Time-tested music notation software
From concert halls to classrooms, more composers, arrangers, and educators rely on Sibelius to write, share, and publish music. Sibelius powers today’s professional music industry with sophisticated features like AI-powered accelerators, advanced options for markup and layout, Cloud Publishing, and the ability to work across any device. With Sibelius, you can create and collaborate with musicians around the world and be confident that your work translates into something you can be proud of.
Students and teachers get special pricing with verified academic eligibility.
Perpetual licenses are also available for Sibelius Artist and Sibelius Ultimate.
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SIBELIUS IS FOR
Composition
Quick note entry
Enter notes from the onscreen notation Keypad, a MIDI keyboard, your computer keyboard, or using an Apple Pencil or tablet stylus
Chord Symbol entry, assisted by AI
Allows you to quickly embellish your music, saving you time in the composition process
Magnetic Layout and Auto Optimize
Avoid collisions and overlaps in your score with a layout that auto adjusts to the needs of your score so you don’t have to spend time formatting
Panorama view
Allows you to write without the constraints of the score layout
Sound library support
Use your preferred third-party libraries alongside 24GB of factory content with VST and AU plugin support for ultra-realistic playback
Collaborate, share, and transform
View, share, publish, and collaborate around the world or across the room with Cloud Sharing
Arranging & Engraving
Intelligent MIDI Import
As MIDI tracks are added to your score template, Sibelius will automatically assign instruments in your score
Mark up your score
Add chord symbols, guitar tab, guitar chord diagrams, expression text, articulations, lyrics, titles, graphics, and more to give your music the detail, depth, and dynamism it deserves
Dynamic Parts
Gives you individual parts for players and updates automatically with changes you make in the score, so you don’t have to extract parts individually or search through scores
Built for scale
Unlimited staves and deep customization options allow for arrangements and ensembles of any size with Sibelius Ultimate
Score Subsets
Helps you make custom arrangements from sketch staves and create rehearsal scores quickly
With Cloud Publishing
You can share drafts for feedback and collaboration, then publish your final arrangements
Education
Flexible licensing
Choose a Network licensing for on-prem computers, and a Team licensing to allow licenses to be distributed to your teachers and students to use Sibelius on their own devices
Sibelius across devices
Use Sibelius across all your devices: mobile, tablet, Chromebook, and Desktop (Mac and Windows)
Curriculum: Conquered
The Worksheet Creator provides over 1,700 worksheets, projects, exercises, songs, and other teaching resources
Kickstart ideas
The ideas panel with 2,000 snippets of music to help students search for something to kickstart their creative process
Create online interactive content
With Cloud Sharing, where you can embed worksheets and assignments in your lesson plans and students can submit their work
Command the classroom
Manage the classroom from your own workstation with Classroom Control. Access files on networked devices, send or retrieve materials from your students, and even “freeze” Sibelius on your students’ devices. (Requires network multi-seat license. Learn more)
Quick note entry
Enter notes from the onscreen notation Keypad, a MIDI keyboard, your computer keyboard, or using an Apple Pencil or tablet stylus
Chord Symbol entry, assisted by AI
Allows you to quickly embellish your music, saving you time in the composition process
Magnetic Layout and Auto Optimize
Avoid collisions and overlaps in your score with a layout that auto adjusts to the needs of your score so you don’t have to spend time formatting
Panorama view
Allows you to write without the constraints of the score layout
Sound library support
Use your preferred third-party libraries alongside 24GB of factory content with VST and AU plugin support for ultra-realistic playback
Collaborate, share, and transform
View, share, publish, and collaborate around the world or across the room with Cloud Sharing
Intelligent MIDI Import
As MIDI tracks are added to your score template, Sibelius will automatically assign instruments in your score
Mark up your score
Add chord symbols, guitar tab, guitar chord diagrams, expression text, articulations, lyrics, titles, graphics, and more to give your music the detail, depth, and dynamism it deserves
Dynamic Parts
Gives you individual parts for players and updates automatically with changes you make in the score, so you don’t have to extract parts individually or search through scores
Built for scale
Unlimited staves and deep customization options allow for arrangements and ensembles of any size with Sibelius Ultimate
Score Subsets
Helps you make custom arrangements from sketch staves and create rehearsal scores quickly
With Cloud Publishing
You can share drafts for feedback and collaboration, then publish your final arrangements
Flexible licensing
Choose a Network licensing for on-prem computers, and a Team licensing to allow licenses to be distributed to your teachers and students to use Sibelius on their own devices
Sibelius across devices
Use Sibelius across all your devices: mobile, tablet, Chromebook, and Desktop (Mac and Windows)
Curriculum: Conquered
The Worksheet Creator provides over 1,700 worksheets, projects, exercises, songs, and other teaching resources
Kickstart ideas
The ideas panel with 2,000 snippets of music to help students search for something to kickstart their creative process
Create online interactive content
With Cloud Sharing, where you can embed worksheets and assignments in your lesson plans and students can submit their work
Command the classroom
Manage the classroom from your own workstation with Classroom Control. Access files on networked devices, send or retrieve materials from your students, and even “freeze” Sibelius on your students’ devices. (Requires network multi-seat license. Learn more)
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