- Mix and match music fonts
- Save time with six speedy Sibelius selection shortcuts
- Danny Elfman’s Alice in Wonderland score prepared in Sibelius
- John Metcalfe on arranging Peter Gabriel’s “Scratch My Back”
- Strictly Composing winner Julian Pombo is a Sibelius Student
- Avatar composer James Horner: “Without Sibelius, we’d be lost”
- Composer Blake Neely on HBO’s The Pacific
- Best Original Score Oscar-winner “Up” scored in Sibelius
- Last few days to switch from Finale and save!
- Huffington Post says Sibelius is “a technological wonder”
Sibelius 6 now available!
We're delighted to announce the release of Sibelius 6, the spectacular new upgrade to Sibelius.
Update to Sibelius 5.2.5
The latest version of Sibelius 5 on Windows is 5.2.5 (5.4 on Mac).
You can download a free update to Sibelius 5.2.5 from this page. If you are using Snow Leopard on the Mac, then you will be able to download a further update to Sibelius 5.4 after installing the 5.2.5 update.
- Download 5.2.5 update for Windows »
(350MB) - Download 5.2.5 update for Mac »
(200MB) - Read what’s new in Sibelius 5.2.5 »
- Installation instructions for the update »
Due to the large size of the update, you can request a new Sibelius 5.2.5 DVD-ROM to be sent to you by mail free of charge (please allow up to 28 days for delivery). Click here to request DVD »
Other updates for Sibelius 5 users
- Sibelius Sounds Essentials » (updated 18 Apr 2008)
Free update for all Sibelius 5 users, with improvements to some sounds and better playback of dynamics. Requires Sibelius 5.2. - Kontakt Player 2.2.4 » (updated 9 January 2008)
Includes some important fixes, and improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. - PhotoScore Lite 5.5 » (updated 18 April 2008)
Includes a number of improvements over PhotoScore Lite 5.0, included with Sibelius 5. - Sibelius Sounds updates for Sibelius 5 »
Updates for Kontakt Gold, Rock & Pop Collection and GPO Sibelius Edition users who have upgraded to Sibelius 5. - Extra plug-ins for Sibelius »
including more than 30 extra plug-ins for Sibelius 5 users. - Sibelius Sound Set Editor »
to create your own sound set files. - Extra sound sets »
for virtual instruments and external MIDI devices
This page last updated 22 September 2008.
From the Sibelius Blog
Wed, 17 Mar 2010
Mix and match music fonts
Sibelius includes four complete families of music fonts as standard, each of which has a slightly different look... read more »
Tue, 16 Mar 2010
Save time with six speedy Sibelius selection shortcuts
Here are half a dozen useful keyboard shortcuts for Sibelius that you should add to your arsenal if they’re not already engrained into your muscle memory.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Danny Elfman’s Alice in Wonderland score prepared in Sibelius
Tim Burton’s latest blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland, opened at cinemas last weekend... read more »
