Please note that response times to support tickets are significantly delayed in light of this announcement. Thank you for your patience.
Attention Finale Users
After 35 years, MakeMusic has announced the sunset of Finale.
Read the letter from our President.
Review Frequently Asked Questions.
Use articles in this section if you have questions about downloading and installing the software or experience issues doing so.
- ★ Error when updating to v27.4 "Finale (Autoupdate) is damaged and can't be opened" (Mac)
- ★ Downloading, Installing, and Authorizing Finale (Video)
- "Access Denied" Error Message from Finale Installer (Windows)
- Ensuring Garritan Instruments for Finale (GIFF) is Installed
- Download Availability for Finale Software
- Installation Fails: “The App You’re Trying to install isn’t a Microsoft-Verified App” (Windows)
- Installing Finale on Windows in S Mode
- Missing Fonts in Finale v27 After Installing Finale v26 on Windows Computers.
- (Mac) Installing NotePad 2012 on macOS Sierra
- Commands to silently install Finale (unattended installer)
- Installing the Site License Monitor
- Webroot misidentifies Finale and other core system files as malware
- Crashing when clicking "Check for Update" (Finale v25.2/Mac 10.10)
- Uninstalling Finale
- Finale installer will not install the ARIA Player (Finale 2014.5 and earlier for Mac)
- (Mac) Finale icon will not appear in Launchpad
- Error "api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing..." when launching
- "Setup Needs the Next Disk" when installing Finale v25, v26, v27 (Windows)
- Java SE 6 update required message when launching Finale or PrintMusic
- Installing Finale in a network environment
- Password requested when installing Finale (Mac)
- (Mac) Security settings prevent running MakeMusic installers
- Using Finale on more than one operating system