NAME

       mscore - MuseScore sheet music editor.

       MuseScore  is  a  free  and  open  source  WYSIWYG typesetting program for musical scores,
       released under the GNU General Public Licence.

SYNOPSIS

       mscore [options] [filename(s)]

       MuseScore or musescore is set as an alias for mscore on some systems.

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents command line useage of mscore. See also:

           <https://musescore.org/handbook/command-line-options-0>

       For help with the full MuseScore program see the Online Handbook:

           <https://musescore.org/handbook>

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below. Running mscore without options launches  the  full
       MuseScore program and opens any specified file(s).

       -v     Displays  MuseScore's  current  version  and  revision  number  in the command line
              without starting the graphical interface.

       -d     Starts MuseScore in debug mode.

       -L     Starts MuseScore in layout debug mode.

       -s     Disables the integrated software synthesizer.

       -m     Disables MIDI input.

       -a <driver>
              Use audio driver: jack, alsa, pulse, portaudio.

       -n     Starts with the new score wizard regardless of preference setting for start mode.

       -I     Displays all MIDI input on the console.

       -O     Displays all MIDI output on the console.

       -o <filename>
              Exports the currently opened file  to  the  specified  <filename>.  The  file  type
              depends on the filename extension. This option switches to the "converter" mode and
              avoids any graphical interface. You can also add a filename before the  -o  if  you
              want  to  import  and  export  files  from the command line. For example mscore "My
              Score.mscz" -o "My Score.pdf".

       -r <dpi>
              Determines the output resolution for the output to "*.png" files in  the  converter
              mode. The default resolution is 300 dpi.

       -T <margin>
              Trims  exported  PNG  and  SVG  images  to remove surrounding whitespace around the
              score. The specified number of pixels of whitespace will be added as a margin;  use
              0  for  a  tightly  cropped image. For SVG, this option works only with single-page
              scores.

       -x <factor>
              Scales the score display and other GUI elements by the specified  factor,  for  use
              with high resolution displays.

       -S <style>
              Loads a style file; useful when you convert with the -o option.

       -p <name>
              Execute the named plugin.

       -F     Use   only   the   standard  built-in  presets  or  "factory-settings"  and  delete
              preferences.

       -R     Use only the standard built-in presets or "factory-settings",  but  do  not  delete
              preferences.

       -i     Load icons from the file system. Useful if you want to edit the MuseScore icons and
              preview the changes.

       -e     Enable experimental features.

       -c <pathname>
              Set config path.

       -t     Enable Test Mode.

       -M <file>
              Specify MIDI import operations file.

       -w     No web view in Start Center.

AUTHOR

       MuseScore was written by Werner Schweer and others. If you find any  bugs  in  the  latest
       version please report them via the Issue Tracker:

           <https://musescore.org/project/issues>

       This  manual  page is maintained by the MuseScore development team. Please report mistakes
       via the Issue Tracker.