MusicXML (.mxl, .xml)

MusicXML 2.0 is available as an XML Schema Definition (XSD) version.

MusicXML by Michael David Good , president and founder of Recordare (see also Scot ), is designed with the knowledge of MusiXML and NIFFML .

The file extension is .xml, the packed version ends with .mxl

See also MusicXML: An Internet-Friendly Format for Sheet Music .

www.notensatz-s-fischer.de offers CDs in capella and MusicXML file format.

Programs exporting MusicXML (.mxl, .xml):

capella Media Producer

Windows

capella Media Producer imports MusicXML, capella, MIDI, CapXML

Capella

Windows

Capella imports MusicXML, capella, MIDI, CapXML

capella-scan

Windows

Harmony Assistant - music composition and notation editing.

Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, Windows

Harmony Assistant - music composition and notation editing. imports msf, MusicXML, RMTF, MIDI, abc, CreativeMusicFile, FinaleFormat, ETF, RhapsodyFormat, EncoreFormat, Noteworthy, GuitarProFormat, TablEditFormat

PDFtoMusic Pro music scanner

Windows, Mac OS X

PDFtoMusic Pro music scanner imports PDF

SmartScore Professional Edition - Precision music scanning & world-class scoring.

Windows, Mac OS X

SmartScore Professional Edition - Precision music scanning & world-class scoring. imports ExtendedNotationFormat

SmartScore Songbook Edition - Limit: 3 staves

Windows, Mac OS X 10.4

SmartScore Songbook Edition - Limit: 3 staves imports ExtendedNotationFormat

SmartScore Piano Edition - Limits: 2 staves / no text or lyrics / no TAB or percussion.

Windows, Mac OS X 10.4

SmartScore Piano Edition - Limits: 2 staves / no text or lyrics / no TAB or percussion. imports ExtendedNotationFormat

SmartScore Guitar Edition - Limits: 1 staff / No text or lyrics / no TAB or percussion.

Windows, Mac OS X 10.4

SmartScore Guitar Edition - Limits: 1 staff / No text or lyrics / no TAB or percussion. imports ExtendedNotationFormat

PhotoScore Ultimate

Windows, MacOS X

PhotoScore Ultimate imports PhotoScoreFormat

AudioScore - music to score and music notation

Windows

AudioScore - music to score and music notation imports PhotoScoreFormat

Score Perfect Education

Windows

Score Perfect Education imports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Score Perfect Professional

Windows

Score Perfect Professional imports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Score Perfect Standard

Windows

Score Perfect Standard imports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

PriMus - Music notation program

Windows

PriMus - Music notation program imports ScorePerfectFormat, PriMusFormat, MusicXML, MIDI, capella

PriMus Classic - Music notation program

Windows

PriMus Classic - Music notation program imports ScorePerfectFormat, PriMusFormat, MusicXML, MIDI, capella

Dolet for Finale - MusicXML Plugin

Windows/Finale, Mac OS X/Java/Finale

Dolet for Finale - MusicXML Plugin imports MusicXML

Finale music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale music notation program imports SCORE, ETF, FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale Allegro music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 or higher

Finale Allegro music notation program imports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale PrintMusic music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale PrintMusic music notation program imports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale Songwriter music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 or higher

Finale Songwriter music notation program imports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale NotePad music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale NotePad music notation program imports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Dolet for Sibelius - MusicXML plugin

Windows/ManuScript, Macintosh/ManuScript

Dolet for Sibelius - MusicXML plugin imports MusicXML

Notation Composer - music notation software

Windows

Notation Composer - music notation software imports MIDI

Progression - Music Software for Guitar

Windows, Mac OS X

Progression - Music Software for Guitar imports NotionFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Notion - Music Notation Software

Mac OS X, Windows, Windows, Mac OS X

Notion - Music Notation Software imports NotionFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

visiv SharpEye Music Reader

Windows, RISC OS

visiv SharpEye Music Reader imports Liszt

Lime Music Notation Software

Windows, Mac OS 7 through 9.x, Mac OS X

Lime Music Notation Software imports MusicXML, Tilia, NIFF, MIDI

Rosegarden - audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor

Linux

Rosegarden - audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor imports MIDI

