You can download the programs to try them and buy them from here
The software below works in trial form and converts to the full system when you enter your licence number. When licensed it needs to be activated within 30 days or it will return to a trial version requiring you to enter your licence again.
Your licence never expires, so if you change PCs and have a discontinued version (and don’t wish to upgrade 🙁 ), please email us for a download link to discontinued versions.
Click on the links under Version for a history of changes and improvements to the software.
To get the best out of the software set it to download updates. Click on help and online updates to choose the settings for this.
Mac versions are shown in red.
All downloads are functional except for minor omissions such as partially restricted saving or printing. |
Version Click on version No. for history |
Click below |
capella 8 (windows) | 8.0.14.0 | 121 MB |
capella 8 (mac) | 8.0.14.0 | 102 MB |
capella-start . Almost all the features of capella but limited to 4 staves, 2 voices per stave and 100 bars. |
8.0.14.0 | 110MB |
capella-start . Almost all the features of capella but limited to 4 staves, 2 voices per stave and 100 bars. |
8.0.14.0 | 98MB |
capella reader –A free reader to view and print capella files
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8.0.13.0 | 81MB |
capella reader –A free reader to view and print capella files (Mac)
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8.0.13.0 | 78MB |
capella mobile and tablet apps–free Android and Apple apps to view and playback capella files
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8.0.11.0 | Android Apple |
capella-scan — convert sheet &PDF music to capella & MusicXML | 8.0-25.0 | 60MB |
capella-scan & play — an inexpensive way to scan and play printed scores | 8.0-25.0 | 25MB |
capella playAlong | 3.0.57.0 | 41MB |
tonica fugata –harmonizes and also creates canons and fugues (Windows)
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14.0.0.5 | 115MB |
tonica fugata –harmonizes and also creates canons and fugues (Mac)
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14.0.0.5 | 105MB |
tonica pop– harmonizing in a modern ‘pop’ music style
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12.0.7.0 | 14MB |
capriccio MIDI sequencer | 3.1-34a | 47MB |
capella melody trainer voice and intrument training software (Windows) | 1.1.5.0 | 54MB |
capella melody trainer voice and instrument training software (Mac) | 1.1.5.0 | 54MB |
capella customer scripts. Download, unzip and copy those you want to: documents/capella/scripts/user-scripts. See capella help/contents/using scripts |
scripts | |
PDF format script guide | guide | |
pdfFactory converts any of your documents to PDF format |
pdfFactory Standard | 6MB |
pdfFactory Professional includes overlays, bookmarks, text highlighting/redaction |
pdfFactory Professional | 6MB |
FinePrint enhanced printing for booklets, doublesided and overlays |
6MB |
Installing or removing capella
Upgrading to capella 8 and removing the old version
After installing capella 8 you will have two entries on your list of programs – the old capella and this new capella 8. You can uninstall the old version by clicking on the entry in Program Files. You will then see an option to uninstall as well as to start the program. Alternatively you can go into Add/Remove Programs under Windows Control Panel and do the same.
Note Uninstalling capella does not remove any of your music files that you have created with capella. However we would always recommend that you back these up first, as I am sure you have learnt that with computers nothing can be guaranteed! Uninstalling the old version can in some circumstance remove the music font. If this happens, re-install capella 8. Usually your web browser will give you the choice to Run or Save the program. Run will download our installation program to a temporary folder creaed by the browser. The browser will then run the install module in our software and after our software is installed the browser will ‘tidy up’ by removing the downloaded installation program. The software will be installed, but should you wish to re-install the software you will need to download it again. If you choose to Save the program the install module will be saved to the folder that you select and you must then Run the installation program. The simplest way to Run the installation is to double click on it.
Printing and emailing scores
To email or publish on the internet. Please look at pdfFactory it provides a simple way to convert scores to PDF files which anyone can then read and print. pdfFactory also gives you the flexibility to allow people to see, but not print or copy the score.