MakeMusic Finale v27

Finale v27 is here

The latest version of the world’s most powerful music notation software is available now. Finale v27 brings support for sharing content, refined workflows, playback improvements, and bug fixes. Get ready to envision, create, and share music your way.

Music your way

With unparalleled control over your compositions, Finale v27 is the most powerful version of Finale yet. Every improvement has been designed so that more of your creations can be practiced and performed.

What's new in v27 ?

Advanced music sharing functionality

Finale now enables you to quickly and easily share your notated documents with anybody. Without leaving the app, you can upload and share privately or publicly.

Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) support

SMuFL is a growing comprehensive standard that organizes musical characters into a common layout so music fonts are displayed correctly in every notation application that supports it. Spend less time searching for or creating musical symbols and more time making music.
revised instrument list

Our revised instrument list ensures your notation looks great the first time—no matter which instruments you’ve chosen—and that you hear the correct sounds when playing a document. We’ve also added to the list of instruments you can use when starting a new document or editing an existing one.

MusicXML 4.0

The latest version of MusicXML provides even more control when transporting your compositions. With more information than ever now being captured in a MusicXML file, you’ll be able to efficiently and confidently send files between practically any modern music software.

Quality-of-life updates

We’ve tackled a lot of known issues, such as unexpected installer behavior and unusable display scaling on Windows, crashes due to macOS quirks, and problems with printing.