musescore
free music notation software
TLDR
Open MuseScore
$ musescore
Open score file$ musescore [score.mscz]
Export to PDF$ musescore [score.mscz] -o [output.pdf]
Export to audio$ musescore [score.mscz] -o [output.mp3]
Batch convert files$ musescore -j [job.json]
Run without GUI$ musescore --no-gui [score.mscz] -o [output.pdf]
SYNOPSIS
musescore [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
musescore is free music notation software. It creates, plays, and prints sheet music.
The tool supports many formats. MIDI, MusicXML, PDF export. Professional features.
PARAMETERS
FILES
Score files to open.-o FILE
Output file.-j FILE
Batch job file (JSON).--no-gui
Headless mode.-S FILE
Style file to use.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
GUI application. Soundfont required for playback. Resource intensive for large scores.
HISTORY
MuseScore was first released in 2002 as open-source alternative to commercial notation software.