
What's New in Sibelius | First

Compose at lightning speed
With new timesaving workflows, Sibelius | First gives you the power to write beautiful scores more easily.
January 2019
November 2018
Experience better performance
With a complete upgrade of its underlying infrastructure, Sibelius is now even easier to use than ever. From interface improvements that align with native Mac and Windows OS experiences, to better user interaction, faster performance, and support for high-res displays and screen readers, Sibelius sets the stage for today’s modern workflows and the excitement tomorrow’s technology brings.
Work faster and more easily with tons of improvements and display support
- Enjoy a better user experience with the improved interface, which adopts more of the native look, feel, and behaviors of Mac and Windows operating systems
- Get improved Accessibility support for screen readers, enabling a better experience when using macOS VoiceOver, Windows Narrator, or NVDA with Sibelius
- View your work in greater detail with support for high-resolution graphics and native Windows support for high-DPI displays
- Experience snappier performance when editing and scrolling around a score
- Gain easy access to Save, Undo, and Redo commands on Mac with the new Quick Access toolbar


Get intelligent note respacing
Need to reset note spacing? Sibelius now only respaces multi-voice bars when adding or removing notes when the “Respace multi-voice passages during note input and editing” feature is on, so you can type-set your music precisely as you intend it to appear.