JW (Freeware) Plug-ins for Finale
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Please note! Some of these plug-ins require PDK Tools (which is a separate plug-in) to work. Download PDK Tools from this page.

(Click on the plug-in name links for on-line documentation.) Finale 97/98 for Windows
Finale 2000-2005 for Windows
 Finale 97/98 for Mac
Finale 2000-2003 for Mac
 Finale 2004-2005 for Mac
JW Booklet (v 1.03)
(July 31, 2002) 		[Download]
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JW Score System Divider (v 1.07)
Requires PDK Tools 2.10 or later.
 (July 31, 2002) 		[Download]
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[Download] (ported by Tobias Giesen)
[PDK Tools]

JW Search/Replace (v 1.11a)
 (Mac: Only text S/R
WinFin2k: 1.11a.r2)		 [Download]
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JW Space System (v 1.08)
Requires PDK Tools 2.10 or later.
(July 31, 2002) 		[Download]
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[Download] (ported by Robert Patterson)
[PDK Tools]

JW Spacing & Playback (v 1.01)
(Sep 26, 2002) 		  [Download]
(runs on Finale 2002 and later only)		    

JW Playback (v. 1.01)
Requires PDK Tools 2.04 or later.

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JW Push Staves (v 1.02a) [Download]
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JW Tempo (v 1.02) [Download]
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JW Time Sig (v. 1.00d)
(Windows: 1.01 - Jun 28, 2002) 		[Download]
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The source code to some of these plug-ins are also released as "open source" on this page.

If you have any problems, suggestions or requests, please feel free to drop an e-mail to:
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Installation instructions

  1. Exit Finale.
  2. Unpack the file.
  3. Put the plug-in file in Finale's plug-in directory (\Finale xxxx\Plug-ins or something similar). In Finale 2000 and later, you can create a new sub-folder in the plug-in folder and place all JW plug-ins there, for better organization.
  4. Start Finale.

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