Get a Perpetual version of Sibelius Ultimate with AudioScore, PhotoScore, and NotateMe for lifetime access to advanced music composition, transcription, and notation tools.

Sibelius Ultimate

Compose - Create rich, detailed scores with easy-to-use music notation tools

Orchestrate - Perfect the arrangement and instrumentation in your score

Engrave + Copy - Prepare and fine-tune scores for performance

Educate - Get powerful classroom tools and worksheets to teach notation

Publish - Prep scores and make then interactive to boost sales

From concert halls to classrooms, more composers, arrangers, and educators use Sibelius than any other music notation software. Discover the easiest way to write and share music with the world's bestselling notation tool.

PhotoScore and NotateMe Ultimate

PhotoScore and NotateMe Ultimate 8 is the full-featured version of the PhotoScore and NotateMe Lite scanning software for Sibelius. Handwrite music on a tablet or laptop and convert your writing into professional scores. Scan printed sheet music into other MIDI software, such as sequencers. You can also use it on its own to scan in, play back, transpose, and print scores—and even save audio files.

PhotoScore and NotateMe Ultimate reads printed and handwritten music or PDFs in seconds—not just the notes, but also printed slurs, dynamics, lyrics, guitar tab, chord diagrams, and more. You can then edit or transpose the music, play it back, extract the parts, and print.

Compose by hand

If you like to handwrite music, the NotateMe app enables you to do exactly that using a tablet, smartphone, trackpad, or mouse. And it's now integrated right in PhotoScore 8. Work on a Mac or PC. Scrawl out symphonies using a Microsoft Surface and pen. Or compose on the go with your iOS or Android device.

Get better accuracy

Never miss a note, beat, or slur. With the OmniScore2 dual-engine recognition system, you'll get over 99.5% accuracy when scanning most PDFs and original sheet music. Get improved recognition of tuplets and curved and distorted staves. Save time with more sophisticated automatic voice allocation. Even bring in JPEGs of compositions you've shot with your phone or camera.

Features

• Perpetual License – Buy once and own Sibelius Ultimate and companion tools for life.
• Audio-to-Notation Transcription – Convert recordings into scores with AudioScore Ultimate.
• Music Scanning and Handwriting – Scan printed music or handwrite with NotateMe for instant conversion.
• PhotoScore Ultimate 8 – Recognizes notes, slurs, dynamics, text, guitar tab, and more.
• Unlimited Scoring Tools – Score full orchestral pieces with dynamic parts and advanced layout.
• MusicXML, PDF, MIDI Support – Import/export with broad compatibility across software.
• Review Mode and Collaboration – Share scores with others while preserving notation integrity.
• Dynamic Playback – Includes sampled sounds, articulations, and expressive interpretation.
• One-Year Support Plan – Get software updates and Avid support during the first year.
• Mac and Windows Compatible – Compose and transcribe on your preferred platform.

Technical details

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Architecture: 64 bit
• Licensing: licence key, manufacturer account

System requirements

• macOS 10.12+ 64-bit
  • Processor: 2 Core 2.5GHz processor
  • RAM: 4 GB
• Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
  • Processor: 2 Core 2.5GHz processor
  • RAM: 4 GB

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://avid.com/registration. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.