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![Dorico 4.1 released with dynamics editor, improved lyrics, custom colors, and more](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_1114-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico 4.1 released with dynamics editor, improved lyrics, custom colors, and more
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of the fourth significant update to Dorico 4 since its release in January of this year. Dorico 4.1 is available now as a free update for users of Dorico Pro 4, Dorico Elements 4 and Dorico SE 4, and brings with...
![Dorico for iPad 2.2 opens projects directly from iCloud Drive, Dropbox and more](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_0314-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico for iPad 2.2 opens projects directly from iCloud Drive, Dropbox and more
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico for iPad 2.2, the latest update to the top-rated music notation and composition app for iPad, which supports opening and saving projects to and from their original locations, making it much easier to work...
![Dorico 4.0.30 update brings return of tempo editor](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/tempo_editor-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico 4.0.30 update brings return of tempo editor
Update (24 March 2022): We have today issued a hotfix for Dorico 4.0.30. More details here. Following hot on the heels of the Dorico 4.0.20 update just three weeks ago, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 4.0.30, a third maintenance release...
![Dorico 4.0.20 update brings Key Editor improvements, Quick Look, and more](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_0918-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico 4.0.20 update brings Key Editor improvements, Quick Look, and more
We're pleased to announce the release of a second maintenance update for Dorico 4, version 4.0.20, and a complementary update to Dorico for iPad, version 2.1, bringing another tranche of useful new capabilities, and some 90 fixes addressing issues reported since...
![Dorico for iPad 2.0 now available from the App Store](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_0241-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico for iPad 2.0 now available from the App Store
We are pleased to announce that a new version of the top-rated music notation app for iPad, Dorico for iPad, is now available for free download from the App Store. If you already have Dorico for iPad installed, go to the Updates tab in the App Store app on your iPad...
![Dorico 4.0.10 update released with almost 100 fixes and improvements](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/key-editor-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico 4.0.10 update released with almost 100 fixes and improvements
Three weeks ago today, we announced the release of Dorico 4, the latest and greatest version of our family of music notation and composition applications for macOS and Windows. We've been delighted by the customer response to Dorico 4, and today we're pleased to be...
![There and back again: the story of Dorico 4’s development](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_0426-1080x675.jpg)
There and back again: the story of Dorico 4’s development
It’s been a long time since the release of Dorico 3.5, back in May 2020. At that point, we expected that Dorico 4 would be released in May or June 2021, but a unique combination of circumstances led to us changing our plans significantly before the end of 2020....
![Dorico 4 is here to supercharge your workflow](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/21_Dorico-Steinberg_0815-1080x675.jpg)
Dorico 4 is here to supercharge your workflow
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 4, the major new version of our music notation and composition software for macOS and Windows. Some eighteen months in the making, it is our largest ever single release, and is packed with useful new...
![Introducing Steinberg Licensing, and how it affects Dorico (Updated)](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/unlocked-1080x675.jpg)
Introducing Steinberg Licensing, and how it affects Dorico (Updated)
Update (15 December 2021): In response to feedback we've received from customers all over the world following our initial announcement on 10 November 2021, we've today announced some significant changes to how Steinberg Licensing will work when it is rolled out with...
![Now we are five](https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bush_hall.jpg)
Now we are five
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Dorico 1.0, which arrived on Wednesday 19 October 2016. For the development team and everybody at Steinberg who was involved in building and releasing Dorico, it had been quite a journey to get to that point: but for...