

Unlike Finale PrintMusic (opens in new tab), Sibelius won’t export as some popular graphic image formats, such as JPG, BMP and GIF unless you opt for Sibelius Ultimate, but the new cloud sharing feature more than makes up for this. With cloud sharing, you don’t need to export your project to share it, and there isn’t the risk of the exported document being illegible when printed on paper or opened on a mobile device. With the Cloud, you can generate a URL and send your score to musicians and composers, who can then open your score in any web browser. Sibelius First shouldn’t bottleneck your productivity too much unless you are notating scores for a large orchestra with a wide variety of instruments (you're limited to four instrument parts), but you will be limited with your use on the Sibelius Cloud with this option. Using this feature, you can upload scores to the Sibelius Cloud to share with other users. Sibelius offers a unique and useful cloud sharing feature.

Sibelius First offers free music composition, but if it's Sibelius you want to buy, this is a reasonably priced option when compared to the best music notation software (opens in new tab), with an elegant, easy-to-use interface. Sibelius comes in various levels of membership.
