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Respell Uncommon Accidentals

Version 01.56.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 26 Sep 2023)

For use with Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

__Respell Uncommon Accidentals respells certain accidentals that are avoided in some musical styles. It will find and respell B# to C, E# to F, Cb to B and Fb to E. It can also respell double and triple accidentals. It assumes you know what you are doing in running it, and makes no judgments, but the author would like to remind the user that there are many musical situations where an E# is perfectly appropriate, and using this plug-in would produce incorrect musical notation. __You can run the Mark Enharmonic Pitches plug-in if you just want to know if you have these kinds of pitches in your score. __New in version 1.3: __This version shows both consecutive and displayed bar numbers in Sibelius 4, and has a new option to locate: write to text file or trace window uncommon accidentals without changing the score. __Updated 25 Feb 2014 to fix endless loop when processing written names in transposing instruments. Changed some dialog defaults. __ Updated 8 September 2017 to speed up the progress bar, and hopefully the entire plugin when run on large scores. __Updated 29 September 2017 speed up plus in Sib 8.3 and later changes made in a part will only affect that part __Updated 26 September 2023 Version 01.56.00. Restored coloring post Sib 8_3

Download RespellUncommonAccidentals.zip (17K, downloaded 1770 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Arrange Voicings

Version 02.03.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Jazz arranger David O'Rourke has contributed this document, which describes how to create great jazz voicings using the Arrange feature and the Jazz Arrange styles in Sibelius 3 and 4.

Download Writing for Saxophone using Jazz Arrange styles in Sibelius (1.35MB)

Download ArrangeVoicings.zip (16K, downloaded 29525 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Arrange Brass Voicings

Version 01.12.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Jazz arranger David O'Rourke has contributed this document, which describes how to use Bob Zawalich's Arrange Brass Voicings plug-in. You will also need the Arrange Voicings plug-in by Bob Zawalich.

Download BrassVoicing.pdf (1.2MB)

Download ArrangeBrassVoicings.zip (17K, downloaded 29538 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Extract Parts From Folder

Version 01.03.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 21 Feb 2020)

This plug-in extracts parts from all the scores in the selected folder.

Updated 20 Feb 2020. Version 01.03.00. Updated text used for version display.

Download ExtractPartsFromFolder.zip (3K, downloaded 28081 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Remove Coloring

Version 01.60.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 01 Jun 2019)

This plug-in removes all colors or a single specified color from objects in the open score, turning them back to their default color (i.e. black).

Updated 26 April 2016 to allow coloring of individual note objects

Updated 01 June 2019. Version 01.60.00. Fix processing colored rests.

Download RemoveColoring.zip (8K, downloaded 27783 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Apply Named Color

Version 01.15.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 07 Jun 2024)

__This plug-in allows you to color any selection of objects using a set of named colors. Simply select the objects you want to color, run the plug-in, and choose the desired color from the drop-down list. __Updated 13Feb2015 to respell version name; no code change, no update of version number. __Updated 14 April 2016 to allow coloring of individual note objects __Updated 26 April 2016 to allow coloring of individual note objects. __Updated 01 June 2019. Version 01.06.00. Fix processing colored rests __Updated 29 July 2019. Version 01.08.00. Add ability to set opacity/Color Alpha Channel, and to trace color and opacity of selected objects. __Updated 22 Feb 2020. Version 01.09.00. Allow white as a color. __Updated 6 June 2021. Version 01.11.00. Code restructured to allow being called by other plugins. No new features. __Updated 23 June 2021. Version 01.12.00. Bug fixes. __Updated 2 May 2023. Version 01.13.00. Fixed crashing bug when something unexpected was selected. Made trace results optional, adding a checkbox to the dialog. Default is to not trace the number of changes. __Updated 22 January 2024. Version 01.14.00. Made list of colors a full size list. Added ability to edit RGB values for colors. __Updated 6 June 2024. Version 01.15.00. Updated to better handle invalid color fields from Comments

Download ApplyNamedColor.zip (13K, downloaded 702 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Remove All Coloring

Version 01.02.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in resets all colored objects in the open score back to their default colors (i.e. black).

Download RemoveAllColoring.zip (2K, downloaded 27706 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Locate Colored Objects

Version 01.40.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 01 Jun 2019)

This plug-in creates a log file listing the location of every colored object in the selected score.

New in version 1.3:

When run in Sibelius 4, now handles bar number changes

For Sibelius 5 or later, you can use Find Colored Objects or Filter Colored Objects instead of generating this log file.

Updated 01 June 2019. Version 01.40.00. Fix processing colored rests

Download LocateColoredObjects.zip (14K, downloaded 27605 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Find Intervals From Keys

Version 01.10.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Find Intervals From Keys calculates the intervals needed to transpose from one key to another. The calculated intervals can then be used in Notes > Transpose. It also provides information on how to produce intervals that Notes > Transpose cannot produce directly.

Download FindIntervalsFromKeys.zip (11K, downloaded 27799 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Multirests and Empty Bars

Version 04.30.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 22 Aug 2019)

Multirests and Empty Bars creates a text file showing the locations of:

Multirests and their terminators (for the entire score; process parts as separate files)
Empty bars (bars without notes)
Empty bars without bar rests (probably notation errors)
Occupied bars
Irregular bars (whose length differs from the time signature)

This information may be useful for proofreading, for determining why multirests split, or for managing rehearsals and allocation of players to instruments. Copyists may also find it to be useful.

Changes in version 3.6:

Now handles unsaved scores, or scores with \"untitled\" in their filenames

Changes in version 3.16:

Fix to show terminators of certain 1-bar \"multirests\"
Added warning about multirests that are split by Auto Layout options

Changes in version 3.0:

A new option, Multirests in Selected Staves Only. Previously, all staves in the score were checked, and multirests were reported only when the multirest was present in all staves. This was intended to report only on multirests that could be visible at the moment that the plugin was run. To check a specific staff, you had to extract a part. With the new option (on by default), you can check individual staves in the full score. (The multirests will still not be visible in the score until you extract a part). Note that even when the Selected Stave option is selected, the system staff is checked as well, since contents of the system staff (system text like composer and title and headers) often influence the breaking of multirests.
Since the plug-in is used most often to check multirests, the empty bar checkboxes are now off by default.
A number of minor bugs have been fixed.

Changes in version 3.12:

When run in Sibelius 4, the plug-in makes a better determination of what terminates a multirest
When run in Sibelius 4, if there are bar number changes present, the log file will show both the \"displayed\" and \"consecutive\" bar numbers

Changes in version 3.1:

There was an error that if you choose the \"selected staves only\" option, but have no selection, it continues but only processes the system staff, with the result that the multirests are wrong. Now fixed.

Changes in version 3.5:

Can now detect hidden objects that do not break multirests (Sibelius 4.1 only)
Adds staff name to location of object breaking a multirest

Updated 14 July 2016. Added the ability to treat a single bar followed by a multirest as a 1-bar multirest, thus showing its terminator. This will help the common case of a single bar being split from a multirest.

Updated 29 September 2017. Optimized progress bars to speed up processing large scores; also change log file creation to buffer writing for better speed.

Updated 22 August 2019. Version 04.30.00. Significant rewrites to improve speed for large scores. Writes to the trace window are not buffered, and there is an option to show only totals and subtotals. New option to show bars that are empty for an entire system.

Download MultirestsAndEmptyBars.zip (24K, downloaded 28253 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Copy Signatures To New Score

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in copies all the time and key signatures from the current score into a new score.

To use the plug-in, open the score from which you want to copy the key and time signatures, choose the plug-in from Sibelius\'s menus, then follow the on-screen instructions.

Updated 21 February 2007: Can now also copy metronome marks from the current score to the new score.

Download CopySignaturesToNewScore.zip (3K, downloaded 27891 times)

Plug-in written by Neil Sands.

