What it doesn't say here nor on the finalemusic.com website is, this is an OS 9 ("classic") application

If you have managed finally to dispense with all your "classic" Mac applications, you'll want to think twice before ordering this one

IMHO, Finale is not even a proper GUI application

I have a link to the free version on my webpage [...

Not a complete waste of money and probably the full 2006 version may be much better

Also, Finale Guitar will not read files that you do in the Free version because it is based on 2003 code

Have used Finale Guitar for 11 years and am still loving it.

Finale Guitar 2003 worked perfectly in this regard

This is not always useful, but a handy feature

The free product was great for what it was, but I am disappointed in this paid for older version.

IMHO, Finale is not even a proper GUI application

I guess this must be to maintain compatibility with the 1980s DOS version or something, because I can think of no reason why someone would design a Windows or Mac program to work in such a non-intuitive and bass-ackwards fashion

The automatic chord chart option is handy for newer chords

However, it does the job, helps me manage my library, prints beautiful scores and is an essential tool very worth the mere $99.

However, it does the job, helps me manage my library, prints beautiful scores and is an essential tool very worth the mere $99.

If you have managed finally to dispense with all your "classic" Mac applications, you'll want to think twice before ordering this one

It's so "classic" that the Installer tells you it can't be run under OS X but you must REBOOT into OS 9 before installing!This was a shock, because the same company's Finale NotePad -- surely the best value in free software anywhere! -- does run native in OS X.

It's so "classic" that the Installer tells you it can't be run under OS X but you must REBOOT into OS 9 before installing!This was a shock, because the same company's Finale NotePad -- surely the best value in free software anywhere! -- does run native in OS X.