DomiSol vs LilyPond
DomiSol
domisol.appLilyPond
lilypond.orgSide by side
| Figure | DomiSol | LilyPond |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music notation software | 8.8 (#5) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Deployment | web | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | MusicXML and MIDI imports support files from MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius and DAWs, while the public API exposes published scores as JSON. | The official features page describes integrating music into LaTeX or HTML and adding it to OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice with the OOoLilyPond extension. |
| MIDI support | Yes | Yes |
| MusicXML support | Yes | Yes |
| Parts extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Support is available by email and through signed-in support tickets on the web, iPhone and Android. | The lilypond-user mailing list is the main place for users to discuss the program and help one another; some support is also available on IRC. |
Plans
DomiSol
- FreeFree
- Personal$60 a month
- Pro$880 a month
- AI credits$10 a month
- AI credits$10, paid once
- Personal$60, paid once
- Lifetime$149, paid once
- Schools & choirsPriced on request
In their own words
DomiSol
DomiSol is a web-based score editor for composing, playing back and sharing hymns and choral music in tonic solfa or jianpu. A score can switch between those notation systems without retyping, and the editor can align lyrics with notes and syllables. Its AI tools include generating alto, tenor and bass parts from a melody, harmonization, transposition, chord suggestions, counter-melody, hum-to-solfa, lyric generation and translation. It imports MusicXML, XML, MXL and MIDI files, as well as photos or PDFs of printed and handwritten scores. Shared scores open in a read-only viewer without an account or installation; embeds can hide DomiSol branding. The free plan includes unlimited scores, playback, sharing and MP3 audio, watermarked solfa and jianpu PDF, and 10 starting AI credits. Audio export is capped at six minutes. Native iPhone and Android apps are in early access. The audience includes church choir directors, music educators and jianpu instrumentalists.
LilyPond
LilyPond is a desktop music-engraving program for producing sheet music, from classical and early music to modern scores, tablature, vocal music, lead sheets, educational materials, and orchestral projects. You enter score information as human-readable text; LilyPond then handles spacing, page and line breaks, clashes among lyrics, notes, and chords, and the shaping of slurs and beams. Layout settings can be changed, with text-based style sheets and functions written in the built-in Scheme language. Programs or scripts can edit or generate input files, and the command-line tool can be called from other applications. The site describes integrations for LaTeX and HTML, plus an extension for OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice. User-developed editors include Frescobaldi, Denemo, and Spontini-Editor; they are separate from LilyPond’s core. The text workflow can be used with speech recognition and screen readers. LilyPond is free software under the GNU General Public License, with GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows desktop support. Windows binaries do not support Windows 7 or 8; macOS binaries require version 10.15 or later.