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==Products== | |||
Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files. | Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files. | ||
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<big>'''Name'''</big> | |||
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<big>'''File Ext.'''</big> | |||
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<big>'''Description'''</big> | |||
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===[http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Acrobat Reader]=== | |||
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[http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/80/Getacror.gif] | [http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/80/Getacror.gif] | ||
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.PDF | |||
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Most sheet music files are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader | Most sheet music files are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader | ||
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===[http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ Finale NotePad]=== | |||
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[http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/e/e3/Finale_notepad.gif] | [http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/e/e3/Finale_notepad.gif] | ||
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.MUS | |||
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The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view | The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | ||
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===[http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/nwc2/viewer.htm NoteWorthy Composer]=== | |||
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[http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/nwc2/viewer.htm http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/bf/Noteworthy_viewer.gif] | [http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/nwc2/viewer.htm http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/bf/Noteworthy_viewer.gif] | ||
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.NWC | |||
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The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view | The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows. | ||
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===[http://www.sibelius.com/products/scorch/index.html Sibelius Scorch]=== | |||
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[http://www.sibelius.com/products/scorch/index.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Get_scorch_94x42.png] | [http://www.sibelius.com/products/scorch/index.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Get_scorch_94x42.png] | ||
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.SIB<br>.SCO | |||
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The Scorch viewer enables one to view | The Scorch viewer enables one to view files created with Sibelius notation software. | ||
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[http://www.capella-software.com/download.htm Capella Reader] | ===[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.htm PostScript GhostView]=== | ||
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[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.htm http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/9/98/GhostView.png] | |||
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.PS | |||
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GhostView enables one to view files created with PostScript software. Available for Linux, Windows and Macintosh. | |||
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===[http://www.capella-software.com/download.htm Capella Reader]=== | |||
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[http://www.capella-software.com/download.htm http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/0/0a/Capella_logo.gif] | |||
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.CAP | |||
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The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows. | The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows. | ||
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===[http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip Unzipper]=== | |||
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[http://www.7-zip.org/ http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/a/a1/7ziplogo.png] | [http://www.7-zip.org/ http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/a/a1/7ziplogo.png] | ||
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.ZIP<br>.7Z<br>.RAR<br>.ARJ | |||
</td><td> | </td><td> | ||
Some source and MIDI files are "zipped", that is, archived into a | Some source and MIDI files are "zipped", that is, archived into a zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding zipped files. Only available for Windows, though users of Windows XP and above already have the ability to unzip such files - simply double click on the file and follow the instruction. Mac users should use the ''Archive Utility.app'' that comes with OSX. | ||
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==See also== | |||
* [[Help:What software do I need?]]''' |
Revision as of 17:30, 18 June 2008
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Products
Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files.
Name |
File Ext. |
Description |
Acrobat Reader | ||
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Most sheet music files are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader | |
Finale NotePad | ||
.MUS |
The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad. | |
NoteWorthy Composer | ||
.NWC |
The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows. | |
Sibelius Scorch | ||
.SIB |
The Scorch viewer enables one to view files created with Sibelius notation software. | |
PostScript GhostView | ||
.PS |
GhostView enables one to view files created with PostScript software. Available for Linux, Windows and Macintosh. | |
Capella Reader | ||
.CAP |
The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows. | |
7-Zip Unzipper | ||
.ZIP |
Some source and MIDI files are "zipped", that is, archived into a zip file to reduce the file size, or to combine many files (eg. multiple MIDI files) into a single file for convenience. 7-Zip is open source software for archiving and expanding zipped files. Only available for Windows, though users of Windows XP and above already have the ability to unzip such files - simply double click on the file and follow the instruction. Mac users should use the Archive Utility.app that comes with OSX. |