Muscript - language for typesetting music

Perl

Muscript - language for typesetting music imports Muscript

NoteEdit - free music score editor for Linux

C++, Linux

NoteEdit - free music score editor for Linux imports MusicXML, NoteEdit, MIDI

KGuitar

Posix, QT, KDE, TSE, Linux 2.2, Linux 2.4, FreeBSD 4.4 / STABLE, Solaris (gcc)

KGuitar imports MusicXML, MIDI, GuitarProFormat, KGuitarFormat

Django tablature editor and composer

Windows

Django tablature editor and composer imports abc

MuseScore

Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, C++

MuseScore imports MuseScore, MusicXML, MIDI, capella, Musedata, Bagpipe-Music-Writer, Band-In-A-Box, OvertureFormat

PowerTab Tools

Posix, C

PowerTab Tools imports PowerTab

pyScore

Python, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

pyScore imports GUIDO, MusicXML, MidiXML

Guitar Pro OS X - tablature editor

Mac OS X

Guitar Pro OS X - tablature editor imports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI, PowerTab, TablEdit

Guitar Pro - tablature editor

Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

Guitar Pro - tablature editor imports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI, PowerTab, TablEdit

Guitar Pro Linux - tablature editor

Linux

Guitar Pro Linux - tablature editor imports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI, PowerTab, TablEdit

MagicScore Maestro - Music Notation Software for Musicians

Windows

MagicScore Maestro - Music Notation Software for Musicians imports MusicXML, MIDI

MagicScore Classic - Music Notation Software for Musicians

Windows

MagicScore Classic - Music Notation Software for Musicians imports MusicXML, MIDI

QuickScore Elite - Music Composition and Notation Software

Windows

QuickScore Elite - Music Composition and Notation Software imports MusicXML, GUIDO, NIFF, MIDI, QuickScoreEliteFormat, CopyistFormat, MusicWriteFormat

GVOX Encore - music notation software

Windows, Mac OS X

GVOX Encore - music notation software imports EncoreFormat, MusicXML, MasterTracksFormat, MIDI, MusicTimeFormat, RhapsodyFormat

Obtiv Octava - music notation software

Windows

Obtiv Octava - music notation software imports MusicXML, MIDI

Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package

Windows

Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package imports MusicXML, MIDI, CapXML, ForteFormat

JMSL - Java Music Specification Language

Java

JMSL - Java Music Specification Language imports JMSLScore

MaxScore – music notation in Max/MSP

Java

hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter

Linux, Mac OS X

hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter imports kern

Impro-Visor - music notation software

Java 1.5, NetBeans IDE 5.x, Polya Java Library, jMusic Java Library

Impro-Visor - music notation software imports LeadsheetNotation

capella wave kit

Windows

capella wave kit imports MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV

Freedots - MusicXML to Braille music notation converter

Python

TuxGuitar - A Multitrack tablature editor and player

Mac OS X, Linux, Windows

Speech Analyzer

Windows

Speech Analyzer imports MusicXML, MP3, WMA

ProxyMusic - MusicXML Java Library

Java 5 + JAXB 2, Java 6

ProxyMusic - MusicXML Java Library imports MusicXML

Audiveris Music Scanner

Java 5 + JAXB 2 + JAI, Java 6

Midinotate Composer

Windows

NightXML - Translates MusicXML (timewise or partwise) files into Nightingale Notelist files and back

Java

NightXML - Translates MusicXML (timewise or partwise) files into Nightingale Notelist files and back imports Notelist, MusicXML

nwc2xml - converts Noteworthy Composer's file into MusicXML

Windows

nwc2xml - converts Noteworthy Composer's file into MusicXML imports Noteworthy

SimpleChord

Mac OS X

CapToMusic - capella to MusicXML converter

Python

CapToMusic - capella to MusicXML converter imports CapXML

GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator

Windows

GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator imports MusicXML

SCOREMAKER - music scanning and notation program

Windows

TablEdit - Tablatures editor and standard notation editor

Win16, Win32

TablEdit - Tablatures editor and standard notation editor imports MusicXML, TablEditFormat, NIFF, RMTF

BUZZle - modular music composing and sequencing tool

Windows

Virtual Composer

MacOS 7.x-9.x, Mac OS X

The MusicXML Library (libmusicxml, C++)

