Sibelius 6, professional music notation software

Perfect scores up to twice as fast, and much more...

Sibelius 6 is a giant leap forward in notation software – with amazing new features and improvements for educators, students, composers, arrangers, copyists and musicians of all kinds.

Magnetic Layout in SibeliusNo more cleaning up scores

Only in Sibelius: Magnetic Layout takes care of almost every detail of score layout for you - so effortlessly, you’ll hardly notice. As you write, it gives everything just the right amount of space and avoids collisions – producing beautiful results. This one feature saves you up to half your writing time.

Versions in SibeliusTrack changes and compare versions

Only in Sibelius: Have you ever written something better the first time around? Versions keeps track of revisions to your score, lets you look back at earlier versions of it, and see what changes were made since. Collaboration becomes a joy, and you can even add sticky Comments to leave notes for yourself, or others.

Conduct your scores

It’s time to take to the podium! Live Tempo lets you conduct the playback of your score to produce a nuanced, musical performance. Simply tap a key on your computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard or foot pedal, and Sibelius follows your beat.
)))Take a listen…

Experience the new piano
in Sibelius 6 »

More sounds...
Great new sounds – in no time

High-quality playback now needs no set-up at all – just hit the space bar, and Sibelius plays back using amazing sampled sounds. High-quality playback is more seamlessly integrated than ever, thanks to the latest technology from Digidesign’s AIR team. Read more »

ReWireSync with sequencers and DAWs

Pro ToolsOnly in Sibelius: Add a live performance to an audio recording, or sync a recording with your score playback. You can do all of this and more thanks to ReWire support, which lets you sync Sibelius playback with products like Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand and more.

Sibelius Keyboard & FretboardBeautiful Keyboard & Fretboard windows

If you prefer using a keyboard or guitar to notation, these beautiful new windows are ideal. Simply click on the keys or frets to input notes and chords – or “play” your computer’s QWERTY keys just like a piano! They’re great for teaching, too.

Easy chord symbols & guitar diagrams

Chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams can now be created quicker than ever from your computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar. They also feature many enhancements and extra notations, including guitar scale diagrams.

Slurs in SibeliusUnrivalled pro engraving

Sibelius 6 lets you produce scores so stunning, they’re virtually works of art. Slurs are now the most beautiful and controllable of any program. Stemlets and beamed rests can be added and positioned instantly, as can arpeggio lines. Sibelius 6 will even include cautionary accidentals automatically – helping you produce performance-ready scores every time.

Sell your scores around the world

Only with Sibelius: The brand new SibeliusMusic.com makes it even easier for you to earn an income from electronic sales of your scores around the world. Or you can just share and exchange scores with fellow musicians and Sibelius users.

Sing in music!

People have been asking for years about inputting music from a microphone – and AudioScore lets you do just that! Developed by Neuratron, creators of PhotoScore, AudioScore lets you input music into Sibelius simply by singing or playing an instrument, then hit a button to put the results into Sibelius.

Computer requirements for Sibelius
Minimum hardware requirements
Minimum requirements for Sibelius 6 alone

Windows XP 32-bit SP2 or later, Windows Vista 32-bit SP1 or later, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, 512MB+ RAM, 550MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive

Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or Mac OS X 10.6 or later, 512MB+ RAM, 550MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive
Additional recommendations for using the included Sibelius Sounds Essentials sound library

Windows: Intel Core Duo or AMD Turion or better, 1GB+ total physical RAM (2GB recommended), 3.5GB total hard disk space, ASIO-compatible soundcard

Mac: Intel Core Duo or better, 1GB+ total physical RAM (2GB recommended), 3.5GB total hard disk space

You can use Sibelius Sounds Essentials if your computer doesn't meet the recommended requirements, but you may find that you cannot use as many sounds simultaneously.

64-bit computing

If you are already running 64-bit Windows XP or Windows Vista, please see our notes on 64-bit computing.
Using external hardware MIDI playback devices with Sibelius 6

If you have an external hardware MIDI playback device that you wish to use with Sibelius 6, please check that a compatible sound set is available: click here for a list of sound sets supplied with Sibelius 6.