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Começando

    Este capítulo ajuda você a instalar e executar o MuseScore pela primeira vez. Ele apresentará os vários recursos de aprendizado e ajuda.

    Aprendendo a utilizar o MuseScore

      O MuseScore fornece vários recursos de aprendizado para ajudar o novo usuário a começar.

      Guias

      Quando você executa o MuseScore pela primeira vez, a Janela de Inicialização aparece para ajudá-lo a configurar alguns recursos básicos do software. Um desses recursos é chamado Guias, e, como o nome sugere, ele oferece uma visita guiada ao programa.

      • Para ativar este recurso, na página Guias do Assistente de Inicialização, marque "Sim" em resposta a "Você gostaria de ver as guias?"

        Assistente de Inicialização: página das Guias

        Isso permitirá que a Guia seja executada quando o programa for aberto, apresentando os principais recursos da interface do usuário.

        Continuar mostrando guias

      • Para finalizar a guia: pressione o botão Fechar.

      • Para parar as guias mostradas quando você abre o Musescore: Desmarque a opção "Continuar mostrando guias".
      • Para habilitar as Guias novamente (quando o programa reabrir): Selecione Ajuda → Guias → Mostrar Guias.
      • Para vizualizar todas as guias novamente (quando o programa reabrir): Selecione Ajuda → Guias → Redefinir Guias .

      Guias oferecidas atualmente:

      • Introdução à interface do usuário.
      • Entrada de notas e pausas na partitura.
      • Inserindo símbolos de uma paleta.
      • Navegando na partitura com Linha do Tempo.
      • Navegando na partitura com o teclado.
      • Adicionar compassos de espera.
      • Posicionamento automático de símbolos.
      • Modificar as propriedades com o Inspetor.
      • Selecionar elementos.
      • Adicionar e edite linhas na partitura.

      Partitura "Introdução"

      A partitura interativa Introdução é uma introdução prática aos fundamentos de inserir elementos em uma partitura. Quando você abre o MuseScore pela primeira vez, ela será exibido na janela principal da Tela Inicial: basta clicar para abri-la. Siga as instruções escritas em azul e você será guiado pelas etapas básicas da escrita de partitura.

      Nota: Se você não conseguir visualizar a partitura "Introdução", poderá encontrá-la no painel do lado direito da Tela Inicial. Clique nas setas para a direita ou esquerda para navegar pelas opções até aparecer a aprtitura.

      Vídeos de instrução

      O MuseScore oferece um conjunto completo de vídeos de instruções, cada um cobrindo um assunto específico. Você pode acessar esses vídeos de várias maneiras.

      • Na página inicial do MuseScore, em MuseScore.org: Suporte/Tutoriais
      • Na Tela Inicial: navegue até a página "Vídeos" no painel à direita.
      • Use a lista de links na seção Vídeos (abaixo).
      • Procure diretamente por "MuseScore in Minutes" no YouTube

      Outros tutoriais

      Na seção Tutoriais, no musescore.org você também encontrará tutoriais sobre tópicos mais específicos (e.g. MuseScore Drumline).

      Vídeos

      • Lição 1 — Configuração da partitura
      • Lição 2 — Trabalhando com o MuseScore
      • Lição 3 — Entrada de Nota
      • Lição 4 — entrada de teclado MIDI
      • Lição 5 — Mais ideias de entrada
      • Lição 6 — Texto, Letras e Acordes
      • Lição 7 — Notação de Tablatura e Percussão
      • Lição 8 — Repetições e terminações, parte 1
      • Lição 8 — Repetições e terminações, parte 2
      • Lição 10 — Articulações, Dinâmica e Texto
      • Lição 11 — Layout e Peças

      Suporte

        Se você tiver algum problema ao trabalhar com o MuseScore, há várias maneiras de obter ajuda e suporte.

        Manual

        Para acessar o Manual:

        • Pelo site do MuseScore: selecione Suporte → Manual, no menu.
        • Pelo programa do MuseScore: selecione Ajuda → Manual online, no menu.

        Você pode navegar pelo Manual usando os menus ou fazer uma busca.

        Ajuda contextual

        Se você selecionar um elemento na sua partitura e pressionar F1, uma página da Web é aberta exibindo uma lista de links associados a esse elemento no Manual.

        Fóruns

        O MuseScore oferece várias opções de Fóruns on-line para colaboração do usuário. Você pode encontrar uma resposta aqui para o seu problema entre as postagens existentes. Uma pesquisa geral no site retornará uma lista de acessos relevantes para todos os fóruns e o Manual.

