Sibelius 2 for Mac

These pages refer solely to the upgrade from Sibelius 1.x to Sibelius 2. All the improvements and many more are incorporated in the more recent upgrade to Sibelius 6.

Sibelius 2 is the first major music application to be 'carbonized' for Mac OS X, and also fully supports Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x. (Users with earlier Mac OS versions need to upgrade to Mac OS 8.6* or later.)

Sibelius 2's cool new look and feel complements Mac OS X's stunning Aqua interface - the redesigned toolbar, navigator and keypad all make working with Sibelius 2 faster and easier than ever before. Sibelius 2 also takes full advantage of all the other improvements in the new operating system, such as simpler MIDI setup.

Demo version

The demo of Sibelius 2 for Mac is now available here (in English and German).

Screenshots

The screenshots below show Sibelius 2 running on Mac OS X (click on a screenshot to download a full-sized version). For full details of the 200+ new features and enhancements, click here.

You can now import color graphics into Sibelius scores, making it quick and easy to produce attractive results such as this worksheet.
Sibelius 2's new Properties window puts dozens of advanced options at your fingertips. The seven collapsible panels allow you, for example, to make fine adjustments to the positioning of objects, set playback properties for lines (such as hairpins, and the new gliss. and rit./accel. lines), and change the style of text in your score.
Sibelius 2 uses OS X's cool Aqua interface throughout. The improved Guitar Frames dialog is shown here, along with the redesigned toolbar and keypad. This shot also shows the new smart rulers in action, for precise control over the layout of every object in your score.
In addition to the tempo slider, for changing the speed of playback, Sibelius 2 now includes tempo and timecode readouts on the toolbar. This shot also shows the redesigned Mixer window, to fine-tune your score's performance as it plays back. Sibelius 2 fully supports Mac OS X's built-in MIDI handling.

Ordering an upgrade

Existing users in North/South/Central America and the UK can order the Mac upgrade now; users in other countries can order from their distributor. The Mac upgrade is priced the same as the Windows upgrade.

*Mac OS 8.6 is a free upgrade from Mac OS 8.5, but users of earlier versions of Mac OS should see www.apple.com for upgrade details.