C++ library, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows

The MusicXML Library (libmusicxml, C++) imports GUIDO, MusicXML

Vivaldi Scan - Music OCR Software

Windows

SipScore2XML - Score to MusicXML converter

Windows

SipScore2XML - Score to MusicXML converter imports SCORE

nl2xml - notelist to MusicXML Converter

Sourcecode, Mac OS 9, Linux, Windows/Cygwin

nl2xml - notelist to MusicXML Converter imports Notelist

pae2xml

Perl

pae2xml imports pae

middle C software toolkit - optical music recognition

Windows, Java, C/C++, Visual Basic

TaBazar - a notation program for fretted instruments (like guitar, bass, banjo or mandolin) and percussion

Windows

TaBazar - a notation program for fretted instruments (like guitar, bass, banjo or mandolin) and percussion imports MusicXML, NIFF, RMTF

Programs importing MusicXML (.mxl, .xml):

capella Media Producer

Windows

capella Media Producer exports MusicXML, capella, MIDI, CapXML

Capella playAlong

Windows

Capella

Windows

Capella exports MusicXML, capella, MIDI, CapXML

Capella 1200

Windows

Capella 1200 exports capella, MIDI, CapXML

Harmony Assistant - music composition and notation editing.

Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, Windows

Harmony Assistant - music composition and notation editing. exports MusicXML, RMTF, MIDI, abc, CreativeMusicFile

Melody Assistant

Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows

Melody Assistant exports RMTF, MIDI, abc, CreativeMusicFile

Myriad Music Plug-In - for web browsers

Mac OS X, Windows

Score Perfect Education

Windows

Score Perfect Education exports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Score Perfect Professional

Windows

Score Perfect Professional exports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Score Perfect Standard

Windows

Score Perfect Standard exports ScorePerfectFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

PriMus - Music notation program

Windows

PriMus - Music notation program exports PriMusFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

PriMus Classic - Music notation program

Windows

PriMus Classic - Music notation program exports PriMusFormat, MusicXML, MIDI

Dolet for Finale - MusicXML Plugin

Windows/Finale, Mac OS X/Java/Finale

Dolet for Finale - MusicXML Plugin exports MusicXML

Finale music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale music notation program exports ETF, FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale Allegro music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 or higher

Finale Allegro music notation program exports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale PrintMusic music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale PrintMusic music notation program exports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale Songwriter music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 or higher

Finale Songwriter music notation program exports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale NotePad music notation program

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Finale NotePad music notation program exports FinaleFormat, MusicXML

Finale Reader music notation reader

Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher

Dolet for Sibelius - MusicXML plugin

Windows/ManuScript, Macintosh/ManuScript

Dolet for Sibelius - MusicXML plugin exports MusicXML

Sibelius - music notation software

Windows, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X

Sibelius - music notation software exports SibeliusFormat

Sibelius Student - music notation software for students

Windows, Mac OS X

Sibelius Student - music notation software for students exports SibeliusFormat

Progression - Music Software for Guitar

Windows, Mac OS X

Progression - Music Software for Guitar exports NotionFormat, MusicXML

Notion - Music Notation Software

Mac OS X, Windows, Windows, Mac OS X

Notion - Music Notation Software exports NotionFormat, MusicXML, WAV

Lime Music Notation Software

Windows, Mac OS 7 through 9.x, Mac OS X

Lime Music Notation Software exports MusicXML, Tilia, NIFF, MIDI

NoteEdit - free music score editor for Linux

C++, Linux

NoteEdit - free music score editor for Linux exports abc, MusicXML, LilyPond, NoteEdit, PMX, MusiXTeX

KGuitar

Posix, QT, KDE, TSE, Linux 2.2, Linux 2.4, FreeBSD 4.4 / STABLE, Solaris (gcc)

KGuitar exports MusicXML, MIDI, KGuitarFormat

Personal Composer - music notation, MIDI, sequencing

Windows

Personal Composer - music notation, MIDI, sequencing exports MIDI

Xenoage MusicXML Player

Java JRE 1.5.0, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

Xenoage MusicXML Player exports MIDI

MuseScore

Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, C++

MuseScore exports MuseScore, MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, SVG, PDF, LilyPond, WAV, WAV

pyScore

Python, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

pyScore exports GUIDO, MusicXML, MIDI, MidiXML

Guitar Pro OS X - tablature editor

Mac OS X

Guitar Pro OS X - tablature editor exports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI

Guitar Pro - tablature editor

Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

Guitar Pro - tablature editor exports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI

Guitar Pro Linux - tablature editor

Linux

Guitar Pro Linux - tablature editor exports MusicXML, GuitarProFormat, MIDI

KlavarScript - klavar notation software

Windows

musicRAIN - music sheet viewer software

Macromedia Flash 8

MagicScore Maestro - Music Notation Software for Musicians

Windows

MagicScore Maestro - Music Notation Software for Musicians exports MusicXML, MIDI

MagicScore Classic - Music Notation Software for Musicians

Windows

MagicScore Classic - Music Notation Software for Musicians exports MusicXML, MIDI

QuickScore Elite - Music Composition and Notation Software

Windows

QuickScore Elite - Music Composition and Notation Software exports MusicXML, GUIDO, QuickScoreEliteFormat, CopyistFormat, MusicWriteFormat, WAV, MP3

Overture 4 - music notation software

Mac OS X, Windows

Overture 4 - music notation software exports OvertureFormat, ScoreWriterFormat, MIDI

GVOX Encore - music notation software

Windows, Mac OS X

GVOX Encore - music notation software exports EncoreFormat, MusicXML, MasterTracksFormat, MIDI, MusicTimeFormat

Obtiv Octava - music notation software

Windows

Obtiv Octava - music notation software exports MusicXML, MIDI

Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package

Windows

Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package exports MusicXML, MIDI, ForteFormat

NoteAbility Pro - a professional music notation package for the Macintosh OS-X operating system

Mac OS X

NoteAbility Pro - a professional music notation package for the Macintosh OS-X operating system exports NeXTScoreFile, NoteAbilityFormat, GUIDO, MIDI

NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux

Linux

NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux exports NtEdFormat, SVG

noteflight - editing scores in the web browser

Web browser

xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter

Web form, Linux, Mac OS X

xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter exports kern

LilyPond - music notation program

Linux, Red Hat i386, LinuxPPC, SuSE, Shockware, Mandrake, Debian, Mac OS X, Darwin, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX, Windows

LilyPond - music notation program exports SVG, NoteEdit, SongWrite

scorio - editing scores in the web browser

Web browser

Speech Analyzer

Windows

Speech Analyzer exports MusicXML

ProxyMusic - MusicXML Java Library

Java 5 + JAXB 2, Java 6

ProxyMusic - MusicXML Java Library exports MusicXML

GLozart - piano visualization

Windows, OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT)

NightXML - Translates MusicXML (timewise or partwise) files into Nightingale Notelist files and back

Java

NightXML - Translates MusicXML (timewise or partwise) files into Nightingale Notelist files and back exports Notelist, MusicXML

mxml2nwcc - converts MusicXML to Noteworthy

Windows

mxml2nwcc - converts MusicXML to Noteworthy exports Noteworthy

THoTH - assist in the learning of improvisation and comping

Windows

GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator

Windows

GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator exports MusicXML

MusicEase - music notation software

Windows

MuseBook Score - an electronic score solution which automatically turns page for you!

Windows

TablEdit - Tablatures editor and standard notation editor

Win16, Win32

TablEdit - Tablatures editor and standard notation editor exports MusicXML, TablEditFormat, RMTF

The MusicXML Library (libmusicxml, C++)

C++ library, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows

The MusicXML Library (libmusicxml, C++) exports GUIDO, MusicXML

SipXML - MusicXML to Score converter

Windows

SipXML - MusicXML to Score converter exports SCORE

Turandot - score writing program

Windows

BarFly - integrated text editor/player/viewer for abc music files

Mac OS 8.5 - 9.2, Mac OS X

BarFly - integrated text editor/player/viewer for abc music files exports abc

xml2ly

XSLT

xml2ly exports LilyPond

Igor engraver for music notation

Mac OS 8.5 or later (not Mac OS X), Windows, Wine, LISP

TaBazar - a notation program for fretted instruments (like guitar, bass, banjo or mandolin) and percussion

Windows

TaBazar - a notation program for fretted instruments (like guitar, bass, banjo or mandolin) and percussion exports MusicXML, RMTF

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