MuseScore - Free music composition and notation software https://musescore.org/en/news/feed en MuseScore 4.3.2 is now available https://musescore.org/en/4.3.2 <span>MuseScore 4.3.2 is now available</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 2 weeks ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>We're pleased to announce that MuseScore Studio 4.3.2 is now available.</p> <p>Release builds can be found at <a href="https://musescore.org/en/download">https://musescore.org/en/download</a>.</p> <p>This update fixes crashes and improves the stability and performance of the application.</p> <p>For more information see <a href="https://github.com/orgs/musescore/projects/49/views/6">completed tasks in the 4.3.2 project</a>.</p> <p>The MuseScore Team</p> <a href="/en/4.3.2" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:38:46 +0000 shoogle 365162 at https://musescore.org MuseScore 4.3.1 is now available! https://musescore.org/en/4.3.1 <span>MuseScore 4.3.1 is now available!</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 1 month ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>We're pleased to announce that MuseScore Studio 4.3.1 is now available.</p> <p>Release builds can be found at <a href="https://musescore.org/en/download">https://musescore.org/en/download</a> or via <strong>Help &gt; Check for update</strong> within the application.</p> <p>This update fixes a critical usability issue affecting AZERTY keyboard users. The shift modifier key can now be used to trigger number keys, enabling note durations to be changed using the default shortcuts. </p> <p>This release also improves CPU performance when using Muse Sounds, and resolves a number of playback bugs</p><a href="/en/4.3.1" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Wed, 29 May 2024 10:08:42 +0000 shoogle 364661 at https://musescore.org Meet the GSoC 2024 Contributors https://musescore.org/en/node/364644 <span>Meet the GSoC 2024 Contributors</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 1 month ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone!</p> <p>MuseScore is taking part in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) again this year, and we have two really exciting projects to share with you!</p> <hr /><h2><a href="https://musescore.org/en/node/364619">Dynamics popup</a></h2> <p>This project will provide a quick way to enter dynamics and hairpins simply by clicking on an existing dynamic.</p> <p>Contributor: Aniket (<a href="https://musescore.org/en/user/5201410">@re1san</a>)</p> <p>[inline:Dynamics_popup2.png]</p> <hr /><h2><a href="https://musescore.org/en/node/364616">Accessibility profiles</a></h2> <p>This project will made it easy to customize notation size, shapes, and colours to suit a wide range of visual and educational requirements.</p> <p>Contributor: Animesh</p><a href="/en/node/364644" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Tue, 28 May 2024 15:29:33 +0000 shoogle 364644 at https://musescore.org MuseScore 4.3 is now available! https://musescore.org/en/4.3 <span>MuseScore 4.3 is now available! </span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="bradleykunda" href="/en/user/3305035" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/1/8/2/36495098.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/3305035">bradleykunda</a> </article> &bull; 1 month ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>We are delighted to announce the release of MuseScore Studio 4.3. This latest release in the MuseScore 4 series is the first to use the new <strong>MuseScore Studio</strong> branding that we announced earlier this year. This version contains numerous fixes and improvements, including a new sound flags feature that provides advanced control over score playback with Muse Sounds.</p> <p>MuseScore Studio remains free and open source under GPL version 3.</p> <h2>Watch the release video</h2> <p> <em>Having trouble viewing this video? Click <a href="https://youtu.be/ZrAZ_dK5miA?feature=shared">here</a></em></p><a href="/en/4.3" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/3305035">bradleykunda</a></span> Tue, 07 May 2024 09:35:32 +0000 bradleykunda 363741 at https://musescore.org MuseScore is getting a new name! https://musescore.org/en/node/359923 <span>MuseScore is getting a new name!</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="bradleykunda" href="/en/user/3305035" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/1/8/2/36495098.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/3305035">bradleykunda</a> </article> &bull; 5 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>Today we're sharing an important update to the name of the MuseScore desktop notation app. Starting in 2024, it will be called <strong>MuseScore Studio</strong>.</p> <p>We’re aware that any product rebrand — even a relatively subtle one like this — rarely receives unanimous approval, especially when an app has such a long history and dedicated community. But rest assured, we’re making this change for very necessary reasons.</p> <h2>Why does the name need to change?