ChoralWiki:Downloadable tools

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Below are free downloadable tools for viewing sheet music and notation files.

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Most sheet music files are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader

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The free Finale NotePad is a basic notation software program that enables one to view .MUS music files created by Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, and Finale NotePad.

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The NoteWorthy Composer viewer enables one to view .NWC music files created by NoteWorthy Composer notation software. Only available for Windows.

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The Scorch viewer enables one to view .SIB files created with Sibelius notation software.

Capella Reader

The Capella Reader allows one to view, play and print Capella files. Only available for Windows.

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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 .zip 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.

See also: Help:What software do I need?