No. 30 of 37 ·Music notation software

HarmonyBuilder

Name: HarmonyBuilder
Price: 14 USD

Windows · Mac · Linux · paid plans from $14/mo

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

HarmonyBuilder is ranked #30 of 37 in music notation software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $14/mo.

HarmonyBuilder plans and pricing

All plans

Basic $14/mo Four-part score writing · Chord Grid · Playback · MIDI export harmonybuilder.com · 21 Sept 2026

Educational $49/mo Chord Grid · Checker Panel · Error printing harmonybuilder.com · 21 Sept 2026

Professional Not published 1 computer musilogic.com · 21 Sept 2026

Institutional Not published harmonybuilder.com · 21 Sept 2026

Free Trial Free Up to 28 days · Includes Basic, Educational and Professional functionality musilogic.com · 28 Sept 2026

Basic $14 once $14 activation price Four-part notation · MIDI export · score sharing harmonybuilder.com · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on music notation software

Free plan: No
Reverse chord lookup: No
Progression generator: Yes
Voicing explorer: Yes
Chord chart export: Yes
Mobile apps: none
Chord audio playback: Yes

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The record

Purpose: HarmonyBuilder is music notation and composition software focused on writing and hearing four-part harmony.
Basic editing: The Basic edition supports four-part music, note movement, harmony and rhythm experimentation, and MIDI export.
Harmony education: The Educational edition checks voice-leading errors, color-codes chord notes, and recognizes and names chords.
Composition tools: The Professional edition includes a Chord Selector wheel, Voicing Generator, and tools to harmonize melodies or bass lines.
Institutional collaboration: The Institutional package provides a dedicated database for sharing assignments, homework, and compositions between teachers and students.
File formats: The comparison chart says compositions can be saved to the user's computer or a public web archive and in MIDI format.
Score sharing: Users can email a private hyperlink that opens a composition in a browser.
Technical requirement: HarmonyBuilder is written in Java and requires Java 6 or higher to run on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Trial: The maker offers a free trial for up to 28 days that includes Basic, Educational, and Professional levels.
Support: The maker directs users with technical support questions to contact it and provides user manuals, tutorial videos, and FAQs.
Security: The comparison chart describes Institutional score accounts as password-protected.
Audience: The maker identifies music students, teachers, composers, arrangers, songwriters, and musicians as intended users.
Price from: $14/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Music Notation Software in 2026#30 of 37
Best Chord Finder Software in 2026#17 of 27

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Sources

harmonybuilder.com/basic.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
harmonybuilder.com/educational.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
harmonybuilder.com/professional.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
harmonybuilder.com/institutional.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
harmonybuilder.com/comparison_chart.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
musilogic.com/harmonyhubforum/TryHarmonyBuilder.jsp· checked 28 Sept 2026
harmonybuilder.com· checked 28 Sept 2026
musilogic.com/harmonyhubforum/productSelect.do· checked 21 Sept 2026