What is Noteflight used for?

Noteflight is an online music notation editor for creating, hearing, printing and sharing scores in a browser, with plans for classrooms and higher education. It is a good fit for teachers assigning notation projects, and students writing and sharing compositions.

Yes. Noteflight has a free plan.

Is Noteflight open source?

No. Noteflight is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Noteflight include MuseScore.

What are some alternatives to Noteflight?

Noteflight competes with Avid Sibelius, Steinberg Dorico and Flat. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Noteflight alternatives.

Noteflight: features, pricing and alternatives

About Noteflight

Noteflight is a web-based music notation application. Users write scores in the browser, hear them played back, print them and share them with others, without installing desktop software. It is built to be easy to learn.

The service includes cloud-based tools for composing, editing, importing and sharing, groups for collaboration, and Noteflight Music, a catalog of sheet music from publishers such as Hal Leonard, ArrangeMe and the Noteflight community. Plans include Noteflight Premium, Noteflight Learn for classrooms and a higher education offering, and users can start for free.

Noteflight is a hosted commercial service, so scores live in the cloud. It suits students, teachers and hobbyist composers who want simple notation and sharing, especially in schools.

Key features

Browser-based notation editor
Score playback in the browser
Printing and sharing of scores
Groups for classroom collaboration
Sheet music catalog from publishers
Premium, Learn and higher education plans

Good fit for

→Teachers assigning notation projects
→Students writing and sharing compositions

Tags: music-notation; online; education; sheet-music; composing; collaboration; browser-based

Noteflight: questions and answers

What is Noteflight used for?: Noteflight is an online music notation editor for creating, hearing, printing and sharing scores in a browser, with plans for classrooms and higher education. It is a good fit for teachers assigning notation projects, and students writing and sharing compositions.
Is Noteflight free?: Yes. Noteflight has a free plan.
Is Noteflight open source?: No. Noteflight is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Noteflight include MuseScore.
What are some alternatives to Noteflight?: Noteflight competes with Avid Sibelius, Steinberg Dorico and Flat. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Noteflight alternatives.