# musescore/MuseScore

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

Repository: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/musescore
Homepage: https://musescore.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: musescore, music-notation, cpp, musicxml, qt, sfz, sheetmusic, sheet-music
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:47:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5212, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15030, forks 3277 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.074851+00:00)

## What it is
MuseScore Studio is a free, open-source WYSIWYG music notation and composition application for writing, editing, playing, and printing sheet music. It supports MusicXML, MIDI, and MEI import/export, MIDI keyboard note entry, and includes an integrated sequencer and software synthesizer with PDF output.

## Use cases
- write sheet music for piano, guitar, orchestra, choir, or band
- engrave and print professional-looking scores
- import and export MusicXML or MIDI files between notation programs
- enter notes via MIDI keyboard
- play back scores with a built-in software synthesizer
- export scores as PDF files
- transcribe and edit existing sheet music

## When to choose
- you need free, full-featured music notation software with no limitations
- you want cross-platform desktop score writing with MusicXML/MIDI interchange
- you need playback of scores via an integrated sequencer and synthesizer
- you want an open-source alternative to commercial notation suites like Sibelius or Finale

## When to avoid
- you need a library or API to programmatically generate notation rather than a desktop app
- you require advanced audio production or DAW-style multitrack recording
- you need a lightweight command-line tool for batch score conversion

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, audio-processing, pdf, file-system, graphics
- domain: media, desktop-applications, education, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: music-notation, sheet-music, musicxml, midi, score-writing, composition, qt, sfz, sequencer, synthesizer, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- musescore/MuseScore (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.074851+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:06:46.138579+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.074851+00:00, sha 11a014ba51a4)
  - homepage: https://musescore.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:42.916052+00:00, sha 863a63cbe36f)
  - site_page: https://musescore.org/en/community-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:42.927972+00:00, sha 319b5d3aa601)
  - site_page: https://musescore.org/en/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:42.925455+00:00, sha 14f76634c29e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.