Dorico 6.0.10 update is available

Steinberg has released Dorico 6.0.10, a minor update to Dorico 6, with updates in various areas application-wide. Additionally, more than 50 bugs have been fixed. This is the first update to Dorico since the release of Dorico 6 less than one month ago, on April 30, 2025.

The version history documentation for this release thoroughly documents the improvements as well as the bug fixes.

Improvements

Here’s what’s new in Dorico 6.0.10, as provided by Steinberg.

Arpeggio signs

Position relative to accidentals. A new option, Gap between arpeggio line and chord with accidental, has been added to the Gaps section of the Arpeggio Signs page of Engraving Options.

Barlines

Double barline at start of first system. A new option, Barline at start of first system, if shown, has been added to the Barlines page of Notation Options, allowing you to specify that the first system should begin with a double barline if desired.

Chord diagrams

Barres and fingering. Dorico no longer attempts to automatically fill in the fingering numbers for chord diagrams as you edit the shape. While this was often helpful, it also resulted in limitations in the placement of barres, as Dorico will only show barres for strings played by the same finger, and it would sometimes refuse to allow non-contiguous strings to be played by the same finger. More information is provided in the version history documentation.

Filters

Suppressed playback. A new quick filter Edit > Filter  > Suppressed Playback has been added, allowing you to select or deselect items that are suppressed in playback.

Fingering

Placement of alternative fingerings. The Placement for alternative fingerings option on the Fingering page of Engraving Options now includes a new setting, Above, which allows you to specify that alternative fingerings should be placed above main fingerings.

MIDI import

Preferences. The Add articulations to notes option now appears in the Recording section of the Play page of Preferences, as well as in the MIDI Import Options dialog.

MusicXML import

Chord symbols. If multiple chord symbols appear at the same rhythmic position with different vertical positions relative to the staff, Dorico now attempts to import them into multiple rows.

MusicXML export

Arranger. If the Arranger field in File > Project Info is filled out, this information is now included in the <creator> element in exported MusicXML.

Note input

Select following notes of same pitch. If you hold Shift and double-click a note in the score, Dorico will now select all following notes of the same pitch in that voice.

Octave lines

Rhythm dots. A new option Right-hand position of octave line relative to rhythm dots on final note has been added to the Advanced Options section of the Horizontal Position section of the Octave Lines page of Engraving Options, allowing you to specify whether the width of rhythm dots should be considered when placing the right-hand end of the octave line relative to the note or chord at its end position. In new projects, this is set to After rhythm dots, but in existing projects it is set to Before rhythm dots to maintain their appearance.

Pedal lines

Continuation symbol. The Text or symbol appearance at start of subsequent systems option in the Design section of the Pedal Lines page of Engraving Options nowincludes a new setting, No sign, which allows you to specify that a pedal line should show no sign when continuing onto a new system.

Playback

Dynamic curve. The graph illustrating the effect of the Dynamic curve power setting on the Dynamics page of Library > Playback Options now shows the actual value for each dynamic level, and updates as you change the setting.

The curve calculation has also been tweaked to remove a discontinuity that could occur around level 0, and to allow the mid-point of the curve to be shifted away from 0 if the Minimum dynamic level and Maximum dynamic level values are set asymmetrically.

Proofreading

Playing techniques. When checking playing techniques, Dorico now looks for text events denoting music written on a single staff belonging to a section player that should be played divisi. This prevents Dorico from showing warnings about duplicated playing techniques when they are written for each desk or subdivision.

Damp techniques. Dorico no longer warns about damp techniques coinciding with rests, since this is how they are typically written, e.g. for harp.

Ossias. Dorico no longer warns about duplicated playing techniques if they appear in an ossia.

Instrument changes. Material written for marching percussion kits no longer generates warnings that the material cannot be played by a single player, since these kits are typically played by multiple musicians.

Rulers and grid

Changing units. You can now double-click the label showing the unit currently used for rulers to cycle through the available unit types.

Label precision. The labels in the ruler showing the mouse cursor position now shows the measurements to a higher degree of precision.

User interface

Status bar. The information read-out on the status bar has been revised such that it takes up less horizontal space, and will not force the project window to be wider when the read-out is updated. Because the window can now be made narrower than the minimum width required to accommodate the complete read-out, hovering over the read-out will now show its complete text in a tool tip.

Key commands. It is now possible to specify key commands for the commands in the View > Pages submenu in the Key Commands page of Preferences.

Text editor in dialogs. Text editor controls in dialogs – Edit Instrument Names, Edit Single Lyric, Change Divisi – now show a focus ring when the keyboard focus is in the text editor, to make it clear when you can type into the text editor. In the Edit Instrument Names and Edit Single Lyrics dialogs, the text in the editor is automatically selected when the editor gains focus, making it easier to type to replace it.

Bug fixes

The version history documentation for this release documents more than 50 bug fixes; many of them fall into categories where Dorico 6 saw new features or improvements, such as chord symbols, proofreading, tempo, text, and the user interface.

Other news

eLicenser service ends

Steinberg closed down the old eLicenser service last week, on May 20, 2025, and has fully replaced with its ID-based Steinberg Licensing system, which was first used in Dorico 4 in 2022 and has since been fully implemented in the entire current range of Steinberg software.

However, there is good news for customers who haven’t yet updated products like Dorico 3.5 and earlier that rely on the old eLicenser technology. Even if you didn’t update your product to the current version before the eLicenser service was shut off, you will still be able to do so in the future, as long as the product is registered in your MySteinberg account. This is a change from previous guidance, which suggested that it would be impossible to update an older eLicenser-based Steinberg product after the eLicenser service was shut off.

See this page on Steinberg’s web site for more information.

Further updates

In the official blog post announcing the update, Steinberg product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury said, “We are continuing to work on fixes and improvements for Dorico 6, and you can expect another update in the next few weeks. A new update to Cubase 14 bringing further improvements to the new Dorico-powered Score Editor is also coming soon.”

Availability

Dorico 6.0.10 for Windows and Mac desktop is a free update for current registered users of Dorico Pro 6, Dorico Elements 6 and Dorico SE 6 users, and is available now via the Steinberg Download Assistant.

For full coverage of Dorico 6, please read our comprehensive review of Dorico 6, and listen to our podcast episode featuring an interview with Daniel Spreadbury.

Dorico 6.0.10 for iPad is available in the App Store. If your device hasn’t already automatically downloaded and installed the update, you can find it in the Updates section of the App Store app on your iPad.

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