Download the free notation player 3
notation player 3 runs on Windows, Mac, Linux Ubuntu and Linux openSUSE
The free notation player displays MIDI music (.mid, .kar, or .not ) files as sheet music that you can view on the screen while the notes play.
In addition notation player can display files that are created with notation musician and notation composer. It's a great way to share your music from Notation Software products with others!
notation player 3 is available in English, Spanish and German language versions.
Please click here to see the new features of notation player 3.
To download the free notation player, visit the
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and select language that you like.
IMPORTANT: for Mac and Linux the free software package Wine is required. Details see Mac, Linux Ubuntu, Linux openSUSE
Need something more than a MIDI player?
See what you can do with notation composer and notation musician.
How notation player compares to musician and composer
Here's a quick breakdown of the features available.
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Display MIDI, Karaoke, and .not files as sheet music | ![]() ![]() |
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Watch the notes as they play | ![]() ![]() |
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Add key signatures and clef symbols | ![]() ![]() |
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Print sheet music | ![]() ![]() |
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Add and edit lyrics | ![]() ![]() |
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Arrange the sheet music by moving notes or staves | ![]() ![]() |
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Automatically analyze and display chord names | ![]() |
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Adjust the tempo | ![]() |
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Setup practice sessions | ![]() |
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Prepare parts for instruments or groups | ![]() |
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Annotate the score | ![]() |
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Control the layout and format of parts and sheet music | ![]() |
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Add and edit note pitches | ![]() |
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Add staves and measures | ![]() |
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Change the meter and barline positions | ![]() |
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Create a new song from scratch | ![]() |
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Record using your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI instrument | ![]() |
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Finely edit the performance (MIDI) of your song | ![]() |
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Share your music with other musicians via MusicXML format | ![]() |
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Compare musician to composer in more detail |
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