Split Multirests for Sibelius 4

Version 1.20
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 19 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Split Multirest uses hidden text objects to split multirests into smaller pieces, a specified number of bars into the multirest. You can split a multirest once or several times, and specify whether to split all multirests below a certain size, or to split all multirests above a certain size.

Fixed in v1.20 (2006-07-04):

The plug-in was not calculating the size correctly for Multirests longer than n bars, which is now fixed.
The plug-in disallowed splitting all multirests into single bars, which is now fixed.

Use this version on Sibelius 3 and 4. For Sibelius 5 and later, use Split Multirests.

Download SplitMultirests.zip (7K, downloaded 26804 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Narrow Two Voices

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in controls the horizontal note offset in passages which use voice 1 and voice 2 simultaneously. There are three actions predefined (you can define and save more actions for yourself):

Default Rules of Sibelius: This essentially behaves identically to Sibelius, but corrects some known problems: a unison of two semibreves shows now two noteheads, and so does a unison of e.g. a dotted minim and an undotted crotchet.
Narrow Mode: In situations where voice 2 goes above voice 1, move the voice 2 notes to the left. This allows a more dense note typesetting and is used in particular in organ and piano music.
Arpeggio Mode: If you have fast arpeggios running in voice 1 while voice 2 doubles the first note of each arpeggio with a longer note, it is common that the noteheads on the first beats are typeset overlapping.

To use the plug-in, make a passage selection (i.e. a single box), then choose Narrow Two Voices from the Plug-ins menu and follow the on-screen instructions.

Changes in v2.0 (updated 29 August 2005):

Plug-in now requires use of the Preferences plug-in, so will only run in Sibelius 4
Added wizard with three pre-defined modes, to select your job with two clicks
Added font metrics for Helsinki font
improved offset mechanism for several combinations of dotted/undotted notes

Changes in v1.20 (updated 17 November 2004):

Now possible to force noteheads to overlap, even if their shape differs (useful for arpeggio-like passages where the first note is played with longer notes in a second voice)
Added fixes for the positioning of unison semibreves and dotted notes in one voice at the same pitch as undotted notes in another
Added a full set of user options

Download NarrowTwoVoices.zip (14K, downloaded 28376 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Mark Enharmonic Pitches

Version 02.05.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 26 Apr 2016)

Mark Enharmonic Pitches allows you to specify a color for individual pitches, using separate colors for enharmonically equivalent pitches (such as F#/Gb). You can use it to apply a \\\"spectrum\\\" of unique colors for each pitch, or use it for proofreading and analysis.

Double sharps and flats are colored the same as an enharmonic pitch (Gx -> A) and quartertones are colored as the nearest flat or sharp. You can, however, select a color from the double/quartertone lists, and all double accidentals or quartertones will get the same color, regardless of pitch.

This plug-in can be useful for locating any \\\'mispelled\\\' accidentals, such as F# where you might expect Gb. The Sibelius filters do not allow you to distinguish between enharmonically equivalent pitches, but this plug-in will do that.

It does not explicitly generate a log file showing marked objects, but it allows you to call the Locate Colored Objects plug-in to do so. (If that option is chosen, a recent version of Located Colored Objects must be downloaded as well).

Updated 26 April 2016 to allow colors to be added to individual notes.

Download MarkEnharmonicPitches.zip (10K, downloaded 27514 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Move Pitches to Transposed Mid-Line

Version 02.01.65
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 03 Mar 2024)

__This plug-in transposes music on the selected staff or staves to the center staff line and can change the style of the notehead (e.g. to create slashes). It puts the notes in the right place for transposed instruments. __Fixed in v 1.56: __Corrected to handle some enharmonic misspellings. Added the ability to move either type of slashed noteheads at the same time. __Fixed in v1.50: __Now respects partially selected bars, rather than processing them as if fully selected __Fixed in v1.20: __You can now specify any supported notehead to be the only notehead moved. Previously, only normal noteheads could be specified. __Fixed in v1.15.0: __instrument handling changed so that new instruments are dealt with automatically (3.1 instruments are handled properly) __transposition changes handled __Updated 21 Feb 2009 version 2.0: __New option to move to center line of concert score, rather than transposed score __Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup __Updated 17 October 2022. Version 02.01.00. Major code restructuring to allow plugin to be called by RunPluginEntry_cu. Added New Macro/Plugin button to generate and store RunPluginEntry_cu command lines. __Updated 24 January 2024. Version 02.01.40. Added notehead styles 27 (Large stemless slash) and 28 (Large slash with stem). Internal changes to allow better calling from other plugins using New macro/plugin. __Updated 03 March 2024. Version 02.01.65. Updated to support New Plugin button. Needs updated Execute Commands, cmdutils, and New Plugin Lib.

Download MovePitchesToTransposedMidLine.zip (20K, downloaded 1031 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Split Bar Rests

Version 01.30.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 26 Jul 2020)

This plug-in converts any bar rests in the selection to rests of shorter durations. The duration of the smaller rests will be one per beat, with the beat length determined by the time signature. This can be handy if you want to see the contents of irregular bars, or for other obscure reasons.

New in v1.04:

The plug-in can now split bar rests into other than beat-sized units. One can now spcify the size of the rest to use as well as how to dispose of any excess.

Updated November 15, 2007:

Now properly splits all bars rests if rests are present in more than one voice

Updated June 7, 2008. Version 1.10. New option to split rests only in irregular bars.

Updated June 24, 2008. Version 1.15. If a bar is too small for a single rest of the requested size, the largest possible rest is now written, rather than skipping the bar.

Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup

Updated 28 February 2010 to optionally select entire score if there is no passage selection.

Updated 25 July 2020. Version 01.30.00. Added option to replace a bar rest with a normal rest of the same duration where possible. It will try undotted through triple dotted durations to try to match the bar size. If there is not a single-note match, the plugin will use the closest-sized single note it could find, and fill the remainder of the bar with whatever rests Sibelius finds appropriate.

Download SplitBarRests.zip (8K, downloaded 27467 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Multirest Line

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in allows you to replace a selected multirest with a line, e.g. a wavy line (as used in percussion parts to indicate that the player should simply play for that number of bars).

To use the plug-in, first set the multirest display to Blank in House Style > Engraving Rules > Bar Rests, then select the multirest in which you want to use a line, and run the plug-in.

Updated 20 Mar 2009 to run in Sibelius 5

Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup

Download MultirestLine.zip (4K, downloaded 27324 times)

Plug-in written by Peter Hayter and Bob Zawalich.

Count Notes

Version 01.05.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Count Notes counts the number and type of notes and rests in a selection, and list counts by bar and in total. It will also display the durations of the counted notes.

Updated 29 January 2007: Now has an option to display the number of notes or chords on an instrument by instrument basis.

Download CountNotes.zip (11K, downloaded 27566 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Fix Tied Notes Live Playback

Version 01.02.01
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in processes notes and corrects problems with the Live Playback Original Duration in tied notes. If the Live Playback duration in a tied note has been set such that it ends either before or after the notational duration (i.e., if the note is a quarter note/crotchet, and Live Playback only plays for an eighth note/quaver), the note can playback incorrectly (the following note it is tied to will play with a separate attack). To prevent that, the Live Playback duration is set to the notational duration less the Live Start Position in those cases, so the tied note playback stops exactly at the end. A log file of changes will be written.

Download FixTiedNoteLivePlayback.zip (5K, downloaded 28154 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

German Chord Names

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

For use with Sibelius 2.x, Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in converts chord symbols text in your score between the German (B = B flat, H = B) and standard (Bb = B flat, B = B) conventions for chord symbols. This is useful when e.g. wanting to transpose German chord symbols (convert them to standard chord symbols, transpose, then convert them back to German chord symbols).

Updated August 9, 2008 to handle alternate flat symbol in Sib 5.

