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RosegardenMuseScore Studio
Free

Free, community-developed software.

 Free

The program is free and open source. The musescore.com sheet music library is a separate…

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Strong music notation support alongside MIDI sequencing
  • Regular releases
  • Plays the score back through a built-in synthesiser as you write
  • MusicXML, MIDI and MEI import and export for moving between programs
  • Linux only
  • Audio support is basic
  • Major versions have changed the interface substantially
  • The bundled sound library is serviceable rather than convincing
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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