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LilyPond editor. Version 4.0.7 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Project history and usage
Frescobaldi is a free, cross-platform text editor and integrated working environment for creating LilyPond sheet-music sources.
Project history
Frescobaldi traces its roots to LilyKDE, a Python plugin for the KDE3 Kate editor released on Christmas 2007. When KDE4 initially lacked support for Python Kate plugins, LilyKDE became a standalone application and was renamed Frescobaldi.
Frescobaldi 0.7 became the first public release on Christmas 2008, followed by 1.0.0 on Christmas 2009 and 1.2.0 on Christmas 2010. The project then moved away from KDE4 libraries; Frescobaldi 2 was rewritten around Python and Qt for cross-platform availability.
Adoption history
Frescobaldi evolved from a KDE-specific tool into a Python and Qt application intended for Linux, macOS, and Windows. This broadened it from its original Kate-plugin audience to LilyPond users across the major desktop platforms.
It occupies a specialized place in the music-notation ecosystem: users retain LilyPond's text-based, version-controllable source files while gaining editor assistance, score setup, integrated engraving, PDF point-and-click navigation, MIDI playback, and documentation browsing.
How it is used
A typical workflow is to open or create a `.ly` source file, edit the notation with syntax assistance, run LilyPond, inspect errors and the generated score, and use point-and-click links between the PDF music view and source text. Frescobaldi also offers a score wizard, snippets, pitch and rhythm tools, MIDI support, MusicXML/MIDI/ABC import, and configurable LilyPond installations.
Why package nerds care
Frescobaldi is a notable companion package to LilyPond because it provides an IDE-like workflow without replacing LilyPond's plain-text source model. That combination appeals to musicians who value reproducible engraving, source control, multiple LilyPond versions, and automation-friendly score files.
Timeline
- 2007: LilyKDE, Frescobaldi's predecessor, was released on Christmas.
- 2008: Frescobaldi 0.7 became the first public release.
- 2009: Frescobaldi 1.0.0 was released.
- 2010: Frescobaldi 1.2.0 was released.
- 2011: Frescobaldi 2 was targeted as a Python-and-Qt rewrite for major desktop platforms.
Related projects
- LilyPond is the music-engraving engine and source language around which Frescobaldi's workflow is built.
- LilyKDE was Frescobaldi's predecessor.
- Poppler historically powered the integrated PDF music view.
Sources
- Official history and manual: https://frescobaldi.org/uguide.html
- Official homepage: https://frescobaldi.org/
- Official repository README: https://github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi
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Package metadata
| Package key | cask:frescobaldi |
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| Version | 4.0.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/frescobaldi |
| Homepage | https://frescobaldi.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi |
| Upstream docs | https://frescobaldi.org/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi/releases/download/v4.0.7/Frescobaldi-4.0.7.dmg |
| SHA-256 | fb872fae88b651f4e61cdad72c802d67f39735effbf34f5f0966ad6888b2b0eb |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | frescobaldi |
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