Finale has powerful lyric-setting, part extraction, transposition, orchestration and orchestral reduction capabilities. Make a keyboard part into an instant orchestration! Turn an orchestration into an instant piano reduction! Choral directors can be sure that no other software has the lyric-setting capabilities of Finale. Other notation packages may put your piece on paper, but that’s about it. With Finale, you get ALL the options you need, and the piece comes out looking professional.

Easy to learn, easy to use . . .
Set-up Wizard, QuickStart video tips, and instant help messages.

No more fears...
Multiple undo!

Music looks beautiful as you enter it . . .
Featuring Fibonacci note spacing.

Unmatched support
Unlimited free technical support, and hundreds of plug-ins, templates, fonts, libraries, etc. available separately from 3rd party developers.

Professional power for desktop music publishing
Import and export graphics: TIFF, EPS, PICT, WMF & Illustrator® compatible

Get the look you want...
Many music fonts included! About the included Maestro font: Professionals say it's "the first font to make the music look like it came from an engraver instead of a computer." For wider spacing and elliptical noteheads, the Maestro Wide font is also included. Engraver, Petrucci, Tamburo and Seville fonts also included plus a Jazz font. Plus numerous 3rd party fonts available separately.

Finale is the best-selling notation software for...
Vocal
• Type lyrics directly into score or import with a single click
• Automatic syllable alignment and word extensions;
• Unlimited number of verses with mixed fonts

Guitar
• Auto chord symbols and fretboards
• Transpose and play back;
• Analyzes your music and adds correct chord symbols
• Auto tablature
• Play in 7 styles of chord symbols via MIDI;
• Smart Shape guitar symbols

Orchestra and Band
• Unlimited staves, clefs, time signatures, note head styles, symbols, etc.
• Explode one or two staves into a full score instantly
• Auto part extraction
• Instrument range check
• Apply articulations automatically

Educational
• Mix text and music to create worksheets and exams
• Export music examples to word processors
• Practice ear training
• Do homework
• Print in color on pages up to 9 feet in size

Sacred
• Most popular hymnals and songbooks are created with Finale
• Hymnal, Choral, Shape Note and Handbell templates included

Jazz
• Percussion clef, drum mapping and note heads
• Mix special drum font with other music fonts
• Jazz font gives your music the look of a hand-written chart

Piano
• Cross-staff and cross-bar beaming;
• Smart pedal, articulation and dynamic markings
• MIDI files import with adjustable split point