ChoralWiki:Downloadable tools
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Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files.
Name |
File Ext. |
Description |
Acrobat Reader | ||
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Most sheet music files are in this format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for Windows, Mac OS X and for Linux. | |
Finale Reader | ||
.MUS |
Finale Reader is a free program that enables one to view and print music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | |
FinaleViewer | ||
.MUS |
FinaleViewer was originally designed by Coda Music to make Finale scores viewable within a web browser, and was previously called "SmartMusic Viewer"; however development on the web browser plug-in was abandoned by Finale. The free version of Finale Notepad (above) is sufficient to open Finale scores and play them back. However some web sites affiliated with CPDL do not offer the Finale files directly, requiring the FinaleViewer plug-in. Note: There are two software items which have been named "FinaleViewer".
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Encore (demo version) | ||
.ENC |
The free Encore (demo version) is a software program that enables one to view music files created by Encore notation software. Available for Windows and Macintosh. Note: Save and Print are disabled in all demo versions. | |
NoteWorthy Composer | ||
.NWC |
The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows. | |
Sibelius Scorch | ||
.SIB |
The Scorch viewer enables one to view files created with Sibelius notation software. | |
Ghostscript | ||
.PS |
Ghostscript enables one to open files created with PostScript software. After installing it, one will need a previewer based on Ghostscript. For Windows platform this might be GSview; for Linux platform, ggv (gnome) or kghostview (KDE). | |
Capella Reader | ||
.CAP |
The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows. | |
7-Zip Unzipper | ||
.ZIP |
Some source and MIDI files are "zipped", that is, archived into a zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding zipped files. Only available for Windows, though users of Windows XP and above already have the ability to unzip such files - simply double click on the file and follow the instruction. Mac users should use the Archive Utility.app that comes with OSX. |