Free, fast notation software that stays out of your way. Open formats, extensible with plugins, runs on your machine.
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Nubium runs on your machine, not in a browser tab. Instant startup, no loading spinners, no account required. Your files stay on your disk.
Import and export MusicXML. Your scores work with MuseScore, Dorico, Sibelius, and anything else that speaks MusicXML. No lock-in, ever.
Extend Nubium with plugins. Transpose, analyze chords, export PDF, connect MIDI controllers — or build your own plugin.
Step entry or real-time recording from any MIDI controller.
Independent voices per staff with cross-staff notation.
Chord symbols and guitar tablature.
Hear your score with swing, shuffle, repeats, D.S., and codas.
Full support for lyrics, dynamics, articulations, and expressions.
Transpose instantly. Extract individual parts from a full score.
Export to PDF for print or MusicXML for any other notation app.
Extend Nubium with community plugins or build your own.
Runs natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Tell us what you need — no account required.
Nubium is free. No account, no trial, no strings.