Updated 20 October 2014 to mark them as usable through Sibelius 7.5. No code changes were made. Note that the plugin will only work with Legacy Chord Symbols, and that the Engraving Rules-Chord Symbols-Language feature is a better way to show German chord symbol names.

Download GermanChordNames.zip (2K, downloaded 27382 times)

Plug-in written by Gunnar Hellquist.

Add or Replace System Text

Version 01.86.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 28 May 2018)

This plug-in can write up to three items of system text (e.g. Title, Copyright, Composer, etc.) to all the scores in a folder. It is able to replace any existing text if required.

Updated May 22, 2008 to work with user-defined styles in Sibelius 4 and 5.

Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup

Updated 7 June 2012 to add quiet opening checkbox to open scores from earlier versions with default options.

Updated 28 May 2018. Internal code cleanup. No new features.

Download AddReplaceSystemText.zip (8K, downloaded 27597 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Reverse Text

Version 02.00.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 23 Apr 2018)

Reverse Text reverses the order of text in each selected Text, Lyric, or System Text object. It will not reverse the orderof a sequence of objects, but just the text within single objects. If you want objects in the system staff (like Title Text) reversed, create a system (double blue box) selection.

One use for this might be to reverse Hebrew or Arabic text.

This plug-in does not handle multi-line text well; it is best to split such items into separate text objects for each line. (Multi-line items will reverse, but the line separator will be lost).

Updated 22 April 2018. Now handles line feeds, and adds several new options for reversing letters, words, or lines.

Download ReverseText.zip (8K, downloaded 27314 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

French Chord Names

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in converts chord symbols text in your score between the French (sol-fa) and standard (Bb = B flat, B = B) conventions for chord symbols. This is useful when e.g. wanting to transpose German chord symbols (convert them to standard chord symbols, transpose, then convert them back to French chord symbols).

Download FrenchChordNames.zip (2K, downloaded 27297 times)

Plug-in written by Tim Watson.

Multirest Text

Version 01.81.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Multirest Text builds a text string out of 2 user-typed pieces of text and the optional multirest number, so you can add text like \\\\\\\"Play 3 times\\\\\\\" automatically to a multirest.

There are a number of centering options possible (see the Help screen for details), but it generally works best with text styles that are defined as centered. There are 2 \\\\\\\"built-in\\\\\\\" styles (Lyrics and Lyrics(chorus)), and you can also type in the name of any text style you wish.

Some sample text styles are defined in the included MultirestTextStyle.lib house style. Import the text styles from this house style, and two new entries will appear in the built in style list (Multirest center (Times) and Multirest center (Inkpen). You can also define your own styles, named Multirest center3 through Multirest center6, and these will also show up in the list. They are assumed by the plugin to be centered in both directions.

You can use uncentered styles and make adjustments by clicking on the Advanced button and using the fields in that dialog.

Updated 19 April 2009 to fix failure to handle custom text styles in Sib 5.

Download MultirestText.zip (15K, downloaded 27344 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Smarten Quotes

Version 01.32.00
Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This update fixes the following issues:

The plug-in can now handle double quote marks correctly on Mac OS X.
The plug-in now correctly handles user-created lyrics text styles.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download SmartenQuotes.zip (23K, downloaded 26795 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Add Bar Number Changes For Rehearsal Marks

Version 01.25.00
Added 20 Aug 2005 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in adds a bar number change at the same location as any rehearsal marks in the score. Note that it will not add changes in bars containing text objects made of Rehearsal Mark text, but only Rehearsal Mark objects.

The purpose of the tag is to help solve the problem of bar numbers overlapping rehearsal marks. Since normal bar numbers cannot be hidden, but bar number changes can be hidden, this is a first step towards hiding the bar numbers, and saves having to add the bar number changes manually.

In Sibelius 4, a plug-in cannot hide the bar number changes, so you will have to do it separately. If you know the bar numbers involved, you can go there with Go To Bar Number. The plug-in will write the affected bar numbers to the trace window to make the Rehearsal Marks easier to find.

If you are running Sibelius 4.1, however, the plug-in can hide the bar number changes for you.

Do not run this until the bar numbers are stable, since bar number change objects will not update if you add or delete bars.

Note that the plug-in will put bar number changes wherever there is a Rehearsal Mark, whether the bar number had been visible or not.

Changes in version 1.25: added the ability to choose whether bar numbers are hidden in both the score and parts, just the score, or just the parts.

In Sibelius 5, bar numbers can be hidden, so this plugin is no longer needed.

Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup

Download AddBarNumChangesForRehearsalMarks.zip (4K, downloaded 26703 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Number Multirest Bars

Version 02.05.00
Added 22 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in adds text containing numbers for the range of bars contained in multirests. You can change the location of the text by changing its text style. You can specify text to precede or follow the bar numbers and a character to separate them.

For example, if bars 2 through 5 are a multirest, and you choose the defaults, you will see the text (2 - 5) below the staff at bar 2.

New in v2.05:

Custom text styles work in Sibelius 4, and there is a new option to center the text if a centered text style is used.

Download NumberMultirestBars.plg.zip (18K, downloaded 27493 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Apply KidSib Font for Sibelius 4

Added 25 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Mar 2008)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in applies the KidSib music font (not included with Sibelius, available for purchase separately here), which places note names inside the noteheads, a convention used occasionally in educational music. You must purchase the KidSib font to use this plug-in: it will not work without it.

Important! Copy the KidSib.lib file from within the .zip file you download into your user account's House Styles folder, which is at:

Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Sibelius Software\Sibelius 4\House Styles
Mac: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Sibelius Software/Sibelius 4/House Styles

For Sibelius 5, use the Add Note Names to Noteheads plugin and the Opus Note Names font (free with Sibelius 5).

Download ApplyKidSibFont.zip (30K, downloaded 26718 times)

Plug-in written by Gunnar Hellquist & Bob Zawalich.

List Plug-ins

Version 01.51.00
Added 29 Aug 2005 (last updated 23 Aug 2024)

This plug-in writes a list of plugin names and numbers, sorted by name, to the trace window. If you have a lot of plug-ins, it makes it easier to find the plugin you want to assign a shortcut to, since the list on the Menus and Shortcuts page of File > Preferences is sorted by plug-in number.

Updated 17January2015. Added option to show full plugin path name for any loaded plugins so you can see if you will currently run a shipping or user version of a plugin. Sort by name is probably the useful option.

Updated 8 March 2019. Version 01.30,00. Sped up listing. Added ability to see all plugins, shipping plugins only, or user-installed plugins only.

Updated 20 March 2019. Version 01.40.00. Fixed plugin numbers when only shipping or only user plugins are listed.

Updated 15 May 2020. Version 01.51.00. Tidied up a bit, added option to not display plugin numbers, which are rarely useful.

Updated 22 August 2024. Version 01.52.00. Added an option to List plugin names only, with no path or subfolder name.

Download ListPlugins.zip (7K, downloaded 441 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Split Bar

Version 01.20.00
Added 31 Aug 2005 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in automates several of the steps needed to split a bar into smaller pieces. It can be used to split a bar at the end of a system, or to break a bar into pieces to simulate mid-bar repeat barlines, or to split a bar into 3 pieces.

To use it, select the note that you want the bar to split before, or make a passage selection to split before and after the selection.

In Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

You will most likely have some cleaning up to do after the plug-in runs.

The plug-in will rewrite the bar, adding several time signatures. You will probably want to delete the new time signatures - select and delete them and click No if asked to rewrite.

If you use the Final split breaks system option, the plug-in will add a system break before the final split bar, and (in Sibelius 4 only), a bar number change to the final split bar. You may want to hide that bar number change. You may also want to change the barline of the first split bar to be hidden, since the plug-in cannot do that.

