After 35 ages, players will no longer be able to use the Finale Notation App.

Finale music notation is a software that allows you to create music.
Finale, a Mac and Windows notation application, has been used by musicians ever since Macs were nine-inch black-and white screens. Now its developer is shutting down the app and directing users towards alternatives. No app for writing music notation and scores would have ever become mainstream. Finale’s users have been raving about the app in the AppleInsider forums at least since 2002. Greg Dell’Era is the president of MakeMusic, a development company. He writes: “Today, Finale no longer represents the future of notation in the industry. This is a fact after 35 years. I want to be honest about this.” “Instead of releasing Finale versions that would only offer marginal value to our customers, we have decided to end its development.” While Finale development is over, we know that your musical journey continues,” continued Dell’Era. “I would like to express our sincere gratitude to our loyal and passionate customers.” Finale was developed in the 1980s and the first version was released in 1988. It was only compatible with Mac Plus, Macintosh SE or Macintosh IIs, and it preferred Macs with 1.5MB of RAM. Finale was soon surpassed by a rival whose name and function are better known today, but whose origins are forgotten. Apple’s digital audio workstation Logic Pro was originally a rival app called Notator Logic, which was developed by a third-party in 1990. Dell’Era claims that the app’s constant development over the past four decades has resulted millions of lines of codes. Making incremental improvements is becoming exponentially more difficult. Finale and its PrintMusic app are not available for purchase as of yet. Existing users will be able to continue using the app and re-downloading it until August 25, 2025. After this date, the software won’t be available for download, not even to existing users. Finale cannot be authorized after it has been installed on a new PC. MakeMusic and Dell’Era recommend that users migrate to Finale’s main rival, Dorico Pro. Dorico Pro 5 normally retails for $579 but users of Finale, PrintMusic or any version can purchase it for just $149.