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The free [http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ Finale NotePad] is a basic notation software program that enables one to view music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | The free [http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ Finale NotePad] is a basic notation software program that enables one to view music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | ||
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===Encore (demo version)=== | |||
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The free [http://www.gvox.com/downloads.php 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. | |||
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Revision as of 00:30, 27 June 2008
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Products
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. | |
Finale NotePad | ||
.MUS |
The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | |
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. |