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The latest stable version is 4.4.4
Released December 11, 2024 (release notes)

Download for Windows (64-bit)

Muse Hub requires Windows 10 or higher

MuseScore Studio 64-bit without Muse Hub
MuseScore Studio Portable EXE

Download for Mac

Muse Hub requires macOS 11.5 or higher

MuseScore Studio without Muse Hub
Older versions

Download AppImage

Suitable for recent Linux distributions

MuseScore Studio (x86_64, ARM32, ARM64)
Muse Sounds Manager (DEB, RPM, TAR)

Linux

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like Arch Linux, MuseScore Studio releases rarely coincide with a distribution release so these packages are often out-of-date.

If you want to run the latest MuseScore Studio version and get support from the MuseScore Studio 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 (recommended)

Suitable for all Linux distributions.
Download (64-bit)

Snappy

Suitable for all Linux distributions.
Instructions
Run sudo snap install musescore

Flatpak

Suitable for all Linux distributions.
Download

Ubuntu

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

Mint

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

Arch Linux

Distribution package
Community package

Debian

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

Fedora

Distribution package
or run "dnf install musescore" or via the "Software" GUI package install tool.

Mageia

Download the correct RPM package using Mageia Control Center.

PCLinuxOS

Available in the PCLinuxOS repositories.

Gentoo

Available in Portage. Just run "emerge musescore".

openSUSE

Install through YaST with Leap 15.1 +, or with the command "sudo zypper in musescore". For Leap 15.0 Community packages are availabe.

*BSD

OpenBSD

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

FreeBSD

Install MuseScore Studio from the ports collection: audio/musescore

DragonFly BSD

Install MuseScore Studio from the ports collection: audio/musescore

Older and unsupported versions

MuseScore 4.0+ (all platforms)
MuseScore 3.0–3.6.2 (Windows 7+, macOS 10.7+, Linux)
MuseScore 1.1–3.2.3 (all platforms)

Development builds

Development builds are produced from the code of MuseScore Studio 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.

Nightly builds download page

Source code

MuseScore Studio is a GNU GPL licensed open-source program.

Download the source files for the stable release of MuseScore Studio.
The latest MuseScore Studio code is always available in the GitHub repository.
Read the developer handbook for instructions to build MuseScore Studio for your OS.

System requirements

ATTRIBUTE	MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
Operating system	Windows 10 or higher macOS 11 or higher Linux distros released in 2020 or later, with fuse2 installed to run the AppImage
Storage (SSD)	500 MB free space (15 GB for Muse Sounds)
Memory (RAM)	8 GB (16 GB recommended)
Processor (CPU)	4 cores (8 recommended)
Display	1280x720 pixel resolution, or scaled equivalent