        Como . . .

        Algumas tarefas requerem o uso de várias técnicas diferentes. Estas podem ser difíceis de encontrar uma resposta no Manual. Soluções talvez sejam encontradas na seção Como . . .

        Postar uma pergunta

        Se não conseguir encontrar a resposta para o seu problema, você pode fazer uma pergunta no fórum Suporte e relatórios de bugs.

        Quando você postar sua pergunta:

        • Tente ser o mais preciso possível ao descrever o que você quer fazer e quais etapas você já tentou.
        • Anexe a partitura que mostra o problema. Isso tornará muito mais fácil para os outros entenderem o problema — utilize a opção "File attachments" (anexos de arquivo)na parte inferior da página, logo abaixo dos botões Save e Preview.

        Reportar um erro

        Se você encontrar algo que você acha que é um bug, o primeiro passo é postá-lo no fórum Suporte e relatórios de bugs. Isso permitirá que outras pessoas ajudem a verificar se é um bug genuíno e aconselharão soluções alternativas, para que você possa continuar com a criação de partituras. Você encontrará mais detalhes sobre isso em Relatórios de bugs e solicitações de recursos.

        Instalação

          O MuseScore está disponível para diversos sistemas operacionais, incluindo Windows e macOS, bem como muitas distribuições do Linux e diversas variantes BSD. Todas estão disponíveis na página Baixar MuseScore.

          Instalação

          Quando você tiver baixado o software, siga as instruções para seu sistema operacional:

          Instalar no Windows.
          Instalar no macOS.
          Instalar no Linux.
          Instalar no Chromebook.

          Preferências iniciais

          Ao iniciar o MuseScore pela primeira vez após a instalação, você será solicitado a confirmar suas preferências básicas:

          Startup Wizzard - Telemetry dialog

          Primeiro, você pode escolher autorizar o MuseScore (3.4 ou superior) a coletar dados de uso. Clique em Sim, enviar relatórios anônimos ou Não enviar para continuar:

          Startup Wizzard A

          As configurações de Idioma são recuperadas de sua instalação, e normalmente não devem necessitar de alterações. Apenas clique em Próximo para continuar:

          Startup Wizzard - Language

          seguido por:

          Startup Wizzard - Keyboard layout

          Selecione seu layout/esquema de teclado na lista suspensa. Clique em Próximo para continuar:

          Startup Wizzard - Tours

          Agora você será perguntado se gostaria de realizar o Tour. Se você nunca tiver usado o MuseScore, mantenha a opção "Sim" selecionada, e clique em Próximo para continuar:

          Startup Wizzard - Finish

          Finalmente, clique em Finalizar para iniciar o MuseScore.

          Instalação no Windows

            Instalação

            Se você estiver usando o Windows 10, uma versão 32-bit do MuseScore pode ser instalada por meio da Microsoft Store. Clicando [aqui] (https://www.microsoft.com/store/p/musescore-2/9p0cnr9rwzsx) abrirá a página do MuseScore no aplicativo da Loja. Lá você terá apenas que clicar em Adquirir e o MuseScore será baixado, instalado e subsequentemente automaticamente atualizado.

            De outro modo, você pode baixar o instalador do Windows da página de download no site do MuseScore. Clique no link para começar o download (escolha entre 64-bit e 32-bit). Seu navegador de internet solicitará uma confirmação de que você quer baixar o arquivo. Clique em Salvar arquivo.

            When the download finishes, double-click on the file to start the installation. Windows may prompt you with a security window to confirm this before running the software. Click Run to continue.
            The installation process will now start

            Welcome to the MuseScore 3 Setup Wizard

            If you click Cancel, here or later, you'll see:

            MuseScore 3 Setup Wizard was interrupted

            If instead you click Next to continue, the setup wizard displays the terms of the free software license.

            End-User License Agreement

            Read the terms of the license, make sure the box next to "I accept the terms in the License Agreement" is checked, and click Next to continue. Next the installer will ask you to confirm the location in which to install MuseScore.

            Destination Folder

            If you are installing a newer version of MuseScore but still want to keep the old version on your computer, then you should change the folder (note that MuseScore 3 can coexist with MuseScore 2 and 1 with no changes needed). Otherwise click Next to continue.

            Ready to install MuseScore 3

            Click Install to continue.

