Music notation software on Apple’s Mac and macOS.
Bibliome is a new Mac app that files, OCRs, and answers plain-language questions about your whole PDF library — scores, method books, and IMSLP downloads — using AI that runs entirely on your machine, with no cloud in sight.
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.
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.
Sibelius 2024.10 improves MusicXML importing, adds a new feature for quickly notating glissandi, and brings official macOS Sequoia support, among other improvements and bug fixes.
Dorico 5.1.60 adds support for macOS Sequoia, accommodations for Finale-like behavior during note input, and improved MusicXML import by supporting system and frame breaks by default. Among other improvements, condensing on larger flows has been made faster.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Sequoia (macOS 15): How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore Studio, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
The MuseScore Studio 4.4.1 update addresses 50 bug fixes and stability improvements, including some caused by the switch to Qt 6, the cross-platform application development framework.
A tutorial for using MIDI time code via the free VidPlayMTC tool to synchronize video with playback in Finale on Mac and Windows, resembling an in-app video player experience.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) and Apple Silicon-powered Macs: How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Ventura (macOS 13) and Apple Silicon-powered Macs: How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.
