Finale (scorewriter)

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Finale

Original author(s)	Phil Farrand & John Borowicz
Developer(s)	MakeMusic, Inc.
Initial release	September 16, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-09-16)
Final release	27.4.1 / December 12, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-12-12)[1]
Written in	C++
Operating system	macOS, Microsoft Windows
Available in	8 languages
List of languages Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Swedish
Type	Scorewriter
License	Proprietary
Website	www.finalemusic.com

Finale is a discontinued proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for Microsoft Windows and macOS from 1988 until 2024, when it was discontinued.^[2]