New in version 1.20:

In Sibelius 4.1 or later, bar number changes added to split bars will be automatically hidden.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download SplitBar.zip (10K, downloaded 26872 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Fixed Plug-in Shortcuts (Windows only)

Added 03 Sep 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

Did you ever want to assign keyboard shortcuts to your favourite plug-ins which do not change each and every time you install a new plug-in or change anything else in your plug-ins folder? If so, the Fixed Shortcuts plug-in is the right tool to use.

Assign from Sibelius one single shortcut to this plug-in, e.g. F5. Whenever Sibelius should decide to scramble shortcuts, only update this single shourtcut, F5 for the Fixed Shortcut plug-in.

You can define up to 26 plug-ins to be called by Fixed Shortcuts. These are accessed with the 26 letters A..Z. Develop your own memorizing scheme, and access your favourite plug-ins with a sequence of three keys which will no longer change. What about:

F5 c RET to call Cresc./Dim. Playback
F5 r RET to call Remove All Highlights
F5 s RET to call Split Bars

Of course you can always read the list on the screen, in case you forgot the chosen shortcut. Defining the 26 favourite plug-ins is only one additional keystroke away.

Updated 16 October 2010 by Corwin Newall
Now includes a 25% faster sort method which will be of great assistance to Sibelius 4 or 5 users who may have slower processors.

Download FixedShortcuts.zip (5K, downloaded 27598 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth & Corwin Newall.

Renumber Pages

Added 14 Sep 2005 (last updated 06 Mar 2006)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in allows you to create customized page numbers and running header lines in your score. Features include:

Divide your document into sections whose pages are numbered independently, e.g. front matter numbered with lowercase Roman page numbers (i, ii, iii, ...) and main matter numbered with Arabic page numbers (1, 2, 3, ...)
Define a running header line which displays the title of the song or movement at the top of the page (automatically extracted from title text objects)
Automatic creation of a table of contents (experimental)
Support for title pages which are counted but do not show a page number or header line
Also support for more complex page number schemes, e.g. chapter-wise (I-1, I-2, I-3, ..., II-1, II-2, II-3, ..., III-1, III-2, III-3, ...)

The .zip file contains the plug-in and a score which contains further explanations and is properly setup to demonstrate the usage. It is recommended to read the instructions in the example score and run the plug-in there first, before trying on your own score.

Updated to version 1.1 (6 March 2006), adding support for "page total" template to generate "XX of YY" numbering.

Download RenumberPages.zip (50K, downloaded 26768 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Fill With Slurs

Added 14 Sep 2005 (last updated 22 Mar 2017)

This plug-in allows you to quickly fill string passages with legato slurs. Create a multiple selection consisting of all notes where a slur should start. The plug-in will insert for each selected note a slur which ends on the note preceding the next selected note.

The plug-in is prepared to work properly with selections containing notes from different voices or instruments.

Download FillWithSlurs.zip (5K, downloaded 27447 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Hide Duplicate Rests

Version 01.18.00
Added 21 Dec 2005 (last updated 29 May 2018)

For use with Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in hides (but does not delete) rests that duplicate a rest (of the same position and duration) in another voice. It requires Sibelius 4.1 or later.

Updated 2 November 2009 to allow dialog to be hidden and results reporting to be optional

Updated 9 August 2011 for Sib 7 dialog control changes

Updated 28 May 2018. Fixed some Sib 7 memory issues.

Download HideDuplicateRests.zip (8K, downloaded 28201 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Hide Rests in Voice

Version 02.03.00
Added 21 Dec 2005 (last updated 29 Mar 2021)

For use with Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in hides (but does not delete) selected rests in any chosen voice(s). It requires Sibelius 4.1 or later.

Updated 2 December 2011 to select hidden or shown rests (in Sib 5 or later) so they can easily be deleted if desired.

Updated 29 March 2021. Version 02.03.00.

Changes for use in commands plus speedup for large scores. You can now hide the dialog after the first time in a session, and the results of the hide will only be shown if you check a checkbox, and they are traces rather than message boxes. The progress bar is also removed.

Download HideRestsInVoice.zip (8K, downloaded 27896 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Remove Duplicate Hit Points

Version 01.04.00
Added 22 Dec 2005 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

For use with Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in removes hit points with the same label and time as another hit point in the score.

Download RemoveDuplicateHitPoints.zip (2K, downloaded 27238 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Tag Bar Number Changes

Version 01.05.00
Added 28 Dec 2005 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in adds a piece of Technique text at the same location as any Bar Number Changes in the score.

The purpose of the tag is to provide a label that can be \'gone to\' using the Find command.

The tag consists of the displayed bar number and an optional prefix. So if you had changes to bars 20, 100, and 1, in bars 2, 3, and 4, and the prefix was ~BNC, bar 2 would get the text ~BNC20, bar 3 ~BNC100, and bar 4 ~BNC1. Use Find on ~BNC to go to those bars.

Run the plug-in again to update changed bar number changes, but if extensive changes have been made, it might be best to remove existing tags before re-running.

You can use the plug-in to remove (untag) the Bar Number Changes later. It cannot actually delete the text tags, but it can either set them blank, or to a single text of your choosing. The latter is suggested, because you can set them to the same text (such as ~DeleteMe), and filter that text and delete them all at once.

In Sibelius 5, use the downloadable Go To plugin instead (use the bar number change option.

Download TagBarNumberChanges.zip (4K, downloaded 26724 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Chord Symbol No Superscript

Version 01.35.00
Added 12 Jan 2006 (last updated 19 Feb 2019)

Changes the numeric characters, flat, or sharp symbols in chord symbols to a font of your choice in which the characters are not superscripted. The most likely replacement font choices are Opus PlainChords or Inkpen2 Text, but you can type in any font you like. There is no way for the plug-in to validate the existence of the font, so please type carefully!

Only single numbers will be changed, not stacked digits. Do not use the \\\'flat\\\' option if you are using lower case \\\'b\\\' characters that are not flat symbols, as all lower case \\\'b\\\'s will be changed.

By default, all numbers and accidentals will have the font applied. If you need more control over which characters change, use Advanced Options, which allows you to have, for example, only numbers or accidentals not in extensions un-subscripted. So as an example, you could have Abmaj7b5, and in Opus Chords font all the numbers and accidentals are superscripted. By applying various options, the b following the A can be normal, but the b following the 7 can be subscripted; the 7 can be un-subscripted, while the 5 can be subscripted.

The resulting text objects can have multiple fonts; if you add new chords, they changes will not be applied, but the plug-in can be re-run as needed.

Since any font can be typed in, you can choose different fonts with the proper characteristics to add superscripts rather than removing them, and other options as well.

While this does work in Sibelius 5, it should rarely be needed. Its function is taken by the Chords(superscript root accidental) Word menu in the Chord Symbol text style.

Updated 1 Feb 2015 to respell menu name. No code change.

Updated 18 February 2019 changed version number on download page to match file (01.35.00)

Download ChordSymbolNoSuper.zip (10K, downloaded 28127 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Compare Staves

Added 16 Jan 2006 (last updated 30 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This is an updated version of the Compare Staves plug-in that ships with Sibelius 4 and 4.1.

This update fixes a problem where, although it was possible to specify in the plug-in\'s dialog that the highlight for differences should go onto one staff or on both staves, the highlight was incorrectly always applied to both staves.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download CompareStaves.zip (5K, downloaded 26817 times)

Plug-in written by Neil Sands.

What Is Where

Version 02.90.00
Added 20 Jan 2006 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This is an updated version of the What Is Where plug-in included with Sibelius 4:

Fixes two minor problems involving key signatures created with the One staff only option.
New field added that will show the type, style and location of staff lines.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download WhatIsWhere.zip (27K, downloaded 26773 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

List Scale Tones

Version 01.50.00
Added 24 Jan 2006 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plugin lists the scale tones and non-scale tones for a number of scale types and all roots with 1 or fewer accidentals; these can be displayed in English, German, French or Spanish, and a sample can be written as notation in a score. It is possible to change how non-scale tones are spelled, and to add and edit definitions of new scales.

