MuseScore Changelog

What's new in MuseScore 4.1.1

Jul 27, 2023

This latest release fixes a number of crashes and regressions identified since 4.1 was released earlier this month.

New in MuseScore 4.0.2 (Mar 13, 2023)

New in MuseScore 3.6.2 (Feb 9, 2021)

New in MuseScore 3.6.1 (Jan 29, 2021)

New in MuseScore 3.6.0 (Jan 15, 2021)

New:
Added the new default notation fonts "Leland"
Added the new default text font "Edwin"
Added a new dialog that suggests trying out the new engraving defaults
Added automatic score ordering and bracketing
Added automatic vertical justification of staves
Added Mountain Dulcimer instrument and 3-string tab presets
Added portamento for FLUID synthesiser
Added Petaluma notation font
Added mnemonics for "Save", "Save As" and "Resource Manager"
Improvements:
Redesigned the score migration dialog and the algorithm for applying new styles
Improved the vertical staff justification algorithm
First system indentation now takes the maximum of the length of the instruments labels and the style parameter
Added a support of measure number interval at multi-measure rests
Improved the recognition of instruments when loading a pre-3.6 score
Altered default canvas background colour
Improved functionality and appearance of 'Add Palettes' button
Implemented a new "Export" dialog
Improved the score symbols appearance
Updated Bravura notation font to version 1.39
Extended the set of accidentals
Implemented a third stroke style for minim-based two-note tremolos
Added extended fermata symbols to MusicXML I/O
Updated SMuFL to the latest version 1.3
Added support for triple sharp and triple flat
Replaced the accidentals from Emmentaler with improved ones from Parnassus
Added an indication of sounding pitch if the global concert pitch toggle is off and the current instrument has an actual pitch
Added heavy, reverse end and heavy double barlines
Added Sicilian translation
The Edit Style dialog is no longer modal: the score can now be traversed while the dialog is open
Added an alternative choice of “To Coda”
Added a harmony duration interpretation
MacOS window title bars now update according to the selected theme in MuseScore
Added an automatic change of theme in MuseScore according to the MacOS dark/light mode setting
The width of accidental symbols in the font is now honoured during drawing
Solo instrument names now end in "solo"
Improved collision avoidance between accidentals and ledger lines
Improved the appearance of shadow notes
Improved layout of the "Edit Style" dialog
Cleaned up all unnecessary spaces and words used in file export
Order of buttons in "Score migration" dialog is now platform-specific
Improved search behavior in "Palettes"
Added an option for applying new text font (Edwin) to imported MusicXML scores
Replenished collection of demo scores
Fixes:
Fixed a bug preventing generation of square braces for an instrument with multiple staves
Fixed an issue where style dialog loses setting of chord symbol radio buttons
Fixed an issue with measure numbers not showing when first staff is cut away
Fixed an issue where ledger lines only showed correctly when staff line spacing set to 0.5 increments (i.e 1.5, 2.0, etc.)
Fixed an issue with image resize not correctly honouring aspect ratio
Fixed an issue with "Select Similar Beat" command not working with shortened measures
Fixed an issue where glissandos collide with double-digit start fretmarks
Fixed glissando and portamento playback
Enabled selection of text using the mouse in Palettes search field
Adjusted the "Range-transpose" shortcuts
Adjusted the appearance of dotted lines
Staff visibility changes are now allowed mid-score
Fixed an issue with the appearance of additive time signatures
Fixed an issue where Mandolin unintentionally has a Grand Piano sound
Expanded the list of special characters in "Special characters -> Common Symbols"
Jump at Volta End no longer skips last measure
Fixed a crash when switching instruments from an instrument with tabulature
Fixed an issue when toggling between clefs of unpitched and pitched instruments, which led to a crash
Fixed an issue where pressing Enter in the Score Properties dialog applies to the "New…" button rather than the "OK" button
Fixed a crash when deleting header/footer text after hiding
Fixed an issue where removing tuplets after inserting measures caused corruption/crash
Reduced useless whitespace in JSON files
Disabled auto collision avoidance for rests which do not have auto-placement enabled
Fixed an issue where rests cannot be merged together when the measure has 3 or 4 voices
Fixed an issue with the "Flatten all Beams" setting being ignored on score reload
Fixed an issue where voice-1 rests collide with voice-3 rhythm slashes
Fixed an issue where C time signature does not update
Fixed an issue with readability of the tempo field by screen readers
Fixed a palette search shortcut functionality issue
Fixed an issue with missing space between the key signature and the first note when the time signature is hidden
Fixed a freeze when a tie has the same start and end note
Fixed a crash when deleting or changing a time signature in a multi-measure rest
Fixed an issue with import of MusicXML files from the new version of Finale
Fixed an incorrect tuplet calculation on a two-note tremolo
Removed support for the "place at middle of stem" option for single-note tremolos
Fixed an issue where duplication of voltas leads to following voltas being ignored
Fixed an issue with MusicXML import of changed transpositions
Fixed an issue where hairpin export stops halfway
Fixed an issue with FirstSystemIndentation style setting not taking account of instrument label length
Fixed an issue where MusicXML import did not honour "measure-style/slash"
Fix missing kerning in MuseJazz Text
Fixed an issue with application of new styles to 'recent' scores
Fixed an issue with application of new styles to pre-3.6 scores
Fixed an issue with incorrect brace scaling
Fixed an issue with import of MusicXML tempo changes
Fixed an issue where aligned pedal lines jump wildly while being dragged
Fixed an issue with updating of translations
Fixed an issue with export of fretboard diagrams to MusicXML
Fixed an issue where atonal key signatures caused spacing issues
Fixed an issue with the "Show MIDI controls in mixer" checkbox in "Preferences" dialog
Fixed an issue with inconsistent stem directions on middle-line beamed notes
Fixed an issue with application of new styles to 'recent' scores
Fixed an issue with measure numbers colliding with brackets
Fixed an issue with triggering of translation process after a language switch
Fixed an issue where fingering was wrongly scaled with note size
Fixed an issue with cutaway courtesy clefs not showing
Fixed an issue with export of 32nd-note tuplets into MusicXML format
Removed unnecessary rounding of BPM value in "Play panel"
Fixed an issue with unexpected behavior of "Esc" key in "Edit Style" dialog
Fixed a crash when importing a file with an incomplete tuplet
Fixed an issue where adding instruments on top of others whose parts have been created leads to score corruption
Fixed an issue with styles in the "converter" mode
Fixed an issue where changing any property on a text line resets all styled properties to default
Fixed an issue where the "Custom" string in "Instrument > Order" shows untranslated

