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Sibelius 6.1 download
This is a download of the full installer of Sibelius 6.1, and is only available to registered users of Sibelius 6. If you are looking for the demo version of Sibelius 6, please use that link instead.
Windows
You can download the software from either of the links below:
- Sibelius 6.1 installer only » (350MB)
- Full DVD contents including sound libraries » (2.1GB ZIP file).
Installation instructions for installer only
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- Quit Sibelius, if you're running it.
- The file you have downloaded is a self-extracting archive containing the files necessary to install Sibelius 6. Double-click the downloaded Sibelius610English.exe file to begin installation.
- You will be asked if you want to install Sibelius 6.1; click Yes.
- A progress bar appears as the installation components are extracted.
- If you do not have Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 installed, you will be prompted to install it before installation can continue.
- If you do not have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed, you will be prompted to install it before installation can continue.
- Follow the simple on-screen steps to install the software. When the installer completes, you will find a Sibelius 6 shortcut on your desktop.
- Once the installation has completed, you can delete the downloaded Sibelius610English.exe file if you wish, though you may want to e.g. burn it to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM to avoid having to download it again in future.
Now run Sibelius 6. Choose About Sibelius from the Help menu, and check the version number: it should read Version 6.1.0 build 14.
Installation instructions for full DVD contents
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- Quit Sibelius, if you're running it..
- Once you have downloaded Sibelius610EnglishFull.zip, right-click the downloaded file and choose Extract...
- A window captioned Extraction Wizard will appear. Click Next.
- You will be asked to choose a destination for the archive to be extracted into. This will default to the same folder as the location in which the .zip file currently resides; unless you know how to change this, you should simply click Next.
- A progress bar appears as the files are extracted. After a few seconds, you will be told that extraction is complete: make sure the Show extracted files option is switched on, then click Finish.
- A new Windows Explorer window will now open, showing you the extracted files: double-click autorun.exe to start the installation process.
- Follow the instructions on page 6 and following of the Upgrading to Sibelius 6 booklet.
Mac OS X
You can donwload the software from either of the links below:
Installation instructions for installer only
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- If your web browser doesn't automatically mount the downloaded disk image, double-click it to mount it.
- A Sibelius 6 English volume icon will appear on your desktop: double-click it to open it.
- Double-click the Install Sibelius 6 icon inside the mounted volume.
- A window appears, titled Welcome to the Sibelius 6 Installer. Click Continue.
- You are given the opportunity to read the Sibelius license agreement. Read it, click Continue, then Agree.
- You are told how much space on your computer will be used by installing Sibelius 6. (If you are reinstalling Sibelius 6, you may be told that the installation will take up almost no space on your computer.) You have to install Sibelius on your Mac’s boot disk, so don’t click Change Install Location: simply click Install.
- You are prompted for your administrator password: type it and click OK.
- A progress bar appears as the software is installed. This may take several minutes.
- Eventually, you will be informed that installation was successful. Click Close.
Now run Sibelius 6 by double-clicking its icon in the Applications folder. Refer to page 15 of your Upgrading to Sibelius 6 booklet for what to do next.
Installation instructions for full DVD contents
Click here to open instructions »
- If your web browser doesn't automatically mount the downloaded disk image, double-click it to mount it.
- Follow the instructions on page 11 and following of the Upgrading to Sibelius 6 booklet
