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Format

Finale Notation File

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Summary

Name
Finale Notation File
Version
2014+
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.makemusic.notation
  • PUID: fmt/1974
Format type
Dataset
Description
Finale Notation File is the native format for music notation since 2014 created by the Finale software. Finale was originally created for Coda Music Software, later sold to Net4Music which then became MakeMusic. Originally made for Macintosh in 1988 it was later made available in Microsoft Windows.
Note
https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/tag/font/ https://web.archive.org/web/19990203113959/http://www.codamusic.com:80/down/finale/eeppd.txt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finale_(scorewriter) http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Final
File extensions
musx
Source
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Container signatures

Type: ZIP

110000 - Finale Notation file

File path
NotationMetadata.xml
File path
mimetype

Byte sequence reference

BOFoffset

Sub sequences
Min Frag Length
Position
1
Sub sequence min offset
0
Sub sequence max offset
0
Sequence
'application/vnd.makemusic.notation'

Changelog

  • Added in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    Finale Notation File 2014+: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.

    Finale Notation File 2014+: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.