Download ListScaleTones.zip (24K, downloaded 27427 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Add Slurs to Melismas

Added 02 Feb 2006

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This is a minor update to Add Slurs to Melismas that fixes problems with the plug-in shipped with Sibelius 4 and 4.1.

Download AddSlursToMelismas.zip (6K, downloaded 26774 times)

Plug-in written by Sibelius Software Ltd..

Scales and Arpeggios

Added 06 Feb 2006 (last updated 31 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This is a minor update to the plug-in that ships with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1. It fixes a problem whereby the plug-in would sometimes create the wrong number of bars for a given set of scales.

For Sibelius 5 use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download ScalesAndArpeggios.zip (14K, downloaded 26830 times)

Plug-in written by Gunnar Hellquist.

Toggle Text

Added 27 Feb 2006 (last updated 28 Feb 2006)

For use with Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in hides all text objects of a specified style with two keystrokes, and restores them on next invocation of the plugin.

This is useful for adding notes to your score which should not appear in the final output: Just make sure before that you use one text style exclusively for your notes.

Download ToggleText.zip (4K, downloaded 26747 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Apply Color To Text In Style

Version 01.08.00
Added 27 Feb 2006 (last updated 13 Mar 2021)

Apply Color To Text In Style allows you to specify a named color and a text style, and apply the color to all selected text, system text, and lyrics object whose style matches the specified style.

The latest version of the plug-in fixes a problem with coloring system text that was not in a passage selection.

Updated 13Feb2015 to respell version name; no code change, no update of version number.

Updated 13 March 2021. Version 01.08.00. Fixed truncation of text in dialogs.

Download ApplyColorToTextInStyle.zip (7K, downloaded 28069 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Create Score Database

Added 27 Feb 2006 (last updated 22 May 2019)

Create Score Database can be run on a folder of Sibelius scores, and generates a text file suitable for opening in e.g. Microsoft Excel or Access, listing the salient information about the scores in that folder (and, optionally, its subfolders), including:

Complete path and filename
Contents of Score Info fields
Time signature
Key signature
Instrumentation

and more.

The plug-in was updated on 2 March 2006 to fix a problem with incorrectly logging scores with minor key signatures.

Download CreateScoreDatabase.zip (6K, downloaded 27530 times)

Plug-in written by David Stafford.

Noten Aus Akkorden Erstellen

Added 19 Apr 2006 (last updated 30 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4.1

This updated plug-in is only required if you are using the German-language version of Sibelius 4.1.1.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin

Download NotenAusAkkordenErstellen.zip (43K, downloaded 26777 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich (updated by Hans-Christoph Wirth).

Trace Hidden Objects

Version 01.02.00
Added 19 Apr 2006 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

For use with Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in writes to the Trace Window the locations of all objects in the score (or current part) that have been hidden, which can be useful when proof-reading your score.

Download TraceHiddenObjects.zip (6K, downloaded 27384 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Lower & Raise Pitch Chromatically

Version 01.51.00
Added 24 Apr 2006 (last updated 17 Jul 2017)

Raise Chromatic Pitches raises the pitch of any selected notes by 1 half-step (semitone). Lower Chromatic Pitches lowers the pitch of any selected notes by 1 half-step. The note spelling (such as C# vs. Db) is determined by Sibelius. It should be comparable to what you would get if you entered the same pitch on a MIDI keyboard.

These are intended as a chromatic replacement for Up and Down Arrow, which move pitches diatonically. Typically, one would assign each plug-in to a shortcut key so it could be run with a single keystroke. Please be aware that if you assign shortcuts to plug-ins and download more plug-ins, the shortcuts will shift to different plug-ins and you will need to reset them.(Edit - this has been fixed in the most recent update when run in Sibelius 5.2)

Warning: unlike Up and Down Arrow, these plug-ins cannot move individual notes within chords. If you select any notes within a chord, all the notes in the chord will be moved! (Edit - this has been fixed in the most recent update when run in Sibelius 5.2)

Quartertones will be moved to their closest half-step (semitone) in the desired direction. At that point running the plug-in again will move the notes by a half-step (semitone).

Articulations and Live Playback data are retained in the moved notes.

Updated October 31 2008. If these plugins are run in Sibelius 5.2 or later, most of the limitations are removed. Individual notes within a chord can now be moved, and the problem with plugin shortcuts instability was fixed in Sibelius version 5.2.

Updated 17 July 2017 to support Magnetic Glisses in Sibelius 8.6 and later. Note however that these plugins should not be needed in Sibelius 7.5 and later, since chromatic transposition is now supported using the Shift PgUp/PgDn keys.

Download LowerRaisePitchChromatically.zip (7K, downloaded 27520 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Add Slash Noteheads for Parts

Version 02.31.00
Added 24 Apr 2006 (last updated 23 Feb 2020)

For use with Sibelius 4.1

This is an updated version of the plug-in supplied with Sibelius 4.1. It has the following changes and improvements:

Any articulations on the original slash notes are now correctly reproduced on the new slashes in the dynamic parts
Any Live Playback data belonging to the original slash notes are now correctly reproduced on the new slashes in the dynamic parts
If an instrument uses the bass clef in the full score and the treble clef in the parts, the plug-in now puts the slashes in the dynamic parts in the correct location
New Help dialog, with informational text

Note that if there are clef changes that are only in the score or only in the parts, the spacing will be wrong. In this case, if the parts have the default setting to omit clef changes, the sections where the added bass clef appears in the score will have the slashes in the wrong place.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

For Sibelius 6, this plugin will not be needed.

Updated 15 July 2017 to handle magnetic glisses in Sib 8.6 and later

Download AddSlashNoteheadsForParts.zip (18K, downloaded 26735 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Hit Points Staff

Version 01.06.00
Added 06 Jun 2006 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in adds an extra staff to your score and places notes on that staff at corresponding locations to your hit points. This makes it easy to see the musical location of your hit points.

To use the plug-in:

First, add the hit points to the score, in whatever way you like (e.g. add them one by one via the Play > Video and Time > Hit Points dialog, or using the little clapperboard button in the Video window).
Second, choose Hit Points Staff from whichever folder in the Plug-ins menu to which you installed it. You may be prompted that this action can't be undone; click Yes to continue.
The plug-in will then create a single-line percussion staff in your score, and add silent eighth notes (quavers) at the nearest semiquaver (16th note) position to the hit point's time position.
You can then e.g. change the time signature and add or edit metronome marks to plan our your cue. Each time you make a change that causes the hit points to move, simply run the plug-in again, and it will remove the old notes and add new ones in the appropriate positions.

You can assign a keyboard shortcut to your plug-in to make it easy to run on demand. Go to File > Preferences (in the Sibelius menu on Mac), choose the Menus and Shortcuts page, and then assign a shortcut to the plug-in.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download HitPointsStaff.zip (4K, downloaded 26754 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Respell For Wrong Clef

Version 02.00.00
Added 24 Jul 2006 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

This plug-in might be very useful if needed. It can help e.g., after Photoscore or some other converter misreads a clef, but reads the notes in the correct location (so Sibelius will interpret them incorrectly). It lets you specify the wrong clef and the right clef, and then transposes the notes appropriately.

The plug-in will now handle alto, tenor, and French violin clefs, in addition to bass and treble.

Cautionary accidentals will be lost, and in some keys this can result in incorrect accidentals after transposition. Users should proofread accidentals carefully.