            Give the setup wizard a few minutes to install the necessary files and configurations. You'll see

            Installing MuseScore 3, progress

            and finally

            Completed the MuseScore 3 Setup Wizard

            Click Finish to exit the installer. You may delete the installer file you downloaded.

            Start MuseScore

            To start MuseScore, from the menu, select Start→All Programs→MuseScore 3→MuseScore 3.

            Advanced users: Silent or unattended install

            • You can install MuseScore silently with the following command

              msiexec /i MuseScore-X.Y.msi /qb-
              

            Append ALLUSERS=1 if you want to install it for all users of the system rather than just the current one.

            Uninstall

            You can uninstall MuseScore from the menu by selecting Start→All Programs→MuseScore 3→Uninstall MuseScore; or via Windows' Control Panel. Note that this will not remove your scores, templates, extensions and plugins nor your MuseScore settings.

            Troubleshooting

            The installer might be blocked by the system. If you don't manage to install MuseScore, right-click the downloaded file and click Properties. If there is a message "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer", click on "Unblock", "OK" and double-click on the downloaded file again.

            External links

            • How to install MuseScore on Windows without administrator rights (MuseScore HowTo)
            • How to run MuseScore as Administrator on Windows (MuseScore HowTo)
            • How to fix MuseScore installation error on Windows (MuseScore HowTo)
            • MSI command-line options
            • Standard installer command-line options

            Install on macOS

              Install

              You will find the DMG (disk image) file on the download page of the MuseScore website. Click on the macOS link to start the download. When the download is complete, double-click the DMG file to mount the disk image.

              Install Mac

              Drag and drop the MuseScore icon to the Applications folder icon.

              If you are not logged in as administrator, macOS may ask for a password: click Authenticate and enter your password to proceed.

              Copying

              When the application has finished copying, eject the disk image. You can now launch MuseScore from the Applications folder, Spotlight, or Launchpad.

              Note: As of macOS 10.15 "Catalina", the system has to be told to permit MuseScore to be allowed to access user parts of the file system. The first time you use it on Catalina, it will ask you if you wish to permit it; of course, answer "yes", but if you bypass this by accident, you can set it via System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders. Unlock with your Admin credentials, then navigate to MuseScore (whichever version(s) you have and want), add it or them to the list of apps, and select "Documents" and "Downloads" folders, or as you prefer.

              Uninstall

              Simply delete MuseScore from Applications folder (Admin access will be required to do that, however). Note that this will not remove your scores, templates, extensions and plugins nor your MuseScore settings.

              Install with Apple Remote Desktop

              You can deploy MuseScore to multiple computers with the "Copy" feature of ARD. Since MuseScore is a self-contained application you can simply copy the application to the '/Application' folder on the target machines. It is also possible to install multiple versions of the application as long as their names differ.

              Install on Linux

                MuseScore packages for various Linux distros are available from the download page. The easiest to install is the AppImage, which can be run on any Linux distribution, but a range of other specialist packages are available if you prefer. Building from source is another possibility.

                AppImage

                AppImages can run on virtually any Linux distribution: all the files needed are contained within the AppImage itself, just like a portable App. The following procedure allows you to run the MuseScore AppImage on your system:

                Step 1: Download

                AppImages come in different versions. Make sure you download the right one for your system. To check the architecture of your system:

                1. Open the Terminal.
                2. Type
                    arch
                 

                or

                    uname -m
                 

                The output will be something like "i686", "x86_64" or "armv7":

                • i686 (or similar) - 32-bit Intel/AMD processor (found on older machines).
                • x86_64 (or similar) - 64-bit Intel/AMD processor (modern laptop and desktop computers, most Chromebooks).
                • armv7 (or later) - ARM processor (phones & tablets, Raspberry Pi 2/3 running Ubuntu Mate, some Chromebooks, usually 32-bit at present).

                Go to the download page and find the AppImage that best matches your architecture. Once downloaded, the file will be named "MuseScore-X.Y.Z-$(arch).AppImage".

                Step 2: Give the file permission to execute

                There are two ways to do this:

                From the File Manager:

                1. Right-click on the AppImage and select "Properties".
                2. Open the "Permissions" tab.
                3. Enable the option labelled "Allow executing file as a program".

                The process may be slightly different in other file managers.

                From the Terminal:

                This command works on all Linux systems (Note: The code below assumes that the AppImage is in the Downloads folder. If not the case then amend the file path accordingly):

                    cd ~/Downloads
                    chmod u+x MuseScore*.AppImage
                 

                Step 3: Run the AppImage

                • To run the program, just double-click it.

