Best Music Notation Software in 2026
Updated
37 music notation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
2free plans on this page
$49/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
- WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
- Parts extraction
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
- Parts extraction
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MusicXML support
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
- Parts extraction
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- desktop
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- web
- MusicXML support
- No
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Windows
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- desktop
- MIDI support
- Yes
- Parts extraction
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About NoteWorthy ComposerVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- desktop
- MIDI support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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