Musescore is a scorewriter for Windows, macOS, and Linux supporting a wide variety of file formats and input methods. It is released as free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License. MuseScore is accompanied by a freemium mobile score viewer and playback app, and an online score sharing platform. The makers of MuseScore claim that it is the world's most popular notation software.
Platform(s)
GNU/Linux
macOS
Windows
Software type
Utility
ALSA
JACK
PulseAudio
Software language
C++
Software features
Notation
MIDI
SF2
SFZ
License
GPL-2
Developer(s)
MuseScore developers
Announcements
| Recent releases | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Musescore 4.7.4 | 7 Jul '26 |
| Musescore 4.7.3 | 12 Jun '26 |
| Musescore 4.7.2 | 28 May '26 |
| Musescore 4.7.1 | 19 May '26 |
| Musescore 4.7.0 | 13 May '26 |
| Musescore 4.6.5 | 18 Dec '25 |
| Musescore 4.6.4 | 1 Dec '25 |
| Musescore 4.6.3 | 24 Oct '25 |
| Musescore 4.6.2 | 14 Oct '25 |
| Musescore 4.6.1 | 8 Oct '25 |