                Note: You can move the AppImage to wherever it is most convenient. And to "uninstall" it, just delete it.

                Install the AppImage

                The above procedure allows you to run the MuseScore AppImage but doesn't integrate it with the rest of your system: it doesn't appear in your App menu, and MuseScore files are neither associated with the program nor do they have the correct icon on them.

                To remedy this, you need to actually install the program as follows:

                1. Open the Terminal.
                2. Type the following (Note: The code below assumes that the AppImage is in the Downloads folder. If not the case then amend the file path accordingly):
                    cd ~/Downloads
                    ./MuseScore*.AppImage install
                 

                Or, alternatively, you can combine the operation into one command:

                    ~/Downloads/MuseScore*.AppImage install
                 

                Use the "--help" and "man" options to get more information about the available command line options:

                    ./MuseScore*.AppImage --help   # displays a complete list of command line options
                    ./MuseScore*.AppImage man      # displays the manual page (explains what the options do)
                 

                Distribution Packages

                Debian

                (Ideally before, otherwise while or after) installing MuseScore itself, you can install one or more soundfont packages (if none is installed, the dependencies will pull in a suitable soundfont automatically):

                • musescore-general-soundfont-small: the standard MuseScore_General soundfont in SF3 format, as shipped with MuseScore for other operating systems
                • musescore-general-soundfont: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in SF3 format, as available via the Extensions manager
                • musescore-general-soundfont-lossless: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in uncompressed SF2 format: takes up a lot more space on your hard disc, but offers the highest sound quality and extremely fast startup times
                • fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 2.0 (antecessor of MuseScore_General), use only if resources are very tight or you need it
                • timgm6mb-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 1.3; cannot substitute the others; use only if you need it; extremely tiny

                Note: only the MuseScore_General soundfont (HQ or regular) supports single-note dynamics (SND), and you need at least version 0.1.6 of those soundfonts (from unstable or backports) for SND support!

                The command sudo update-alternatives --config MuseScore_General.sf3 can be used at any time to select the default soundfont used by MuseScore if you install more than one (note timgm6mb-soundfont cannot be selected here).

                Then, install the musescore3 package for MuseScore 3.x (the current stable version) or musescore for MuseScore 2.x (there’s also musescore-snapshot for the unstable developer preview). The packages are available in the following distributions:

                • musescore3: sid (unstable), bullseye (testing/Debian 11), buster-backports (stable/Debian 10), stretch-backports-sloppy (oldstable/Debian 9)
                • musescore: buster (stable/Debian 10), stretch-backports (oldstable/Debian 9), jessie-backports-sloppy (oldoldstable/Debian 8)
                • musescore-snapshot: experimental (usable on unstable)

                See https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ for instructions on how to add an official Debian backports repository to your system and install packages from there.

                Note: without the appropriate backports, older versions may be available: MuseScore 2.0.3 on stretch, MuseScore 1.3 on jessie. Using the latest 2.3.2 version for 2.x-format scores instead (or conversion to 3.x) is strongly recommended!

                Fedora

                1. Import the GPG key:

                  su
                  rpm --import http://prereleases.musescore.org/linux/Fedora/RPM-GPG-KEY-Seve
                   
                2. Go to the download page of the MuseScore website. Click on the link for the stable Fedora download and choose the correct rpm package for your architecture.

                3. Depending on your architecture, use one of the two sets of commands to install MuseScore

                  • for arch i386

                    su
                    yum localinstall musescore-X.Y-1.fc10.i386.rpm
                     
                  • for arch x86_64

                    su
                    yum localinstall musescore-X.Y-1.fc10.x86_64.rpm
                     

                If you have difficulty with sound, see Fedora 11 and sound.

                KDE neon 20.04 (focal)

                Message https://musescore.com/mirabilos if the regular or PPA packages don’t work.

                KDE neon 18.04 (bionic)

                KDE neon switched from bionic to focal in 2021, so the following should not be necessary any more, but keeping it for now for reference:

                The KDE neon packages are built on a different repository than the normal Ubuntu PPAs, as this is the only way for us to build packages for KDE neon. Due to limitations of the OpenSuSE Buildservice used, this currently only provides amd64 (64-bit PC) packages, no ARM packages (Slimbook or Pinebook remix).

                All commands listed below must be entered in a terminal, in one line each.

