Effective July 23, 2026, the Finale to Dorico crossgrade will no longer be available from the Finale eStore.
- Finale users will still be eligible for the same discounted pricing on the latest version of Dorico, however, it must be purchased directly from Steinberg.
- Authorization of Finale on new devices will continue indefinitely.
- Crossgrade purchases made directly with Steinberg will not include Finale v27. To receive the latest version of Finale, we recommend purchasing the Dorico crossgrade from the Finale eStore before July 23.
Dorico Pro 6
$579 → $149
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still purchase Finale or PrintMusic?
No. As of August 26th, 2024, Finale and PrintMusic are no longer available for sale from MakeMusic.
Will my software continue to function?
Finale is no longer fully compatible with current versions of MacOS (beginning with Sequoia). While Finale will still work on older operating systems, and may continue to work on the latest OS, we recommend exercising caution before updating any device that you would like to continue using Finale on.
My computer crashed. Can I authorize on a new computer?
Yes, you will still have access to download registered products from your MakeMusic account page, and you can continue to authorize Finale on compatible operating systems indefinitely.
Can I still get technical support?
Technical support for Finale has ended. Support resources, such as user manual, knowledge base articles, Finale user forums/communities are still available. Click here for a list of available resources.
Effective August 26th, 2025, you will no longer be able to receive Finale technical support from MakeMusic.
Testimonials
“I was a Finale user for about 25 years, and now I’ve switched to Dorico. One of the first projects I did was a score reduction, and I was amazed at how Dorico handled it. In Finale, there’s a distinct input stage and then a score clean-up stage. But with Dorico, there was no clean-up needed—it just gets all the spacing and layout so much better. That efficiency really hooked me.”
Todd Bashore // Saxophonist, arranger, composer and educator
“I’ve switched to Dorico after using Finale for many years. Dorico has so many features that help you produce finished work quickly. It spaces the music beautifully on the page, and if you don’t like something, you can easily adjust some of the settings in layout and engraving options. I started transcribing an 18th-century opera into Finale but abandoned it. With Dorico, I was able to complete the entire opera in one document of 100 flows and 300 pages.”
Dr. Ben Byram-Wigfield // Musicologist and music publisher
“I’ve been a Finale user for more than 25 years, but I switched to Dorico when I discovered how fast it was, especially when editing. Writing large scores for orchestra is a breeze now—what used to take a week in Finale only takes about three hours in Dorico. The first time I used Dorico, it paid for itself!”
Gabriel Thibaudeau // Composer