New in Finale version 26.3 for Mac

For best performance and stability, we recommend you install this free update for Finale v26. After clicking the Learn More button below, follow the onscreen prompts to install the Finale v26.3 Update for Macintosh and benefit from the following features, fixes, and more.

• Navigation. Finale's underlying drawing mechanism has been updated to offer better performance and responsiveness while editing and scrolling.
• Dark Mode. Finale now includes a more comprehensive UI experience when running the application in macOS' Dark Mode.
• Simple Entry. Stems are now always displayed with the correct thickness at all zoom levels when using Simple Entry.
• Text. Rotated text (such as in custom Smart Lines) now displays correctly at all combinations of staff reduction and zoom level.
• Fonts. The order of font-family submenus has been corrected for macOS 10.15.
• EPS export. EPS graphics exported from Finale now import and display correctly.
• Font characters. Zero-width text characters now display correctly regardless of zoom level, font size, and proximity to page edge.
• Chord symbols. The Handwritten document style now uses consistent fonts for chord symbols, and chord symbols with flats are now recognized in Type Into Score mode.
• Saving files. If Finale encounters a problem saving a document, a warning is displayed with suggestions for further action.
• MusicXML. Multiple improvements have been made to both MusicXML import and export.
• Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard now chooses a default duration when the pickup measure checkbox is selected and a time signature other than 4/4 is selected.
• Chord tool. Finale no longer crashes when exiting the Chord Definition dialog box.
• Staff tool. Finale no longer hangs when repositioning staves causes a staff system to move to a different page.
• Playback. The playback cursor is now drawn correctly over page breaks and when music scrolls vertically.
• Virtual instruments. The playback cursor is now synced properly with audio during playback when using virtual instrument plug-ins with latency, such as NotePerformer.
• Undo. Undo functionality is no longer disabled when choosing Cancel in the Resize Note dialog box.
• UI text. Linguistic coverage has been improved in the Spanish-language version.
• For a full list of new features and fixes, see What's New in the online Finale User Manual.