spanish, German, and Italian.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- Version 5 runs on Windows, macOS, Chromebook, and Linux; Mac, Chromebook, and Linux use Wine as specified in the requirements.checked 8 Oct 2026
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