Sibelius 3.1.1 for Windows and Mac

Improvements and changes

Sibelius 3.1.1 is a free update for existing Sibelius 3.0 and 3.1 users and must be run before updating to Sibelius 3.1.3. The most significant changes since Sibelius 3.0 are:

  • 4 new plug-ins (Color Pitches, Boomwhacker Note Colors, Harmonics Playback, Remove Overlapping Notes)
  • 16 new instruments
  • New Unregister Sibelius feature, allowing you to move Sibelius from one computer to another (so you can use Sibelius on multiple computers, without typing any numbers!)
  • Kontakt Player Silver for Windows default volume increased
  • Screen positioning during note input, editing and playback improved further
  • PhotoScore Lite & Professional update: many improvements to recognition & transferring to Sibelius, easier naming & adding of instruments, reads text in Cyrillic and Greek alphabets (Professional only), etc.
  • Spelling of accidentals in step-time input improved
  • Various editing operations much faster (e.g. repitching a long passage of notes, deleting notes and passages on Mac OS X)
  • Choose paper size, orientation and house style when importing MIDI files and transferring music from PhotoScore
  • Percussion notation improved when importing MIDI files
  • Save as Audio Track instability on some computers fixed
  • Scroll wheel support on Mac OS X
  • Live Playback velocity bars' vertical position now adjustable
  • Problems with keyboard shortcuts on non-English keyboards in Mac OS X now resolved *
  • Various other improvements and bug-fixes.

Download full details of the improvements in this version here (PDF, 165K, requires free Adobe Reader).

Please choose your platform: Windows | Mac

Updating to Sibelius 3.1.1 for Windows

Do not update Sibelius when you're in the middle of an urgent piece of work: there shouldn't be any problems updating, but don't tempt fate.

If you have problems downloading files from this page or updating to Sibelius 3.1.1, please contact Support.

Please follow these instructions carefully.

  • Exit any programs which are running, including Sibelius (choose File > Exit).
  • Don't uninstall Sibelius - just leave it as it is.
  • You will be asked whether or not to save UpdateSibelius.exe to disk: choose to save it on your Desktop.
  • If you're updating from Sibelius 3.0, don't forget to download the Kontakt Player Silver update too.
  • Download ReadMe.pdf, which contains instructions for installing the update, and full details of changes introduced in this version.

Sibelius 3.0 users: An update to Kontakt Player Silver has also been released. If you use Kontakt Player Silver, you must download this update in order to continue using Kontakt Player, as the old version is not compatible with Sibelius 3.1. Click here to download. (Sibelius 3.1 users do not need to download this Kontakt Player Silver update.)

PhotoScore Lite v3.1 is also available. It is recommended that all users download this new version, which is available here. (Note that if you have purchased PhotoScore Professional, you should check Neuratron's web site for details of an update to the latest version.)

Updating to Sibelius 3.1.1 for Mac

Do not update Sibelius when you're in the middle of an urgent piece of work: there shouldn't be any problems updating, but don't tempt fate.

If you have problems downloading files from this page or updating to Sibelius 3.1.1, please contact Support.

Please follow these instructions carefully.

  • Exit any programs which are running, including Sibelius (choose File > Quit).
  • Don't uninstall Sibelius - just leave it as it is.
  • Click here to start downloading the updater (11Mb, approx. 30 minutes on a 56K modem).
  • When the download is complete, a file called Sibelius 3.1.1 Updater will appear on your desktop.
  • Download ReadMe.pdf, which contains instructions for installing the update, and full details of changes introduced in this version.

Kontakt Player Silver for Mac is also now available for download here. (Sibelius 3.1 users need not download Kontakt Player Silver again.)

PhotoScore Lite v3.1 is also available. It is recommended that all users download this new version, which is available here. (Note that if you have purchased PhotoScore Professional, you should check Neuratron's web site for details of an update to the latest version.)

Updating Scorch

We have also released a new version of Scorch to accompany Sibelius 3.1.1, which we recommend you download. Click here to download Scorch.

This page last updated 16 June 2009.