Help:What software do I need?
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You don't need any special software to browse or search the CPDL site itself. If you can read this, you can use CPDL.
However, to view and download individual scores, you'll need to install some other software on your computer. Almost all scores on CPDL are available in Portable Document Format (PDF), which means you can open and print them using a free program called Adobe Reader. To download this program, click the button below:
Other formats
Because scores on CPDL have been contributed by many different users, they are provided in many different formats. Some of the most common formats are:
- MIDI files These are audio files, not scores. Most Windows and Mac computers can play MIDI files without any additional software, using a built-in sound card and speakers. Simply click on any MIDI link to open and playback the MIDI file.
- Sibelius files Sibelius is a widely-used scorewriting program. To view Sibelius files, you will need to install either Scorch -- which lets you view, print and playback Sibelius files in your web browser -- or the Sibelius demo program. Both are free.
- Finale files Finale is another widely-used scorewriting program. To view, playback and print Finale files, you will need to install the free Finale Viewer or the free music editing program Finale Notepad.
- Image files Some scores are provided as GIF images -- essentially, large photos of individual pages in the score. You can view and print these images directly in your web browser without any extra software, but you can't play them back or edit them.
- Other formats Some scores are in other formats, depending on the scorewriting program that the editor used to create them. In most cases, to open scores in these formats, you will need to install your own copy of the scorewriting program in question.
See also: ChoralWiki:Downloadable tools
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