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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to MuseScore.org

Finale LilyPond JJazzLab LMMS MMA Frescobaldi music21 alphaTab Ardour Schism Tracker

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Summary

The top open-source alternatives to MuseScore.org are Finale, LilyPond, and JJazzLab. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Finale Landing Page
    Finale Landing Page
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    Finale

    Finale, the world standard for music notation software, lets you compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Music #Music Tools #Musician Tools 3 social mentions

  2. LilyPond Landing Page
    LilyPond Landing Page
    2

    LilyPond

    GNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Music Tools #Music #Musician Tools 43 social mentions

  3. JJazzLab Landing Page
    JJazzLab Landing Page
    3

    JJazzLab

    Fed up with boring backing tracks ? Try JJazzLab!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Audio & Music #Music Generation #Music Tools

  4. LMMS Landing Page
    LMMS Landing Page
    4

    LMMS

    Make music with a free, cross-platform tool
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Music #Music Tools 96 social mentions

  5. MMA Landing Page
    MMA Landing Page
    5

    MMA

    “MMA—Musical MIDI Accompaniment” is an accompaniment generator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Music Tools #Email Marketing

  6. Frescobaldi Landing Page
    Frescobaldi Landing Page
    6

    Frescobaldi

    Frescobaldi is a LilyPond sheet music text editor.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Music #Music Tools #Musician Tools 9 social mentions

  7. music21 Landing Page
    music21 Landing Page
    7

    music21

    Music21 is a Python-based toolkit for computer-aided musicology.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Music Tools #Email Marketing #Audio & Music 13 social mentions

  8. alphaTab Landing Page
    alphaTab Landing Page
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    alphaTab

    alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Music Tools #Email Marketing 1 social mentions

  9. Ardour Landing Page
    Ardour Landing Page
    9

    Ardour

    Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Audio #Audio Recording 110 social mentions

  10. Schism Tracker Landing Page
    Schism Tracker Landing Page
    10

    Schism Tracker

    Schism Tracker is a free reimplementation of Impulse Tracker, a program used to create high quality...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Audio #Music 2 social mentions

  11. stef.be
    11

    BassoonTracker

    Web-based Amiga music tracker in JavaScript
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio & Music #Audio #Email Marketing

  12. StepMania Landing Page
    StepMania Landing Page
    12

    StepMania

    Rhythm game for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Education #Music #Musical Knowledge 2 social mentions

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    Codehooks-io
    · 9 months ago
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    Awesome tool for musicians everywhere to share and work with scores.

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