The open interchange format for moving scores between different notation programs.
Robert Patterson's Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML entirely in your browser, with no copy of Finale needed. We walk through the options, the caveats, and how the results compare with Finale's own MusicXML export in Dorico and Sibelius.
The latest stop in our Overture series of first looks is a browser-based score editor with real-time collaboration and MusicXML support "for people who enjoy sheet music but find traditional tools intimidating."
MakeMusic is stopping direct sales of the discounted Dorico Pro crossgrade after July 23 — Steinberg will honor the same price, but crossgrades won't include a free copy of Finale v27.
Dorico 6.2.30 deepens Cantai integration with independent voice playback, adds new options for wiggly glissando line appearance, continues a sustained run of MusicXML export improvements, and fixes more than 40 issues across the application.
Dorico 6.2 adds smarter handling of repeats, expanded guitar tablature features, improved harmonic notation, engraving refinements, and workflow updates.
Dorico 6.1 brings added functionality to condensing and proofreading, a new piano library, a playback template overhaul, and much more.
The last in a series of several articles about the end of Finale's support. How to archive your work, update the Finale files, and exporting to MusicXML and PDF. And, some thoughts about alternatives to Finale.
A recent visit with Michael Good inspires a trip down the podcast archive with some of the most notable people in the field of music notation.
At the 2025 NAMM Show, Avid's Sam Butler reflects on the past year of progress and industry news, the path forward, and breaks down Sibelius's marquee new feature, decondensing parts from a score staff.
A review of six music scanning products that run the gamut from machine-learning web tools, to mobile apps, to desktop software: Newzik, Soundslice, PlayScore 2, Sheet Music Scanner, SmartScore 64 Pro 64 NE, and ScanScore Professional.
