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The latest stable version is 2.1
Released May 2, 2017 (release notes)

Windows
Download for Windows
Windows 7 or higher
Portable version
Older versions
Mac
Download for Mac
macOS 10.7 or higher
Older versions

Linux

Many distributions release a package of MuseScore with each new version of the distribution. However, with the exception of rolling distributions like Arch Linux, MuseScore releases rarely coincide with a distribution release so these packages are often out-of-date.

If you want to run the latest MuseScore version and get support from the MuseScore developers, we suggest installing an AppImage, however the distribution packages, even if older, are usually supported by the distribution’s package maintainers. Community images are provided by users for their distributions and have at best voluntary support.

AppImage

AppImage

Suitable for all Linux distributions.
Old computers (32-bit)
New computers (64-bit)
ARM-architectures
Snappy

Snappy

Suitable for all Linux distributions.
Beta
Ubuntu

Ubuntu

Community package
or search for "musescore" in the Ubuntu Software Center.
Mint

Mint

Community package
or search for "musescore" in Software Manager.
Arch Linux

Arch Linux

Distribution package
Community package
Debian

Debian

The package "musescore" can be installed from the main repository using your favorite package manager or check the "unstable" (sid) distribution.
Fedora

Fedora

Distribution package
Mageia

Mageia

Download the correct RPM package using Mageia Control Center.
PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS

Available in the PCLinuxOS repositories.
Gentoo

Gentoo

Available in Portage. Just run "emerge musescore".
openSUSE

openSUSE

Community package

*BSD

OpenBSD

OpenBSD

Install MuseScore from packages: pkg_add musescore or ports: audio/mscore
FreeBSD

FreeBSD

Install MuseScore from the ports collection: audio/musescore
DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSD

Install MuseScore from the ports collection: audio/musescore

Older versions

Unsupported versions for Windows

Info: These are unsupported, because their build process is not maintained in the main repository, but done by a MuseScore contributor, ABL, and are installed differently, like the Development Builds (check the instructions here)

32-bit version without SSE2
The supported releases of MuseScore 2.x require a processor supporting SSE2 or it will crash on startup. If your processor doesn't support SSE2, you can try this build. Plugins won't work though, as these do require SSE2

64-bit version
There are currently only two known reasons why you would want to run this unsupported 64-bit build: because you want to use a huge SFZ, or because your MIDI keyboard driver doesn't support 32-bit. Of course, this requires a 64-bit version of Windows.

Development builds

Development builds are produced from the code of MuseScore that is being developed. They are intended for testers and advanced users who want to experiment with new features, or need access to the latest bug fixes and are willing to risk the instability of an unfinished product.

A file saved from a nightly build may not open in a future nightly or any released version. Use at your own risk.

Please report any bugs you find.

See also comparison of stable, prerelease, and development builds. Builds that have "master" in the name of the download package are based on the development branch that will eventually become MuseScore 3, with deep changes to the code structure, many new features, and high instability. Builds with "2.2" in the name are only slightly different from the current release of 2.1.

Source code

MuseScore is a GNU GPL licensed open-source program.

Minimum requirements

Windows

  • Windows 7 or higher.
  • CPU with SSE2 support (all processors since 2006), but see Unsupported versions for Windows.
  • 125MB hard disk space
  • 1024x600 pixel resolution

Mac

  • macOS 10.12+, OS X 10.8–10.11, Mac OS X 10.7
  • 1024x600 monitor resolution