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Install musescore with Homebrew Cask

Open-source music notation software. Version 4.7.6.261022093,4.7.6 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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brew install --cask musescore

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overview

Package summary

Open-source music notation software

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history

Project history and usage

MuseScore Studio is a free, open-source, cross-platform application for creating, engraving, playing, importing, and exporting musical scores.

Project history

MuseScore originated as a free, open-source scorewriter and developed through several major generations. The project maintains its application source publicly and publishes community-maintained handbooks for both current and older releases.

MuseScore 4 introduced a substantially redesigned application and playback ecosystem. In 2025 the project adopted the "MuseScore Studio" branding in its 4.5 release while retaining the MuseScore project identity.

Adoption history

MuseScore grew into a cross-platform notation editor used by composers, arrangers, educators, students, and publishers. The official handbook describes it as the world's most popular music-notation program and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Its free and open-source desktop application, broad import and export support, plugins, and MusicXML interoperability have made it a common alternative in notation workflows that otherwise depend on proprietary editors.

How it is used

Users create scores from instrument templates, enter and edit notation, lay out parts, play scores with built-in or optional sounds, and export formats including PDF, MusicXML, MIDI, SVG, and audio. Custom workspaces, styles, templates, shortcuts, and plugins support more specialized workflows.

Why package nerds care

MuseScore is a substantial cross-platform desktop application whose releases combine engraving, playback, audio assets, plugins, and compatibility with interchange formats such as MusicXML and MIDI. Package users care about the distinction between the open-source MuseScore Studio editor, the MuseScore.com service, and the optional MuseHub delivery ecosystem.

It is also a prominent example of sophisticated creative software distributed through native installers, AppImage and Linux repositories, and third-party desktop package managers.

Timeline

  • MuseScore 1: The first major handbook generation documented the early cross-platform scorewriter.
  • MuseScore 2 and 3: Successive releases expanded notation, playback, plugin, and interchange workflows.
  • 2022: MuseScore 4 began the current major application generation.
  • 2025: Version 4.5 introduced the MuseScore Studio branding and a new handbook.

Related projects

  • MuseScore.com provides online score publishing and sharing.
  • MuseHub distributes MuseScore Studio and optional MuseSounds on supported platforms.
  • MusicXML and MIDI are important interchange formats in MuseScore workflows.

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version4.7.6.261022093,4.7.6
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https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:musescore
Version4.7.6.261022093,4.7.6
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/musescore
Homepagehttps://musescore.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/musescore/MuseScore
Upstream docshttps://musescore.org/
Source archivehttps://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases/download/v4.7.6/MuseScore-Studio-4.7.6.261022093.dmg
SHA-256dd78357e652a4df6ec074b9bd63a79e09eedb7c1c9dd6262eb7d9304508dec9c
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Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

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Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenmusescore
Names
  • MuseScore
Artifacts
App
1
Command Wrapper
1
Target
2
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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