                1. Remove the Ubuntu PPAs (all three of them) from your system if you’ve ever configured it before. This is generally in /etc/apt/sources.list or one of the files below /etc/apt/sources.list.d/; if you used add-apt-repository (the recommended way) to enable the PPA, you can remove them with: sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mscore-ubuntu-ubuntu-mscore*

                  KDE neon is not compatible with the Ubuntu PPAs!

                2. Install a few standard packages (usually they are already there, but just in case they aren’t) to be able to securely download the repository signature key:

                  sudo apt-get install wget ca-certificates
                 
                1. Download (via secure HTTPS connection) and install the repository signing key:
                  wget -O - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mirabile:/mscore/bionic-neon/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
                 
                1. Enable the repository:
                  echo deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mirabile:/mscore/bionic-neon ./ | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mscore.list
                 
                1. Make the new packages available:
                  sudo apt-get update
                 

                Now, it’s time to install one or more soundfont packages (ideally install the one you want before installing MuseScore):

                • musescore-general-soundfont-small: the standard MuseScore_General soundfont in SF3 format, as shipped with MuseScore for other operating systems
                • musescore-general-soundfont: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in SF3 format, as available via the Extensions manager
                • musescore-general-soundfont-lossless: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in uncompressed SF2 format: takes up a lot more space on your hard disc, but offers the highest sound quality and extremely fast startup times
                • fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 2.0 (antecessor of MuseScore_General), use only if resources are very tight or you need it
                • timgm6mb-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 1.3; cannot substitute the others; use only if you need it; extremely tiny

                If you skip this step, a suitable soundfont will be automatically installed when you install MuseScore itself in the final step.

                Note: only the MuseScore_General soundfont (HQ or regular) supports single-note dynamics (SND), and you need at least version 0.1.6 of those soundfonts (from our repository) for SND support!

                The command sudo update-alternatives --config MuseScore_General.sf3 can be used at any time to select the default soundfont used by MuseScore if you install more than one (note timgm6mb-soundfont cannot be selected here).

                Finally, you can install the latest stable version of MuseScore with sudo apt-get install musescore3 and the old 2.x version with sudo apt-get install musescore (the musescore-snapshot package with an instable developer preview is also available).

                Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, …

                WARNING: these instructions are not for KDE neon users (see above)!

                MuseScore 2.x (the old version) is available from 18.10 (cosmic) to 19.10 (eoan) out of the box. Older Ubuntu releases carry older versions (18.04 (bionic) has 2.1, 16.04 (xenial) has 2.0, 14.04 (trusty) and 12.04 (precise) have 1.3 and 1.2, respectively). Similar to the Debian instructions, we recommend using the latest 2.3.2 version for old 2.x scores instead, or migrating those scores to MuseScore 3.

                Besides the versions supplied by the distribution itself, the MuseScore Debian packager provides newer versions of MuseScore for older Ubuntu releases in official PPAs (package archives).

                Please activate the Stable releases of MuseScore 3 repository on your system and then install the musescore3 package, available for all releases from 18.04 (bionic) onwards. (It is not feasible to provide MuseScore 3 for older Ubuntu releases, as those lack the minimum Qt version required by MuseScore 3.)

                If you wish to install the older MuseScore 2, activate the Stable releases of MuseScore 2 PPA and install the musescore package, available for 12.04 (precise), 14.04 (trusty), 16.04 (xenial), and 18.04 (bionic) onwards. (Some intermediate releases may have slightly older MuseScore versions still available, but it’s best to update to the next LTS.) On the ancient 12.04 (precise) and 14.04 (trusty) releases, this will upgrade the Qt library in your system, which may break unrelated software (and on 12.04 even the C++ libraries are upgraded), mind you; best to upgrade to a newer LTS.

                There’s also a MuseScore Nightly Builds (unstable development builds) PPA, from which the daring can install the musescore-snapshot package, for LTS, that is, 18.04 (bionic) only.

                WARNING: these PPAs are only suitable for Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/… but not for Debian or KDE neon!

                As with Debian, you can install one or more soundfont packages (ideally install the one you want before installing MuseScore, but if you don’t, a suitable one will be installed alongside MuseScore):

                • musescore-general-soundfont-small: the standard MuseScore_General soundfont in SF3 format, as shipped with MuseScore for other operating systems
                • musescore-general-soundfont: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in SF3 format, as available via the Extensions manager
                • musescore-general-soundfont-lossless: the MuseScore_General HQ soundfont in uncompressed SF2 format: takes up a lot more space on your hard disc, but offers the highest sound quality and extremely fast startup times
                • fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 2.0 (antecessor of MuseScore_General), use only if resources are very tight or you need it
                • timgm6mb-soundfont: the old soundfont shipped with MuseScore 1.3; cannot substitute the others; use only if you need it; extremely tiny

                Note: only the MuseScore_General soundfont (HQ or regular) supports single-note dynamics (SND), and you need at least version 0.1.6 of those soundfonts (possibly from the PPA) for SND support!

