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MuseScore

alternative to Sibelius, Guitar Pro

MuseScore

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v4.7.52026-09-08MuseScore Studio 4.7.5 Release
v4.7.42026-07-07MuseScore Studio 4.7.4 Release
v4.7.32026-06-11MuseScore Studio 4.7.3 Release
v4.7.22026-05-26MuseScore Studio 4.7.2 Release
v4.7.12026-05-19MuseScore Studio 4.7.1 Release

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SibeliusScore writing, playback and engraving, with MusicXML import for scores exported from Sibelius.Full replacement
Guitar ProTablature staves with playback, and imports Guitar Pro files.Partial

About

MuseScore is an open source and free music notation software. For support, contribution, bug reports, visit MuseScore.org. Fork and make pull requests!

C++Music notationOther

Owner: MuseScore organisation
Stars: 15k
Forks: 3.3k
Latest: v4.7.5
Last push: 2026-10-06
Terms: Open source
Created: 2012, 14 years ago
Release cadence: about 21 days between releases
Active contributors: 28+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Platforms: Linux (x86_64, arm64), macOS, Windows (x86_64)

Read from GitHub on 2026-10-06.Entry last edited on 2026-10-06.

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