Finale Technical Support Has Ended
As of Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, we're no longer accepting new technical support requests.
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