Crescendo Music Notation Software is another notation software (available for Mac) which is free for private use: Music Notation Software for Writing Music Score.
Music Notation For Mac
Best Free Music Writing Software For Mac
| Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TuneSmith 4.0 | TuneSmith is a songwriting companion program to fine-tune the creation and management of songs. | Windows | Freeware | 2014-05-06 | 0 | 70db |
| AnalogX Rhyme v1.24 | A rhyming program useful for lyricists | Windows | Freeware | 2001-01-29 | 2 | 70db |
| MasterWriter 2.0 | Collection of writing tools for the professional songwriter. | Windows | Demo | 2004-08-01 | 7 | 65db |
| MasterWriter v2.0 | Collection of writing tools for the professional songwriter. | Mac | Demo | 2004-08-01 | 4 | 65db |
| TuneSmith v4.0 | Songwriting companion to fine-tune the creation and management of songs. | Mac | Freeware | 2014-05-06 | 0 | 60db |
| Songwriter's Pad v1.3 | Lyric writing app that includes a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and digital audio recorder | iPhone | Paid | 2011-08-13 | 0 | 60db |
| Liptikl 1 Cut-Up Text Generator | Lyric and ideas generator for songwriters, writers, poets and wordsmiths. | Windows | Demo | 2016-04-29 | 0 | 60db |
| Songsheet Generator v2.7.2 | Prints songsheets and songbooks for home, small group, or large group overhead use. | Windows | Free | 2008-05-15 | 1 | 60db |
| B-Rhymes Dictionary 1.5.6 | Dictionary of Near Rhymes and Slant Rhymes | Android | Freeware | 2012-04-04 | 0 | 55db |
| Transposer v2.1.3 | Unique text editor for musicians and music amateurs. | Windows | Shareware | 2005-06-07 | 0 | 55db |
| Songpress v1.2 | Software for generating high-quality songbooks, with guitar scores, quickly and with a large flexibility. | Windows | Freeware | 2010-04-29 | 0 | 55db |
| Songsheet Generator v1.5.1 | Prints songsheets and songbooks for home, small group, or large group overhead use. | Mac | Free | 2010-04-30 | 0 | 55db |
| Songwriter's Pad 3.0 | iPad Lyric writing app that includes a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and digital audio recorder | iPhone | Paid | 2012-07-02 | 1 | 55db |
| GrayWolf Lyrics | Allows authoring of lyrics for music CDs | Windows | Shareware | 1998-02-05 | 1 | 55db |
| Liptikl 2 | Lyric and ideas generator for songwriters, writers, poets and wordsmiths. | Mac | Demo | 2016-04-29 | 1 | 55db |
| ChordPro Buddy v1.2.2 | Edit, format, transpose, show, play and print lyrics, chords and tabs without notes for guitar players or other musicians. Use, create, store nice layouts for all your lyrics. | Mac | Paid | 2012-07-26 | 0 | 55db |
| Songwriter's Pad 1.1 | Lyric Writing App for Anroid | Android | Paid | 2010-11-22 | 0 | 55db |
| Decifra v2.0.2 | For editing, visualizing and printing Guitar Chords & Lyrics. | Windows | Shareware | 2005-11-06 | 1 | 55db |
| BandBro' Set List Creator & Gig Calendar Software | On-stage set and song list management for performing musicians & songwriters. | Windows | Demo | 2016-07-06 | 0 | 55db |
| Galaxy X | Galaxy X is a Convolution based Software Synthesizer plug-in. [VST/AU/RTAS] | Mac | Paid | 2012-02-08 | 0 | 55db |
| Rhyme Genie 6.0 | Dynamic rhyming dictionary with 30 rhyme types & 300,000 entries. | Windows | Shareware | 2014-01-06 | 0 | 55db |
| Rhymulator 1.2 | Rhymulator is a creative writing app & rhyming dictionary for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. | iPhone | Paid | 2012-08-20 | 0 | 50db |
| VCVCBC - The Ultimate Songwriting App v1.0.1 | VCVCBC is an app that turns your iPad into a full featured songwriting tool. | iPhone | Paid | 2012-07-02 | 0 | 50db |
| Rhyme Genie v6.0 | Dynamic rhyming dictionary with 30 rhyme types & 300,000 entries. | Mac | Shareware | 2014-01-01 | 0 | 50db |
| Rhymesaurus 2 | Reference tools for writers and poets. | Windows | Shareware | 2009-09-09 | 2 | 50db |
| KaraTunes v3.3.1 | Listen to your songs & watch the lyrics, karaoke-style. | Mac | Shareware | 2010-03-03 | 1 | 50db |
Free Music Writing Software Demo
- Besides above-mentioned songwriting software programs for windows, mac and android devices, there are countless more software available that can be utilized for any platform like Ubuntu, Linux etc. This software includes Easy Songwriter, ChordPulse, Ableton Suit, Chord Minor, Song Bank, 4 Chord Songs, Lyricist and more.
- Denemo is a free music notation program for GNU/Linux, Mac OSX and Windows that lets you rapidly enter notation which it typesets using the LilyPond music engraver. Music can be typed in at the PC-Keyboard (watch demo), or played in via MIDI controller (watch demo), or input acoustically into a microphone plugged into your computer’s soundcard.