Last Call for Finale v27
Crossgrade to Dorico Pro through MakeMusic by July 23, 2026, to receive Finale v27 for free.
Crossgrades Moving to Steinberg
Starting July 24, 2026, Dorico Pro Crossgrades will be available through Dorico's parent company, Steinberg.
Finale Technical Support Has Ended
Browse available support resources here.
Downloading & Authorizing Finale
Downloading & authorizing registered Finale products will remain available for the foreseeable future.
Use articles in this section if you have questions about downloading and installing the software or experience issues doing so.
- ★ Downloading and Installing Dorico Pro (Video)
- ★ Download Availability for Finale Software
- ★ Downloading, Installing, and Authorizing Finale (Video)
- ★ Uninstalling Finale (Video)
- ★ "Setup Needs the Next Disk" when installing Finale v25, v26, v27 (Windows)
- Uninstalling MakeMusic Fonts
- Uninstalling Garritan Instruments for Finale (GIFF)
- "Access Denied" Error Message from Finale Installer (Windows)
- Error when updating to v27.4 "Finale (Autoupdate) is damaged and can't be opened" (Mac)
- Ensuring Garritan Instruments for Finale (GIFF) is Installed
- 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.
- Commands to silently install Finale (unattended installer)
- Webroot misidentifies Finale and other core system files as malware
- Error "api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing..." When Launching Finale (Windows 7)
- 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