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MuseScore

Muse Group

MuseScore is free, open-source music notation software for creating, playing back, and printing sheet music.

Free
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Overview

MuseScore is cross-platform, open-source music notation software with a WYSIWYG editor and audio score playback. It supports MIDI input and standard interchange formats for working with other music software.

It is aimed at composers, arrangers, and students and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

  • WYSIWYG score editor with audio playback
  • Unlimited score length and staves, up to four voices per staff
  • MusicXML and MIDI import and export
  • Automatic part extraction and transposition
  • Extensible via user-submitted plugins
  • Supports instruments from solo to full orchestra and choir

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