Windows<\/h3>\n

Windows 10, Windows 11
\n1+ GB of RAM
\n1 GB hard disk space for Sibelius software only
\nInternet connection is required for software download and activation<\/p>\n

Mac<\/h3>\n

macOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11.0, 12, 13
\n1+ GB of RAM 1 GB hard disk space for Sibelius software only; 36 GB additional hard disk space for the Sibelius Sounds library (optional installation)<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0the following storage device format is not supported<\/div>\n

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• APFS (Case-sensitive)<\/li>\n
• APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted)<\/li>\n
• Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)<\/li>\n
• Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Internet connection is required for software download and activation<\/p>\n

  Recommendations for the Sibelius Sounds library*:<\/b><\/p>\n

  Windows<\/h3>\n

  4+ GB of RAM
  \n36 GB hard disk space (SSD preferred)
  \nASIO compatible audio interface or sound card<\/p>\n

  Mac<\/h3>\n

  4+ GB of RAM
  \n36 GB hard disk space (SSD preferred)<\/p>\n

  NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0the following storage device format is not supported<\/div>\n

  \n
  • APFS (Case-sensitive)<\/li>\n
  • APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted)<\/li>\n
  • Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)<\/li>\n
  • Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Using\u00a03rd Party Virtual Instruments or hardware MIDI playback devices with Sibelius:<\/b><\/div>\n

    If you have a Virtual Instrument or hardware MIDI playback device that you wish to use, please check that a compatible sound set is available. See the list of sound sets supplied with\u00a0Sibelius.<\/p>\n

    *You can use Sibelius Sounds if your computer doesn’t meet the recommended requirements, but you may find that you cannot use as many sounds simultaneously, and that sounds take a long time to load.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    WRITE MUSIC WITH EASE<\/strong>\u00a0– Sibelius makes music composition easy, giving you the flexibility to work anywhere using your computer or iPad. Whether you prefer to enter notes from the onscreen notation Keypad, a MIDI keyboard, your computer keyboard, or using an Apple Pencil, Sibelius takes care of all note layout, orientation, and rest details for you.BUILD UP <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    COMPOSITIONS<\/strong>\u00a0– Create music for everything from piano to orchestra, with multiple instrument parts. And not just with notes and rests\u2014you can add chord symbols, guitar tab, guitar chord diagrams, expression text, articulations, lyrics, titles, graphics, and more to give your music the detail, depth, and dynamism it deserves. You can even loop playback to improvise ideas.<\/p>\n

    HEAR YOUR MUSIC IN STUNNING DETAIL<\/strong> – Sibelius includes a high-quality sample library filled with a variety of musical instrumentation, so you can hear what your music will sound like when performed by real musicians. You can also plug in third-party sound libraries, such as NotePerformer, giving you more flexibility with the instrumentation you hear.<\/p>\n

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    ARRANGE PARTS <\/strong>FAST<\/strong>\u00a0– The Arrange feature makes it easy to orchestrate additional instrument parts from existing ones. Simply select an orchestration style and Sibelius automatically creates new parts based on your sources. You can also \u201cexplode\u201d chords across different parts, speeding up multipart instrumentation. Or consolidate multiple parts into one with a click.<\/p>\n

    GET INTELLIGENT I<\/strong>MPORT<\/strong> – With a single click, you can import a MIDI, MusicXML, or Sibelius file into a new or existing score. All notation, instrumentation, techniques, and articulations are automatically assigned, preserving the composer\u2019s intent, and saving you hours\u2014if not days\u2014of clean-up time. You can even combine several scores together, with control over what\u2019s imported.<\/p>\n

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    PERFECT AND REVIEW SCORES<\/strong>\u00a0– Sibelius takes the manual effort out of adapting instrumentation, transposing parts, and adding slurs, so you can work faster. And when your score is ready, Review mode lets you lock things down, enabling collaborators to freely view your score and add comments and annotations without fear of accidentally changing anything.<\/p>\n