Denemo vs Nubium
Denemo
denemo.org
Nubium
nubium.rocksSide by side
| Figure | Denemo | Nubium |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music notation software | 8.4 (#10) | 8.1 (#19) |
| Deployment | desktop | both |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The download page says Denemo is free of charge, free to use, share, and change, and is licensed under the GPL. | The public source repository identifies Nubium as licensed under AGPL-3.0. |
| MIDI support | Yes | Yes |
| MusicXML support | Yes | Yes |
| Notation features | It supports historical and special notation including figured bass, historic noteheads and barlines, chords, and tablature. | The editor supports four independent voices per measure, multiple input modes, guitar tablature, and MIDI input. |
| Parts extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | The home page lists GNU/Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows; the download page provides packages for those platforms. | Desktop downloads are listed for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with a browser version also available. |
| Support | The community page directs users to a mailing list for usage questions and development news, and to email [email protected] because the project abandoned its forum. | The maker directs users to GitHub for source code and issues and to Discord to ask questions and share work. |
| Tablature support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Denemo
Denemo is a free desktop music-notation program for composing, transcribing, arranging, and listening to music. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with MusicXML, MIDI, parts extraction, and tablature support. Music can be entered through a computer keyboard, MIDI controller, mouse, or microphone. Denemo opens its own files and imports MIDI, LilyPond, and MusicXML. LilyPond typesets notation in the background while you work, and the program supports figured bass, historical noteheads and barlines, chords, and tablature. It can create exercise sheets, aural-training materials, note-reading exercises, and playing exercises. Scores may be printed or exported as images, MIDI, OGG, or WAV files. MIDI or audio can be routed to other applications such as JACK, and LilyPond text and commands can be included in a score. Denemo is free to use, share, and change under the GPL; the listed plan costs nothing. Version 2.6 is listed as the current stable release, dated March 11, 2022. Some download links still point to version 2.2.