Finale (scorewriter)

Music notation software FinaleOriginal authorsPhil Farrand & John BorowiczDevelopersMakeMusic, Inc.ReleaseSeptember 16, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-09-16)Final release27.4.1 / December 12, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-12) Written inC++Operating systemmacOS, Microsoft WindowsAvailable in8 languagesList of languagesDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, SwedishTypeScorewriterLicenseProprietaryWebsitewww.finalemusic.com Finale is a proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for Microsoft Windows and macOS from 1988 until 2024, when it was discontinued. Functionality Finale's tools are organized into multiple hierarchically organized palettes, and the corresponding tool is selected to add or edit any particular class of score element. Voices are available in Finale as well. Several of Finale's tools provide an associated menu just to the left of the Help menu, available only when that particular tool is selected. On the screen, Finale provides the ability to color code several elements of the score as a visual aid; on the print-out, all score elements are black (unless color print-out is explicitly chosen). With the corresponding tool selecte