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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.