Download RespellWrongClef.zip (28K, downloaded 27242 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Get User Folder Names

Version 01.33.03
Added 15 Aug 2006 (last updated 07 Apr 2023)

This plug-in lists the full path names of the various Sibelius User folders in a form for copying. This can be useful when determining where to place plug-ins, manuscript papers, house styles and other such files. **** Updated 11 February 2010 to give correct paths for Vista and Windows 7 **** Updated 8 August 2011 for Sib 7 user file location compatibility **** Updated 15 August 2011 to correct some Sib 7 folder names and to add the likely locations of Example Scores for Sib 6 and later. **** Updated 1 August 2015 to add locations of shipping plugins. **** Updated 15 February 2017. Included default scores folder. **** Updated 19 February 2020. Version 01.32.00. Added User Editable Files base folder to list of folders. This is the folder that is the parent folder for most of the user-editable files such as plugins, house styles, and manuscript papers. You can copy the folder name from the edit box and paste in into Windows Explorer or Finder to access all the child folders and files. **** Updated 21 February 2022. Version 01.33.00. Added OS Version. Fixed 23 Feb 2022 to deal with incorrect OS Version numbers. **** Updated 5 April 2023. Version 01.33.02. Fixed incorrect Desktop **** Updated 7 April 2023. Version 01.33.03. Added folder validator to check if folder exists.

Download GetUserFolderNames.zip (6K, downloaded 1199 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Pitch Spectrum

Version 01.05.00
Added 21 Aug 2006 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 5

This plug-in allows you to specify the colors of the pitches in the pitch spectrum from a list of named colors. Since, unlike Edit > Color, the pitch spectrum can color individual notes in a chord, this can be a useful way to color chords. The plug-in allows you to reset to the Sibelius default spectrum colors when you are done.

This plugin will not work in Sibelius 6. Try the shipping Color Pitches plugin for the closesest workaround.

Download PitchSpectrum.zip (6K, downloaded 26799 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Rhythm Section Assistant

Added 25 Aug 2006 (last updated 15 Mar 2019)

Rhythm Section Assistant is designed for writing jazz or any other music that uses slashes and rhythmic cues. The author says:

"While writing a big band chart in Sibelius, I found that I spent a lot of time hiding playback-only passages and creating slashes and rhythmic cues in other voices. This plug-in is intended to automate those tasks.

The plug-in includes on-screen help: just click the Help button in the main plug-in dialog.

Updated 15 March 2019. No code change; marked to be useable up to current Sibelius version so Install will pick it up.

Download RhythmSectionAssistant.zip (14K, downloaded 28627 times)

Plug-in written by Ross Lafleur.

Combine Rests Empty Voices

Version 01.00.00
Added 30 Aug 2006 (last updated 17 Jun 2015)

For use with Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

Combine Rests Empty Voices combines rests in a voice that contains only rests. It creates the largest single rest possible. It also hides the rests in empty voices for all voices later than the first voice containing notes or rests.

>p>Updated 21 June 2010. For Sib 5 or later, the plugin will now produce bar rests when possible, rather than just large rests.

Download CombineRestsEmptyVoices.zip (3K, downloaded 27419 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Groovy Music Mark-up

Added 04 Sep 2006 (last updated 30 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in allows you to mark up a Sibelius score before exporting it as a MIDI file in order to open it in Sibelius Groovy Music.

The plug-in contains detailed instructions -- just click Help after running it from the Plug-ins menu.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Download GroovyMusicMarkup.zip (5K, downloaded 26754 times)

Plug-in written by David Harvey.

Split Point One Staff

Version 01.05.00
Added 11 Sep 2006 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Split Point One Staff processes two staves. It moves notes on or above the split point to one staff, and notes below the split point to the other staff. Usually the high notes go to the top staff, but you can choose to have them go to the bottom staff. It will only work if one of the staves is empty, not when both staves have notes.

Only notes are moved, not dynamics or slurs, or transposition changes, etc., so you may need to clean up after it is run. The Combine Tied Notes and Rests plug-in is called to consolidate rests that may be left behind.

Plug-ins cannot process tuplets, so any notes inside tuplets will not be moved, and will have to be moved manually. If tuplets are detected, a warning will be given.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping Change Split Point plugin.

Download SplitPointOneStaff.zip (7K, downloaded 26800 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Copy Text For Delete Bar

Version 01.06.00
Added 11 Sep 2006 (last updated 22 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Copy Text for Delete Bar copies any system text (such as Title, Composer, or Instrument name at top left) from one bar to another.

Typically you will copy from bar 1 to bar 2 when you want to delete bar 1 without losing the system text. The plug-in cannot delete the original text, but it can optionally hide it. It will disappear when the bar is deleted anyway. If a bar number is duplicated in the score (because of bar number changes), you will need to make a selection that excludes the duplicate of any bars you want to process.

Updated 24 January 2007: The plug-in now restores the hidden state of copied text, and makes an attempt at restoring the multiple fonts in a metronome mark. It also documents the fact that multi-line text will become single lines.

For Sibelius 5 and later, use Move System Objects For Delete Bar

Download CopyTextForDeleteBar.zip (5K, downloaded 26757 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Change Case for Sibelius 4

Version 01.60.00
Added 17 Oct 2006 (last updated 26 Nov 2017)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 5

This plug-in changes the case of text in a score. It will only convert the letters A..Z or a..z; it cannot handle accented characters. It can change text to UPPER CASE, lower case, tOGGLE cASE or Word Initial Case. It can change various types of text objects, including system text, lyrics, instrument names and score info data. It can be run on a single score or on a folder of scores.

Note that text that is in multiple lines will be converted to a single line, and any internal formatting (fonts or bold/italic, etc.) will be lost.

For Sibelius 5, use Change Case Pre-Sibelius 6 (included). For Sibelius 6 and later, use Change Case.

Updated 9 August 2011 for Sib 7 font compatibility

Updated 29 Sept 2011 to change name/

Updated 25 November 2017 to add Change Case Pre-Sibelius 6 to zip file to use for Sib 5.

Download ChangeCaseSib4and5.zip (39K, downloaded 26740 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Extract PhotoScore Lyrics

Added 22 Nov 2006 (last updated 23 Nov 2006)

For use with Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in manipulates lyrics in scores that have been imported from PhotoScore Professional.

Download ExtractPhotoScoreLyrics.zip (5K, downloaded 26779 times)

Plug-in written by Peter Hayter.

Create Insert Symbol Plugin for Sibelius 4

Added 26 Nov 2006 (last updated 09 Aug 2011)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in lets you create and install new plug-ins that, when run, will insert a chosen symbol of a chosen size into a score. If you assign a shortcut to the new plug-ins, you will have, in effect, a way to assign a shortcut to an individual symbol.

The generated plugins will be put by default in the Zymbols subfolder of your user Plug-ins folder. The name will include the symbol name, the size, its attachment status, and its position offsets.

In order to assign shortcuts to the newly-created plug-ins, you must first close and restart Sibelius, so the new plug-ins will be loaded.

For Sibelius 5 and later use Create Insert Symbol Plugin.

Download CreateInsertSymboPlugin.zip (15K, downloaded 26764 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Get Page Count

Version 01.08.00
Added 15 Dec 2006 (last updated 10 Dec 2023)

__Get Page Count stores the number of pages in a score (at the time the plug-in is run) into the Other Information field of the File > Score Info. This makes the number of pages available for use in text fields (such as \"Page x of y\") if the $MOREINFO wildcard is used. The full text would be \"Page $PAGENUM of $MOREINFO\". If the number of pages changes, the plug-in should be rerun, but any wildcards will be automatically updated. __Updated 4 April 2010. In Sib 6 or later, the plugin will store the page count both in the full score and in each part, so a footer containing the MOREINFO wildcard will be correct in the parts. __Updated 5 April 2010 to allow you to specify different Score Info locations for the page count data. __Updated 21 June 2012 to allow count to exclude Special Page Break title pages and following blank pages. __ As of Sibelius 7.1.3, you can use the NumPages wildcard, and this plugin should not be needed. ____Updated 10 December 2023. Version 01.08.00. This update adds a fixed offset adjustment to the number of pages, after discovering that in some cases the plugin gets the wrong answer when determining the number of title and other blank pages before the first bar in the score. If the full score and every part have the same number of leading blank pages, you can use the offset instead of the title page adjustment. In that case use a negative adjustment. Since the plugin processes the full score and all parts, this will not help if the score and parts have different numbers of leading blank pages. __The traced outputs gives more information about the number of pages the plugin is detecting. __My current impression is that some bug in Sibelius is confusing the number of blank pages.