                The command sudo update-alternatives --config MuseScore_General.sf3 can be used at any time to select the default soundfont used by MuseScore if you install more than one (note timgm6mb-soundfont cannot be selected here).

                See also the hints for the various distributions on the download page.

                External links

                • How to run the MuseScore AppImage on Linux (MuseScore HowTo, video)

                Install on Chromebook

                Desktop program

                MuseScore runs on Chrome OS within a Linux container (also known as Crostini). There is a special procedure you can use to install MuseScore on a Chromebook if you are not already comfortable with running Linux apps. See the article Install MuseScore on Chromebook for more information. You can also get a special build of MuseScore 3 for ARM processors via that link (the official builds are only for Intel).

                Alternatively, if you prefer to use the plain Linux commands, follow the steps described in the video linked below:

                1. Install Linux Virtual Machine called Crostini. Go to Settings > Linux > Turn On
                2. Download Musescore AppImage package
                3. Configure AppImage to run. Set chmod +x for the AppImage file
                4. Run AppImage with ./ followed by the Musescore package file name
                5. Install required libraries if necessary, e.g.:

                  • sudo apt-get install libvorbisfile3
                  • sudo apt-get install libnss3
                6. Install AppImage (using the install command line option) to avoid running it from Linux command line each time

                7. Enjoy!

                External links

                • Watch this interactive video for more details
                • Special article on how to Install MuseScore on Chromebook
                • How to run MuseScore on ChromeOS (MuseScore HowTo)

                Language, translations, and extensions

                  MuseScore works with your "System" language (the one used for most programs, and generally depending on your country and the language settings of the PC, or account).

                  Change language

                  1. From the menu, select Edit→Preferences... (Mac: MuseScore→Preferences...);
                  2. In the General tab, select the desired language from the drop-down list in the Language section:

                    Dialog: Edit / Preferences / General

                  Resource Manager

                  The Resource Manager is used to install and uninstall extensions, and to handle the update of translations. To access the menu use one of the following options:

                  • From the menu bar, select Help→Resource Manager.
                  • From the menu bar, select Edit→Preferences... (Mac: MuseScore→Preferences...), open the General tab, and click on the Update translations button.

                    Dialog: Help / Resource Manager

                  Install/uninstall extension

                  To install or uninstall an extension:

                  1. Select the Extensions tab in the Resource Manager.
                  2. Select the extension.
                  3. Click the Install or Uninstall button.

                  Note: Extensions currently include the MuseScore Drumline (MDL) (as of version 3.0) and the MuseScore General HQ soundfont (as of version 3.1).

                  Update translations

                  To update translation(s):

                  1. Select the Languages tab in the Resource Manager.
                  2. Click on the Update buttons for the language(s) you want to update.

                  Note: Almost all menus and dialogs will switch to the changed/updated translations immediately, but some won't use them until the program is restarted.

                  See also

                  • Helping to improve translation

                  External links

                  • How to change the language in MuseScore (MuseScore HowTo)

                  Checking for updates

                    Note: These options are only available in the Mac and Windows versions of MuseScore (except the version from the Windows Store), as only those can be updated directly from MuseScore.org. Linux distributions (and the Windows Store) have different mechanisms to make updates available.

                    For the versions of MuseScore that can be directly updated, there are two ways to check for updates.

                    Automated update check

                    1. From the menu, select Edit→Preferences... (Mac: MuseScore→Preferences...);
                    2. Select the Update tab.
                    3. Ensure the box marked "Check for new version of MuseScore" is ticked. (It should be ticked by default):
                      Dialog: Edit / Preferences... / Update
                      If you enable this option, MuseScore will check for updates on every start. On the Mac and Windows versions (excluding the Windows Store version), this option enables an auto-updater that will download and install updates automatically.

                    Check for update

                    1. From the menu, select Help→Check for Update:
                      Menu: Help / Check for Update
                    2. A dialog will appear with the update status: either "No Update Available" or "An update for MuseScore is available:" followed by a link to download it.

                    See also

                    • Preferences: Update