The company behind Sibelius and Pro Tools, and its place in the notation and audio worlds.
Sibelius 2026.6 brings a long-awaited improvement to accidentals on cross-staff notes, auto-save and accessible touch screen navigation on mobile, a dynamic “concert pitch” wildcard, proper banjo tab, tie UX improvements, the return of macOS Quick Look, Cantai support, among other fixes and improvements.
Sibelius 2026.5 adds VST3 support, expands Sibelius Cloud Sharing to individual parts and score subsets, improves handling of bar rests, and fixes other items.
Sibelius 2026.2 introduces dark mode on desktop, refreshed UI icons, early cross-staff engraving improvements, scripting updates, and bug fixes.
At the 2026 NAMM Show, Avid's Joe Plazak and Sam Butler have a conversation about Sibelius's access, product positioning, and development philosophy.
A field report from a day at NAMM 2026, with an overview of the show, the people and products being showcased on the floor of the exhibition, and observations about the latest trends.
As we close the book on 2025, it’s time to look back at another year of music notation news, updates, creativity, and conversation.
Sibelius 2025.12 adds an option to customize the order of parts, along with numerous minor improvements and bug fixes. In addition, upgrade pricing for perpetual licensees has been simplified.
All the Black Friday deals in the world of music notation software and related technology, so you can make the most of your holiday spending budget, and still have plenty of time to take advantage of some serious savings.
The Sibelius 2025.10 update continues to refine elements of the application, along with bringing several minor improvements and bug fixes.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Tahoe (macOS 26): How Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore Studio, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
