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 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 |
|
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
| Qt version |
OS |
Versions |
Architectures |
Note |
| 5.14 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
| 5.14 |
macOS |
10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
| 5.14 |
Generic Linux |
GCC 4.8, GCC 4.9, GCC 5, GCC 6, GCC 7 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
| 5.12 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
Supported until Dec 6, 2021 |
| 5.12 |
macOS |
10.12, 10.13, 10.14 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
| 5.12 |
Generic Linux |
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 |
Supported until May 31, 2020 |
| 5.9 |
macOS |
10.10, 10.11, 10.12 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
| 5.9 |
Generic Linux |
GCC 4.8, GCC 4.9, GCC 5.3 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
| 5.8 |
Windows |
7, 8.1, 10 |
x86 and x86_64 |
|
| 5.8 |
macOS |
10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 |
x86_64 and x86_64h |
|
| 5.4 |
Windows |
XP |
|
|
| 5.4 |
macOS |
10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 |
Vista, 7, 8 |
32-bit and 64-bit | MuseScore 32-bit only (but an unsupported 64-bit version) |
| 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 MacBook Air, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, since the maximum macOS tend to largely correspond with the same year for all Macs released in the same year.
- Even though macOS 10.10 is the oldest supported on Qt 5.9, macOS 10.11(.6) is the latest supported by this generation of Macs from 2007-2009.
- The next jump 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.
| 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 |
10.11.6 |
| 2010 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.13.6 |
| 2011 |
MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.13.6 |
| 2012+ |
MacBook Air, MacBookPro, iMac |
10.15 |
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 |