John Mark Ockerbloom on Nostr: Finale announces it's no longer updating its software, first published in 1988 for ...

Finale announces it's no longer updating its software, first published in 1988 for creating and editing musical scores: https://www.finalemusic.com/

I'm not aware of any open specification of Finale's native format. Those needing to preserve files created with it might want to convert them to another format (such as MusicXML, an open format supported in recent Finale releases) while Finale can still be run. I do not know offhand if that conversation preserves all relevant info. #DigitalPreservation