NAME

       mscore, musescore - MuseScore 2 sheet music editor.

SYNOPSIS

       mscore [OPTIONS] [FILE...]
       musescore [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

       MuseScore  is  a  free and open source WYSIWYG program for typesetting musical scores, released under the
       GNU General Public Licence (GPLv2).

   Getting help
       This manual documents command line useage of mscore.  For help with the full MuseScore program see:

              Online Handbook
                     <https://musescore.org/handbook>

              Support Forum
                     <https://musescore.org/forum>

   Further information
       These pages cover the topics in this manual and may be more up-to-date:

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

OPTIONS

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

       -h, --help
              Displays help.

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

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

       -d, --debug
              Starts MuseScore in debug mode.

       -L, --layout-debug
              Starts MuseScore in layout debug mode

       -s, --no-synthesizer
              Disables the integrated software synthesizer

       -m, --no-midi
              Disables MIDI input

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

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

       -I, --dump-midi-in
              Displays all MIDI input on the console

       -O, --dump-midi-out
              Displays all MIDI output on the console

       -o, --export-to <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 -o "My Score.pdf" "My Score.mscz"

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

       -T, --trim-margin <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, --gui-scaling <factor>
              Scales  the  score  display  and  other  GUI  elements  by the specified factor, for use with high
              resolution displays.

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

       -p, --plugin <name>
              Execute the named plugin

       --template-mode
              Save template mode, no page size

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

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

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

       -e, --experimental
              Enable experimental features. (E.g. layers).

       -c, --config-folder <pathname>
              Set config path

       -t, --test-mode
              Enable Test Mode

       -M, --midi-operations <file>
              Specify MIDI import operations file

       -w, --no-webview
              No web view in Start Center

       -P, --export-score-parts
              Used with -o .pdf, export score and parts

FILES

       Advanced users can find MuseScore's configuration files at:

              ~/.config/MuseScore/MuseScore2.ini
                     Main MuseScore preference file.

              ~/.local/share/data/MuseScore/MuseScore2/
                     Directory for all other preferences and session data.  (Autosaves, palettes, locale, plugin
                     data, etc.)

       The  information  in  these  files  may  allow partial recovery of lost work in some situations, but full
       recovery is extremely unlikely.  No method of data rescue can match regular, automated backups.

BUGS

       Please report any bugs via the Issue Tracker:

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

       Please check first to if the bug has already been reported. If you just need
              help with something then please use the support forum instead.

AUTHOR

       The MuseScore Team.

https://musescore.org/                          14th January 2016                                      MSCORE(1)