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.
INSTALL
sudo apt install musescore
sudo dnf install musescore
sudo pacman -S musescore
sudo zypper install musescore
nix profile install nixpkgs#musescore
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.
