MuseScore for tablets
I think in the past there have been statements like "There'll never be a version of MuseScore for iPads" - as if this would be impossible, or there would be a definite ban on development of such a tool.
However, I've just noticed that both Dorico and Sibelius now have iPad versions, though they may well be coupled with subscription models in order to "monetize" them. Some users have simply commented that they like the tablet versions, but if they have to pay they'll simply switch to Notion by PreSonus as long as they can manage with whatever limitations that tool has.
In the light of more recent developments, is it possible that tablet versions of MuseScore might emerge in a few years?
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Such a statement doesn't exist and never did (or at least shouldn't).
But see https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-23633
In reply to Such a statement doesn't… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks - I think I have seen discussion about this which seemed to present a fairly negative view of the possibility.
There is this at the bottom of the link you sent: "Currently, there are no plans for a MuseScore editor on mobile platforms.
Instead, we focus much of our resources on developing the optimal experience for desktop and the MuseScore Player for mobile."
The MuseScore player on iOS is perhaps not free - and linked to a MuseScore.com subscription, or that's how it has appeared to me. Unfortunately I have now no way of checking the status of iOS as a free or low cost download on the Apple iOS store, as I already have an account. I do know that I have an MS.com account which will have a subscription renewal towards the end of the year, and I'd really like to have full control over whether to continue that, or not.
In reply to Thanks - I think I have seen… by dave2020X
The player for iOS is free, but not all its features are
In reply to Thanks - I think I have seen… by dave2020X
I can't think of any statements that "present a fairly negative view of the possibility", but certainly when the topic comes up, it is often correctly pointed out that it is a difficult task and that is why it hasn't happened yet. Saying something is difficult isn't presenting a negative view - it's a realistic one, but one that also carries with it a hopeful challenge for the future. Saying there are currently no plans also says nothing about the possibility of future plans.
These are important distinctions to make, because an understanding of the problem is the first step in potentially solving it :-).