Driving notation forward

From concert halls to classrooms, more composers, arrangers, and educators rely on Sibelius® to write, share, and publish music. Sibelius powers today’s professional music industry with sophisticated features like AI-powered accelerators, advanced options for markup and layout, Cloud Publishing, and the ability to work across any device. With Sibelius, you can create and collaborate with musicians around the world and be confident that your work translates into something you can be proud of.

COMPOSE AT THE SPEED OF INSPIRATION

Sibelius is built to keep composers in a creative flow, combining fast, flexible input with intelligent tools that remove friction from the writing process. Quick note entry lets you capture ideas instantly using a MIDI keyboard, computer keyboard, on-screen Keypad, or tablet stylus, while Panorama view frees you from page layout constraints so you can focus purely on the music. AI-assisted chord symbol entry helps you build and embellish harmony faster, and Magnetic Layout with Auto Optimize automatically keeps scores clean and readable without manual tweaking. With support for high-quality sound libraries and seamless cloud collaboration for sharing, feedback, and transformation, Sibelius gives composers everything they need to write, hear, and refine music efficiently from first sketch to finished score.

PROFESSIONAL ENGRAVING BUILT FOR SERIOUS SCORES

Sibelius excels at arranging and engraving by making complex scores easy to build, adapt, and polish at any scale. Intelligent MIDI Import automatically maps instruments as you bring ideas in, while Score Subsets and Dynamic Parts let you create custom arrangements and player-ready parts that stay perfectly in sync with the full score. Powerful markup tools make it easy to add chord symbols, articulations, text, and graphics, giving your music clarity and detail, and deep customization with unlimited staves supports ensembles of any size. With built-in cloud publishing, you can share drafts for feedback and confidently publish beautifully engraved final scores straight from Sibelius.

THE EDUCATOR'S CHOICE

Sibelius is purpose-built for education, giving teachers and students powerful tools that work in real-world classrooms and learning environments. Flexible licensing options make it easy to deploy across labs or personal devices, while Sibelius runs seamlessly across desktop, tablet, Chromebook, and mobile so learning can happen anywhere. With over 1,700 ready-to-use worksheets, projects, and teaching resources, educators can deliver structured curriculum fast, while the Ideas panel helps students kickstart creativity when inspiration stalls. Cloud Sharing enables interactive assignments and easy submission of student work, and Classroom Control lets educators manage lessons, access files, and guide students in real time, keeping instruction focused, organized, and effective.

Use on Your Mobile Device

Compose music anywhere. Sibelius Ultimate brings professional-grade notation to your iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Experience seamless desktop-to-mobile workflow, fluid touch-optimized gestures, Apple Pencil support, and full cloud syncing. Write, edit, and review your scores on the go.