Download GetPageCount.zip (4K, downloaded 932 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Dream Sequence

Added 25 Jan 2007 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 6, Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x and Sibelius 24.x

This plug-in will open a folder of scores and play them back in turn, either sequentially (with an option to loop) or randomly (with an option to control the number of intermediate scores to be played until a particular score may be played again.)

Updated 5 September 2009 by Bob Zawalich for compatibility with Sibelius 6. Note that this plugin will run in Sibelius 4 and 6, but not Sibelius 5.

Download DreamSequence.zip (3K, downloaded 28031 times)

Plug-in written by Andrew Moschou.

Enumerate Instruments

Added 13 Feb 2007 (last updated 24 Aug 2018)

This plug-in will enumerate consecutive, similar instrument names in a score, useful to have e.g. Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, etc. as instrument names in the score.

The plug-in will handle instruments with multiple staves (e.g. Piano, Harp) correctly and running the plug-in again after changing the instrumentation will update the ordinal numbers. The plug-in won't be able to identify where multiple players would read from a single staff (e.g. Horn 13, 24); the user should manually put this in.

Download EnumerateInstruments.zip (2K, downloaded 27581 times)

Plug-in written by Andrew Moschou.

Swing Fix

Added 11 Apr 2007 (last updated 13 Apr 2007)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in uses Live Playback to correct the playback of 16th notes (semiquavers) and pairs of eighth notes (quavers) marked with tenuto and staccato articulations when using one of the "swing" rhythmic feel settings in Play > Performance.

Download SwingFix.zip (2K, downloaded 26846 times)

Plug-in written by Dave Foster.

Find Irregular And Misfilled Bars

Version 01.08.00
Added 22 Apr 2007 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

This plug-in displays (in the plug-in trace window) any bars whose length and time signature do not match (irregular bars), and also any misfiled bars, which are bars that have missing rests, so that the sum of the lengths of the notes and rests (in each voice) do not match the length of the bar.

Misfilled bars can come from deleting rests, or when using scores generated by an errant plug-in or file converter.

Updated 2 May 2007: the plug-in now handles grace notes and notes within tuplets.

Updated 21 Feb 2013: Plugin now treats completely empty bars (no notes, rests, tuplets or bar rests in any voice as misfilled. It also handles misfilled tuplets better.

Download FindIrregularAndMisfilledBars.zip (6K, downloaded 27410 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Guitar Capo Notation_Sib 4

Added 27 Apr 2007 (last updated 07 Aug 2016)

For use with Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 5

This is a set of resources for notating guitar music that uses a capo, especially in TAB staves. TAB staves do not support transposition changes, so if you want a staff that plays back at the correct pitch, you must define a staff type whose pitches are the pitches at the capoed fret.

Capo Notation plug-in. This plug-in takes an initial key and guitar tuning and calculates the tunings at various capo positions. It also calculates the transposition interval, final key, and transposition change setting for notation staves.
Special capo clef house styles. This is a series of house styles, each of which redefines the symbol \"Tall 4 string tab clef\", which is used for a clef style in Create > Clef. The house style name explains the kind of clef available (such as \"Tab Capo Clef Full 1.lib\", which has a marking for a full capo on fret 1, or \"Tab Capo Clef E Sus 2.lib\", which has a marker for a partial capo on strings 3, 4, and 5 on fret 2). Import the symbols from the desired house style into the document containing the TAB staff, and then use Create > Clef.
Capoed TAB staff definition house style, \"Capoed Staff Types\". This contains staff type definitions for tunings capoed from 1 to 12 frets, with both sharp and flat variants for these tunings:

Standard, no rhythms
Standard, with rhythms
DADGAD
Dropped D
Double D
D minor
Open A
Open C
Open D
Open G
Open A

A set of scores, suitable for saving as manuscript paper, set up for standard tuning guitar (with rhythms) capoed from frets 1 to 12. A sample score that demonstrates how to set up a score for standard tuning capoed at fret 2 is also included.

To use these, you can make a copy of one of the included scores if applicable, or make up you own scores from the included parts.

Run the plug-in to determine which type of TAB staff you will need, or guess from the house style names after importing the staff types in house style \"Capoed Staff Types\". Then if you want a graphic marker, import the Tab� house styles appropriate to your TAB staff (only import symbols, noteheads, and text styles from these House Styles). If you have a standard tuning staff capoed with a complete capo on the 3rd fret, you should import \"Tab Capo Clef Full 3.lib\". Then Create > Clef, and pick the last TAB clef, the one with the line and number next to the word TAB.

The resulting TAB staves will play back at the capoed pitch and look nice too!

CapoNotation.plg updated 9 August 2011 to Sib 7 dialog control fixes.

Updated and renamed 8 August 2016 to reflect the fact the the scores and House Styles were built for Sibelius 4 and do not work in Sibelius 6 and later. A new plugin suite Guitar Capo Notation has been added with files that work in current versions of Sibelius

Download Capo Notation_Sib4.zip (1032K, downloaded 26966 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Instrument List

Version 01.15.00
Added 05 May 2007 (last updated 01 Mar 2018)

This plug-in adds a list of the instruments at the start of the selected staves as a text item at the start of the score.

You can choose which elements will appear in the list, and the order in which they will appear.

Updated 29 November 2009. Now places the text at the start of the selection if any, fixes a bug with the title text, adds Instrument changes for Sib 5+, and allows you to specify if the list will appear in the score or in a part.

Updated 27 July 2010. Under Sib 6, it can now insert the instrument list onto a Sib 6-style title page.

Updated 26 August 2017. New option to omit empty staves, plus dialog was rearranged to make it clearer that list can go either to the title page or the score but not both.

Updated 28 August 2017. Fixed Omit Empty Staves Option. Added options to trace lists and to Not show dialog for this session, which makes it easier to use with Run Plugin on Score and Parts.

Updated 1 March 2018. Can now write to either the title page or to any blank pages that immediately follow it (there is a list box of available blank pages). The text styles, though listed in English, will now work correctly in other languages. The destination and the hide state radio buttons are now independent. At the end of the plugin the text object for the list will be selected and brought into view. Writing the Instrument List to the plugin Trace window is now optional.

Download InstrumentList.zip (11K, downloaded 28444 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Fix PhotoScore Lyrics

Added 17 May 2007 (last updated 24 Jul 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 5

This plug-in replaces lyrics read by Photoscore (which when sung over many notes usually lack of the appropriate hyphen line or end of word line) with the correct Sibelius objects.

Simply make a passage selection and run the plug-in. Use Layout > Reset Position afterwards if you find hyphens colliding with adjacent syllables.

Download FixPhotoScoreLyrics.zip (1K, downloaded 26760 times)

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Find and Replace Text

Added 22 Jun 2007 (last updated 29 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This is an update to the version of Find and Replace Text included with Sibelius 4, and fixes a problem whereby the plug-in will not correctly replace lyrics or system text unless the selection also contains a normal item of text.

Thanks to Bob Zawalich for this fix.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin or (better) the downloadable Find and Replace Text for Sibelius 5

Download FindAndReplaceText.zip (6K, downloaded 26757 times)

Plug-in written by Stefan Behrisch.

Add Cresc Dim Lines

Version 01.64.00
Added 15 Nov 2007 (last updated 25 Jun 2021)

Adds crescendo and/or diminuendo lines and optional expression text to a selection.

