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Notation Composer

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Purpose
Notation Composer is music notation software for creating music from scratch or arranging MIDI and MusicXML files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Platforms
Version 5 runs on Windows, macOS, Chromebook, and Linux; Mac, Chromebook, and Linux use Wine as specified in the requirements.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Deployment
desktopRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Free plan
NoRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Trial
The maker offers free trial downloads of Notation Composer in English, Spanish, German, and Italian.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Privacy
The maker says personal data is used for correspondence and the purposes for which it was provided, with limited sharing for delivery or where legally required or consented to.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Support
Purchases include free email support and access to an online user community.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Headquarters
Utting am Ammersee, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Arranging
Composer can transpose music, prepare specialty parts such as fake book lead sheets and chord charts, and create piano reductions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Collaboration features
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Company and location
The maker is Notation Software Germany GmbH, located in Utting am Ammersee, Germany.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Formats
The maker describes importing MIDI and MusicXML files and exporting MIDI files with changes to lyrics and chord names.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Group use
It supports synchronized conductor scores with individual instrument or voice parts for bands, choirs, and other groups.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Input methods
Users can add or edit music with a mouse, MIDI instrument, or computer keyboard, in real time or Step Time.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Integration
A Band-in-a-Box plugin for Composer can generate accompaniment in 150 styles, and a Composer 5 license is required to use it.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
MIDI support
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
MusicXML support
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Parts extraction
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Plugin trial limit
Composer includes a Band-in-a-Box plugin trial with 25 styles that expires after 60 days.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Purchase terms
Each purchase includes a 90-day money-back satisfaction guarantee and a license for one PC or laptop at a time.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com
Score editing
Features include adding lyrics, text, performance annotations, and music symbols to scores.Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com

Plans and prices

Notation Composer $198.99 a month One license for one PC · 90-day money-back satisfaction guarantee · Free minor-version upgrades · Free email support Read 19 Sep 2026 · notation.com
Notation Composer $198.99, paid once $ 198.99 USD; Price w/o tax One license for one PC · transferable to another PC of the same licensee · free upgrades for minor versions Read 8 Oct 2026 · notation.com

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