Introduction
If it is a table and relates to versions, and which X is supported by Y, it can go here (or for existing pages, link from here). Also allows us to track the edge cases where we are de-supporting a particular OS (permanently or potentially only temporarily) and what the reason for the de-support is.
OS versions supported, MuseScore version and Qt version that they are built against
- Versions that are "known to work". For versions that are officially supported by these Qt versions, see below
- Qt Long Term Support (LTS) version in Bold
MuseScore version |
Qt Version |
OS |
Note |
1.x |
4.8 |
Windows XP or higher, macOS 10.4, 10.6 or higher, Linux |
|
2.x |
5.4 |
Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.7 or higher, Linux |
Last MuseScore version known to work with Windows XP and Vista, albeit unsupported |
3.x |
5.9 |
Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.10 or higher, Linux |
|
4.x |
5.15 |
Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.13 or higher, Linux |
|
OS versions that are not supported on MuseScore
Last supported MuseScore version |
First unsupported MuseScore version |
Qt Version |
OS |
Note |
2.3.2 |
3.0.0 |
5.4 |
Windows XP, Vista |
Windows versions not supported by Qt 5.9/5.12 |
2.3.2 |
3.0.0 |
5.4 |
macOS 10.7 - 10.9 |
macOS versions not supported by Qt 5.9/5.12, no future plans to support. |
MuseScore version detail
Qt versions and OS supported versions
- Qt Long Term Support (LTS) in Bold
Note: QtT 6.0 is not planned for use in development in the near future (as of December 2020) but listing its versions supported (and by implication dropped) is still useful. It is not an LTS version either, 6.2 will be though. It is planned for end of September 2021.
Qt version |
OS |
Versions |
Architectures |
Note |
6.0 |
Windows |
10 |
x86_64 |
64-bit only |
6.0 |
macOS |
10.14, 10.15, 11.0 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
6.0 |
Generic Linux |
Compiler: GCC 9 |
x86_64 |
|
5.15 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
5.15 |
macOS |
10.13, 10.14, 10.15 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
5.15 |
Generic Linux |
Compiler: GCC 5 or later, ICC 18.x |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
5.12 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
Qt version supported until Dec 6, 2021 |
5.12 |
macOS |
10.12, 10.13, 10.14 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
5.12 |
Generic Linux |
Compiler: GCC 4.8, GCC 4.9, GCC 5, GCC 6, GCC 7 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
5.9 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
Qt version supported until May 31, 2020 |
5.9 |
macOS |
10.10, 10.11, 10.12 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
5.9 |
Generic Linux |
Compiler: GCC 4.8, GCC 4.9, GCC 5.3 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
5.8 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
5.4 |
Windows |
XP |
|
|
5.4 |
Windows |
Vista, 7, 8 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
MuseScore 32-bit only (but an unsupported 64-bit version is available) |
5.4 |
macOS |
10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 |
x86_64 |
|
4.8 |
Windows |
XP, Vista |
32-bit |
|
4.8 |
macOS |
10.6, 10.7 |
x86_64 |
|
Macs and maximum macOS version
- Sample data from MacTracker (iOS app)
- Excludes Mac Pro, Mac Mini, since the maximum macOS tend to largely correspond with the same year for all Macs released in the same year. E.g. this is not an exhaustive list of all models but gives a broad indication of which model-years will be affected by a de-support decision.
- Even though macOS 10.10 is the oldest supported on Qt 5.9, macOS 10.11 is the latest supported by this generation of Macs from 2007-2009.
- The step up in model year and max. macOS is 2010/2011 with max. macOS 10.13. Even though Qt 5.12 supports macOS 10.12, those users would have upgraded to 10.13 already.
- All models that are compatible with macOS Mojave 10.14 are also compatible with macOS Catalina 10.15. E.g. you will not see any models for which 10.14 is the maximum maximum macOS version.
Year released |
Type |
Max. macOS |
2006 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.7 |
2007 |
MacBook |
10.7 |
2007 |
MacBookPro, iMac |
10.11 |
2008 |
MacBook |
10.7 |
2008 |
MacBookPro, iMac |
10.11.6 |
2009 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.11 |
2010 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.13 |
2011 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.13 |
2012 |
MacBook Air, MacBookPro |
10.15 |
2013+ |
MacBook Air, MacBookPro |
11.1 |
2014 |
iMac |
10.15 |
2014+ |
iMac |
11.1 |
2015+ |
MacBook |
11.1 |
Windows support cycle
Windows version |
Year released |
OS vendor supported |
Supported until |
Maximum MuseScore version |
10 |
2015 |
Yes |
not announced |
3.x |
8.1 |
2013 |
Yes |
2023-01-10 |
3.x |
8 |
2012 |
No |
2016-01-13 |
3.x |
7 |
2009 |
No |
2020-01-14 |
3.x |
Vista |
2007 |
No |
2017-04-17 |
2.3.2 |
XP |
2001 |
No |
2014-04-08 |
2.3.2 |