You can include Expression Text if desired; if the edit boxes are blank, only the line(s) will appear. Type or select an appropriate font if you want bold expression text.

To increase the amount of space surrounding the characters, increase the Rhythmic space per character (quarter note = 256 units). This may expand the output past the selection. It cannot be expanded past the end of the score.

You may still need to adjust horizontal spacing using arrow keys.

This will run in Sib 4, but some features are missing and text and lines will not align as well as in Sib 5

Updated April 4, 2008 (version 1.20) to allow choice of line type at each position, so you can reverse the dynamics

Updated 1 December 2011 to handle Sib 7 fonts.

Updated 10 January 2012 to allow more line type.

Updated 24 August 2014 to retract lines over barlines and add an option to specify space between 2 lines if no text is used, and to process a single note or the first note in a selection.

Updated 4 February 2014 to fix crash in Sib 5 and 6.

Updated 2 February 2016, adding straight, dotted and dashed lines to the list. These behave differently from the dynamics lines and the horizontal position is not very good, but it is too complex to fix right now. It might at least get you in the ballpark with such lines.

Updated 2 February 2016 to fix not bold text bug

Updated 4 June 2016 fixed some crashing typos when there was no text with the lines.

Updated 19 April 2021. Version 01.63.00. Added ability to hide dialog.

Updated 25 June 2021. Version 01.64.00. Fixed some issues with enabling edit controls when the line type changed.

Download AddCrescDimLines.zip (13K, downloaded 27961 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Remove Lyric Extension Lines

Version 01.70.00
Added 14 Dec 2007 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

Changes all final syllables or single word lyrics to apply to 1 note, thus removing the extension lines. May be useful if note values have changed.

Updated 17 December 2011. Added ability to center of left justify syllables and ability to remove only durationally short extension lines.

Download RemoveLyricExtensionLines.zip (5K, downloaded 27669 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Loop Selection

Version 01.15.00
Added 24 Mar 2008 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

This plugin will let you loop playback by adding marker and jump text to the start and end of the selection. If you play the score within the markers, playback will loop. The default target name is the first selected bar number.

By default, marker/jump text only jumps to the start or end of a bar; to loop partial bars, select the text and turn off \\\'Jump at bar end\\\' in the Property Window Playback pane.

In Sibelius 5, the plugin can delete any marker or jump text in the selection or in the score.

To make it more obvious which notes will loop, you may want to add a highlight or color to the selected notes.

Updated November 24, 2008 to fix problems deleting hidden markers and all markers in score.

Download LoopSelection.zip (7K, downloaded 28192 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Trombone Slide Positions

Version 02.02.00
Added 21 Apr 2008 (last updated 21 Feb 2020)

Adds possible slide positions for selected Bb/F trombone notes in the range from F an octave below the bass stave to the Bb an octave above it.

You can specify which voices should be marked.

Download TromboneSlidePosition.zip (4K, downloaded 27975 times)

Plug-in written by Ian Cugley.

Cautionary Time Signatures

Version 01.08.00
Added 22 Apr 2008 (last updated 15 Jan 2018)

Forces all selected time signatures to use cautionary or to not use cautionary.

Updated 2 April 2009 for internal code cleanup

Updated 15 January 2018. Reset Note Spacing is now done for affected bars.

Download CautionaryTimeSignatures.zip (3K, downloaded 27525 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Replace Color

Version 01.20.00
Added 03 Mar 2009 (last updated 01 Jun 2019)

Changes the color of all selected objects that match the original color to be the replacement color. It will only replace \\\'\\\'added\\\'\\\' colors, such as from Edit > Color or a plugin, not the built-in colors.

You can remove coloring by setting the replacement color to Black, or add colors by setting the original color to black.

If you want to replace the colors of system objects, such as Tempo text, run the plugin with a system (double purple box) selection.

Updated 24 June 2012 to fix version information.

Updated 13Feb2015 to respell version name; no code change, no update of version number.

Updated 26 April 2016 to allow coloring of individual note objects

Updated 01 June 2019. Version 01.20.00. Fix processing colored rests

Download ReplaceColor.zip (5K, downloaded 27663 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Extend Slur / Extend Hairpin

Version 01.20.00
Added 19 Mar 2009 (last updated 22 Sep 2019)

This plugin finds the line (usually a slur) that *ends* closest to the first selected note in each voice of the selection, and extends it to the note. The line must be attached to the same staff as the selected note(s). The line must either match the voice of the note or be set to \\\"all voices\\\".

If more than one line ends at the same point, the plugin will choose the one that started first, which tends to extend the outside slur when there are nested slurs.

The intended use is during note input, to extend an existing slur to cover recently added notes without leaving note input mode. It is useful to assign a keyboard shortcut to this plugin.

If the plugin is run with no selected notes or (non bar) rests, a dialog will appear to allow you to choose a different type of line to be extended (such as hairpins). To actually extend a line, close the dialog, select a note, and run the plugin again.

You may have to adjust the endpoint of lines other than slurs.

Extend Hairpin is also included in the .zip file. It is essentially the same plugin but defaults to finding Hairpins instead of Slurs.

Updated 27 February 2019. Version 01.10.00. Gave more space in dialog for text on Macs.

Updated 22 September 2019. Version 01.20.00. If the selection includes more than 1 staff, each staff will be processed separately, allowing you to extend multiple slurs or hairpins at once. Also hairpins no longer over-extend at the end of bars.

Download ExtendSlurAndHairpin.zip (11K, downloaded 27690 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Add Note Names

Added 02 May 2010 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

This is an update of the plugin that ships with Sibelius 6.2 and earlier. The update allows it to process notes selected with a multiple (non-passage) selection. Earlier versions would select the entire score if there were not a passage selection. So now you can filter notes and run the plugin on the result.

One small quirk is that if you select only some notes of a chord, the chord will be processed as if it were completely selected. However, unselected single notes in a bar will not be processed (unlike earlier versions).

Updated by Bob Zawalich.

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Plug-in written by Sibelius Software.

Run Previous Plug-in (for use with Fixed Plug-in Shortcuts)

Added 16 Oct 2010 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

Have you noticed a slight delay every time you use Fixed Plug-in Shortcuts? Do you want to save even more time on Sibelius? Often you just want to rerun the last plug-in that you had selected, such as Cresc./Dim. Playback, Change Dynamics or Insert Current Dynamics. Run Previous Plug-in is the answer. It will immediately open the last plug-in you ran. Give it a shortcut similar to Fixed Plug-in Shortcuts, so if you are using F5 as suggested, why not used F6? Using Sibelius is time consuming and we need to save as much clicking and typing as we can. Even the download is quick (only 691 bytes!).

Download FixedShortcutsPrevious.zip (1K, downloaded 27343 times)

Plug-in written by Corwin Newall.

Fill Score Info for Sibelius 4

Version 01.31.00
Added 25 Apr 2011 (last updated 24 Jun 2012)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Fill Score Info will take data from edit boxes in a dialog and put them into the File > Score Info fields. It can be run on a single score or on a folder of scores.

It can also take Title, Composer, Lyricist or Copyright text in the score and put those into the corresponding Score Info fields. It can optionally fill only empty Score Info fields, and leave already filled ones alone.

For Sibelius 5 and later use Fill Score Info.

Download FillScoreInfo.zip (7K, downloaded 26677 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Distribute Score Info for Sibelius 4

Version 01.27.00
Added 17 May 2011 (last updated 07 Mar 2014)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Distribute Score Info takes data from the File > Score Info Title, Composer, Lyricist or Copyright fields and replaces the contents of any existing Title, Composer, Lyricist or Copyright text items with this data. If no such text items exist, the plug-in will create an appropriate item in the first bar of the score. It can write out a wildcard for the data, or the data itself.

For Sibelius 5 or later use Distribute Score Info.

Download DistributeScoreInfo.zip (6K, downloaded 26794 times)

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.