# MuseScore (open-source audio and music app)

> MuseScore is a free, open-source audio and music app for Windows, macOS and Linux. MuseScore is an open source and free music notation software. It has 15,199 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Sibelius and Finale.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 15,199 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Sibelius, Finale |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://musescore.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Audio & music production |
| Latest release | v4.7.5 (Sep 8, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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