Finale Technical Support Has Ended
Help is available via written support resources and online communities, such as user forums and social media groups.
Browse available support resources here.
You may continue to download & authorize registered Finale products for the foreseeable future.
Additionally, we continue to offer Dorico Pro crossgrades for purchase to eligible Finale & PrintMusic license holders.
Use articles in this section if you have questions about downloading and installing the software or experience issues doing so.
- ★ Downloading and Installing Dorico (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