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The fastest, smartest, easiest way to write music is now even better.
Write beautiful scores, inspire spellbinding performances and print pieces that look as professional as published sheet music. Do all of this and more with Sibelius, the notation software used by professionals the world over.

Sibelius 6 offers you the simplest interface and the smartest tools to help you turn your ideas into reality – quickly and easily.

Write and refine music easily
Sibelius is so easy to learn and use that you can start writing your first piece within minutes – not days! Discover the joys of writing music with a program that's simple and intuitive. And, of course, being able to change your music in the blink of an eye!

Hear your music
The easiest way to perfect your music is by hearing it. Just click the play button in Sibelius to hear your music performed with surprising realism, thanks to the built-in Sibelius Sounds Essentials library. Sibelius reads, understands and plays back all standard markings, and you can buy extra sound libraries for choral music, world music and more.

Print beautiful scores
The world’s largest sheet music publishers use Sibelius to produce the music you see in the shops. Now you can create the same standard of print-out. And with Sibelius, it’s just so easy.

Instrumental parts that magically update
Sibelius makes producing instrumental parts a joy. In fact, when you start your score,the parts are already there. You can flick between them using a simple drop-down. When you make a change to the full score, the relevant parts are automatically updated, and vice versa.

Track and Compare Revisions
New in version 6, never worry about making changes to your compositions. Versions keeps track of revisions to your score and allows you to easily look at previous versions.

Publish, or sell, your music online
As well as printed music, Sibelius publishes beautifully online, too. You can create web versions of scores which can be viewed by anyone using the free Scorch web browser plug-in. And you can easily start selling your scores online via SIbeliusMusic.com.

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum requirements for Sibelius 6 alone:

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

Additional requirements for using the included Sibelius Sounds Essentials:

Intel Core Duo or AMD Turion or better, 1GB+ total physical RAM (2GB recommended), 3.5GB total hard disk space, ASIO-compatible soundcard. You may be able to 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.

Mac

Minimum requirements for Sibelius 6 alone:

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 requirements for using the included Sibelius Sounds Essentials:

Intel Core Duo or better, 1GB+ total physical RAM (2GB recommended), 3.5GB total hard disk space. You may be able to 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.