</h2> <p>Muse Group currently supports</p><a href="/en/node/359923" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/3305035">bradleykunda</a></span> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:22:11 +0000 bradleykunda 359923 at https://musescore.org MuseScore 4.2.1 is now available https://musescore.org/en/4.2.1 <span>MuseScore 4.2.1 is now available</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 5 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>We're pleased to announce that MuseScore 4.2.1 is now available.</p> <p>Release builds can be found in Muse Hub or at <a href="https://musescore.org/en/download">https://musescore.org/en/download</a>.</p> <p>This release includes all the <a href="/en/4.2" hreflang="en">new features added in MuseScore 4.2</a>, as well as fixes a number of crashes and improvements to the stability of the app.</p> <p>For further details, please see the <a href="https://github.com/orgs/musescore/projects/36/views/2">4.2.1 project</a> on our GitHub repository.</p> <p>Best wishes,</p> <p>The MuseScore Team.</p> <a href="/en/4.2.1" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:07:36 +0000 shoogle 359643 at https://musescore.org Release of MuseScore 4.2 and new guitar sounds! https://musescore.org/en/4.2 <span>Release of MuseScore 4.2 and new guitar sounds!</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 6 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p> We are delighted to announce the release of <strong>MuseScore 4.2</strong>, a milestone update for guitarists that includes an extensive new system for guitar bends, with beautiful engraving and highly realistic playback. 4.2 also brings other significant features for everyone, including valuable improvements for scores with multiple parts, and much more. </p> <p> This update is accompanied by the release of another free instrument pack in the Muse Sounds collection: <strong>Muse Guitars, Vol. 1</strong>. This pack contains steel and nylon six-string</p><a href="/en/4.2" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:19:08 +0000 shoogle 357932 at https://musescore.org MuseScore 4.2 Beta now available https://musescore.org/en/node/357135 <span>MuseScore 4.2 Beta now available</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 7 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>As promised, we have a beta build ready for MuseScore 4.2, which you can download from our release page over on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta">https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta</a></p> <p>Once the beta is installed, it will show up on your machine as “MuseScore 4 Testing”. You can install it alongside your current version of MuseScore 4, but please be aware that the two versions will share preferences and workspaces. Also, if you save any score files with 4.2 then you will not be able</p><a href="/en/node/357135" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:20:22 +0000 shoogle 357135 at https://musescore.org Entering feature-freeze for MuseScore 4.2 https://musescore.org/en/node/356878 <span>Entering feature-freeze for MuseScore 4.2</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 7 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>We’re about a month away from the release of MuseScore 4.2, which means that now is a great time to help test all the fantastic new features that will be included in this release:</p> <h3>Guitar</h3> <ul><li>Support for <a href="https://musescore.org/en/node/356844">alternate string tunings</a></li> <li>All-new system for <a href="https://musescore.org/en/node/356818">inputting bends and customising their playback</a> <ul><li>Bend playback currently requires SoundFont or VST. We’ll update this post when support for bends is added in Muse Sounds.</li> </ul></li> </ul><h3>Parts</h3> <ul><li>Better synchronisation between the score and the parts</li></ul><a href="/en/node/356878" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:47:55 +0000 shoogle 356878 at https://musescore.org Community development update https://musescore.org/en/node/355107 <span>Community development update</span> <div class="meta"><article class="user compact"> <div class="avatar-wrapper" ><a class="avatar" title="shoogle" href="/en/user/57401" style="background-image: url(https://musescore.com/static/musescore/userdata/avatar/f/3/d/39223.jpg)"></a></div> <a href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a> </article> &bull; 9 months ago</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hi everyone!</p> <p>Let’s check out some of the fantastic contributions we’ve had from the community, and see what tasks are available on the <a href="https://github.com/orgs/musescore/projects/30/views/2">community project's board</a>.</p> <h2>Recent contributions</h2> <p>We have been incredibly fortunate to receive pull requests for MEI and Jianpu, two features that have been discussed for many years but never actually implemented until now, as well as the welcome return of JACK audio support on Linux.</p> <h3>MEI import and export</h3> <p>Like MusicXML, <a href="https://music-encoding.org/">Music Encoding Initiative (MEI)</a> is</p><a href="/en/node/355107" class="Read more" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/57401">shoogle</a></span> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:54:11 +0000 shoogle 355107 at https://musescore.org