New features in MuseScore 2

For an overview about the new features, see What's New in MuseScore 2, Release notes for MuseScore 2.0, Release notes for MuseScore 2.0.1, Release notes for MuseScore 2.0.2, MuseScore 2.0.2 is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.0.3, MuseScore 2.0.3 is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.1, MuseScore 2.1 is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.2, MuseScore 2.2(.1) is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.2.1, Release notes for MuseScore 2.3, MuseScore 2.3(.1) is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.3.1, MuseScore 2.3.2 is released, Release notes for MuseScore 2.3.2 and Changes for MuseScore 2.0.
Documentation of new features are available in the chapter they belong to logically (except the one that is referring to upgrading from 1.x) , but for users coming from 1.x here's a collection of links to be able to see at a glance what can be done now...

See also

• Album (→Advanced topics)
• View modes: Continuous view and Navigator (→Basics)
• Copy and paste: Selection filter (→Basics)
• Custom palettes (→Advanced topics)
• Early music features (→Advanced topics)
• Figured bass (→Advanced topics)
• Grid-based movement of symbols and staff text (→Text)
• Image capture (→Formatting)
• Inspector and object properties (→Advanced topics)
• Measure operations: Split and join (→Basics)
• MIDI import (→Sound and playback)
• Mid-staff instrument change (→Sound and playback)
• Part extraction (new options available) (→Advanced Topic)
• Rehearsal marks: Automatic next rehearsal mark and Search for a rehearsal mark (→Text)
• Save/Export (→Basics)
• Staff type properties (→Advanced topics)
• Swing (→Sound and playback)
• Tablature (→Advanced topics)
• Workspace (→Basics)
• Master palette (→Advanced topics)
• Layout and formatting (some options have changed, and there is a new "apply to all parts" feature) (→Formatting)
• Break and spacer: Section break (→Formatting)
• Selection modes: Select all similar new options (same subtype) (→Basics)
• Create a new score: start center (→Basics)
• Languages settings and translation updates (→Basics)
• Helping and improve translation (→Support)
• Accidentals: Respell pitches (→Notation)
• Re-pitch mode (→Advanced topics)
• Tools (→Advanced topics)
• Score Information (→Advanced topics)