Versions Reference

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

OS versions that are not supported on MuseScore

MuseScore version detail

• Includes version, MSCX file version, release date and revision

Qt versions and OS supported versions

• Qt Long Term Support (LTS) in Bold

Note: QtT 6.0 is not planned for use in development in the near future (as of December 2020) but listing its versions supported (and by implication dropped) is still useful. It is not an LTS version either, 6.2 will be though.

Macs and maximum macOS versions

• Sample data from MacTracker.
• Excludes Mac Pro, Mac Mini, since the maximum macOS tend to largely correspond with the same year for all Macs released in the same year. E.g. this is not an exhaustive list of all models but gives a broad indication of which model-years will be affected by a de-support decision.
• Even though macOS 10.10 is the oldest supported on Qt 5.9, macOS 10.11 is the latest supported by this generation of Macs from 2007-2009.
• The step up 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.
• All models that are compatible with macOS 10.14 are also compatible with macOS 10.15. E.g. you will not see any models for which 10.14 is the maximum macOS version.

Windows support cycle

• Windows lifecycle fact sheet