Hey everyone,

Today, we are delighted to announce the release of MuseScore 4 along with our new orchestral playback library Muse Sounds!.


To install:

  1. Visit https://musescore.org/en/download
  2. Click the main Download button for your operating system
  3. This will download the Muse Hub installer, which allows you to install MuseScore 4 and Muse Sounds

Linux users need to click the “Download AppImage” button to install MuseScore, and also the text link “Muse Hub (for Muse Sounds)” directly below in order to get Muse Sounds.


For those wanting to download a Windows or Mac version of MS4 without the Muse Hub, please use the appropriate text links at https://musescore.org/en/download.


Watch our release video

YouTube video: Announcing MuseScore 4 - a gigantic overhaul!

What’s new in MuseScore 4?

  • Our new orchestral plugin, Muse Sounds
  • Saving to cloud on MuseScore.com is now working
  • An improved system for publishing to MuseScore.com
  • A simple toggle for switching between playback profiles (MS Basic and MuseSounds)

An entirely new interface
– 400 new icons
– customisable colours
– A new Home tab which includes recent scores, plugins and video tutorials
– A new, friendlier onboarding process


An engraving overhaul
– New system for horizontal