MuseScore Studio

MuseScore Studio 4.7.4 is now available!

This update adds new East-Asian instruments and fixes several minor engraving issues, accessibility bugs, and crashes.

To learn more, see the full announcements for 4.7.4 and 4.7.

And don't forget to check out the 4.7 release video!

MuseScore Studio 4.7.3 is now available!

This update contains fixes for several crashes as well as the total page count variable in headers & footers. We also added an option to disable the low pass filter for MS Basic, which should help if you found certain instruments to be too quiet in 4.7.

To learn more, see the full announcements for 4.7.3 and 4.7.

And don't forget to check out the 4.7 release video!

MuseScore Studio 4.7.2 is now available!

This update builds on the recent 4.7.1 patch with further stability improvements during startup. It also contains a number of minor fixes for page numbers, bends, piano pedal line hooks, and chord symbols, as well as various musicxml import/export enhancements.

Learn about all the new features in version 4.7, including many new engraving tools, significant workflow improvements, helpful new guitar features, and important upgrades to the audio engine.

For more information, see the 4.7.2 GitHub Project.

MuseScore Studio 4.7.1 is now available!

This update includes critical fixes to improve app stability.

Learn about all the new features in version 4.7, including many new engraving tools, significant workflow improvements, helpful new guitar features, and important upgrades to the audio engine.

For more information, see the 4.7.1 GitHub Project.

MuseScore Studio 4.7.0 is now available!

This release introduces new engraving tools, significant guitar updates, helpful workflow improvements, and important upgrades to the audio engine. Also included are critical bug fixes to improve app stability, particularly during start-up. 

Engraving features

• Arrowheads on text lines can be found in the Lines palette, as well as via new Properties options for existing text line objects.
• Chord brackets can be added from the Lines and Keyboards palettes for showing left/right-hand distribution in keyboard music, barré positions in guitar music, as well as bracketing sections of music.
• Chords can now be parenthesised using the existing parenthesis controls in Properties
• Lyric extension and dashed lines can now be selected for refined positioning
• Curly quotation marks are now used automatically. Use undo after input to revert to straight quotation marks.
• System dividers include new scale and position options in Styles. They can also be selected and edited in the score.
• Text formatting properties have been exposed for all text lines, allowing individual text formatting for staff and system text lines, volta brackets, gradual tempo changes, etc.
• Text justification and alignment have been separated into distinct properties, providing more flexibility for positioning columns of text.
• Options and properties for scaling musical symbols within text have been improved.

Guitar features

• Major new system for displaying guitar dives, both on and above the tablature stave, as well as on the standard stave. Includes playback support.
• New capo transposition modes let you view sounding vs. played pitches on the standard stave. There's also a non-transposing option on the tablature stave for when the capo is used to simplify the fingering.
• Fretboard diagrams and chord symbols are now included in score transposition

Workflow improvements

• Double-click a single note in a chord to select the entire chord. Use shortcut 'R' to copy/paste it to the next beat. 
• Search field in mixer facilitates quick location of sounds and effects
• Initial letter navigation in some long dropdown menus
• New controls for enharmonic spelling in the Tools menu
• Note input via MIDI keyboard: choose an accidental in the note input toolbar to spell inputed notes/chords with that accidental
• 'Q' and 'W' now halve/double the durations of a selected note or range of notes
• 'Find/Go to' can now be used to select a range of measures  
• New option in Preferences > Appearance to set invert score mode automatically when app is in dark mode  

Playback enhancements

• Refactored audio engine for improved performance and reduced lag on all operating systems
• ASIO support on Windows, plus the option for lower latency with a new 256 sample buffer size 
• New 'Tuning and Temperaments' plugin, replacing the three previous plugins
• Improved playback of MS Basic SoundFont, thanks to the re-addition of a low pass filter
• New 16- and 24-bit .WAV export options
• Ability to start playback from the last selected note (using Shift+Spacebar)

Video

• The's now the option to export an MP4 video of the scrolling score view (including audio playback). Go to Publish > Export. 
• MIDI machine control can allow compatible VST plugins to control the in-score playhead position 

Online sounds

• Refinements have been made to determine rendering chunks in order to improve efficiency of online audio processing  

Notable fixes and technical updates

• Fixed numerous crashes on app startup
• Fixed numerous issues with multiple-monitor setups
• Qt updated to version 6.10.2

See the 4.7 project for more.

MuseScore Studio 4.6.5 is now available!

This is a minor update that includes several crash fixes as well as improvements to chord symbols, which should prevent them from unintentionally moving in the score.

Also included is an audio export fix, where rests at the start of the score were being skipped.

Read more about this update at musescore.org/4.6.5, and see the full 4.6 release announcement here.

If you haven't yet updated to 4.6, don't forget to check out the 4.6 release video to discover everything new in this version!

MuseScore Studio 4.6.4 is now available!

This update includes critical fixes to improve app stability, security, and performance. It is recommended for all users. It also includes enhanced features to support online sounds, ensuring the best compatibility with Cantai for performing lyrics in playback. Read more about this update at musescore.org/4.6.4, and see the full 4.6 release announcement here.

MuseScore Studio 4.6.3 is now available!

This update builds on the major 4.6 release with a number of important fixes and refinements, including various stability improvements and restored Braille panel functionality.

If you haven't yet updated to version 4.6, you'll also gain access to the huge set of new playback, engraving, and workflow improvements introduced in that release.

Highlights from version 4.6:

• Greater control over showing and hiding empty staves
• Dramatically improved real-time playback performance
• Major new features for piano, voice, and guitar notation
• Completely reworked chord symbol handling
• Support for any SMuFL-compliant music font
• VST3 plugin support on Linux
• Many workflow refinements, and much more

Read more about this update at musescore.org/4.6.3, and see the full 4.6 release announcement here.

MuseScore Studio 4.6.2 is now available!

This update builds on the major 4.6 release with a number of important fixes and refinements. It also restores compatibility with macOS 10.15 and 11, while remaining fully compatible with the latest macOS Tahoe 26.

If you haven't yet updated to version 4.6, you'll also gain access to the huge set of new playback, engraving, and workflow improvements introduced in that release.

Note: There is a known issue with keyboard shortcuts not working in the Braille panel. We recommend that Braille users wait for version 4.6.3, expected in the coming weeks, which resolves this problem.

Highlights from version 4.6:

• Greater control over showing and hiding empty staves
• Dramatically improved real-time playback performance
• Major new features for piano, voice, and guitar notation
• Completely reworked chord symbol handling
• Support for any SMuFL-compliant music font
• VST3 plugin support on Linux
• Many workflow refinements, and much more

Read more about this update at musescore.org/4.6.2, and see the full 4.6 release announcement here.

MuseScore Studio 4.6.1 is now available!

This update includes critical fixes to improve app stability and performance. It also includes everything that was new in 4.6.

For more details, see https://musescore.org/en/4.6.1.