New in MuseScore 3.5.2 (Oct 18, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.5.1 (Oct 9, 2020)

Fixes:
Fixed a crash during voice changing of chord with tied grace note
Fixed crashes when using hbox within vbox
Fixed a crash when deleting all measures
Fixed a crash when changing Common time to Cut time in parts
Fixed a crash on playback of score with MM rest at the end
Fixed a crash when drag-and-dropping a breath & pause or rest symbol from the score to a custom palette
Fixed a crash on flipping beam across system break
Fixed crashes when pasting fret diagram without chord symbol in score with parts
Fixed a crash when doing file operations after changing translations in preferences
Fixed an issue of corruption caused by editing certain tuplets
Fixed a crash caused by Start Center if there is no Internet connection
Fixed a crash on DPI change in preferences
Fixed a crash when inserting a new measure within a melisma
Complete list of issues resolved and improvements implemented:
#310349 Fixed a crash during voice changing of chord with tied grace note
#311084 Fixed an issue with curly bracket scaling when using MuseJazz
#308589 Fixed an issue with scaling of tuplet number
#310906 Fixed an issue of Staff/Part dialog not becoming dirty after changes if activated via double click
#309857 Fixed an issue of divider not being removed after undo of deleting a vertical frame
#310570 Fixed an issue of triple and quadruple dots not being exported correctly
#310603 Fixed an issue of tremolo customizations lost on second save/reload
Fixed various issues with the handling of title frame on MusicXML import
#301395 Fixed an issue of decrescendo not working on tied notes with subchannels
#308469 Fixed an issue of changing portaudio preferences not working
Fixed an issue with loudness of accents
#302714 Chord symbol playback settings are now available in Edit Style dialog
#257581 Fixed an issue of changes to Measure properties not being propagated between score and parts
#306950 Fixed an issue of Ctrl+Delete command not allowed in note input mode
Added preferences to disable chord symbol playback when opening old scores, or creating new ones
#185056 Fixed an issue with entering notes above/below staff
#307720 Fixed an assertion failure when adding image to vertical frame
#153686 Fixed issues with voice and chords with drum input
#307841 Fixed crashes when using hbox within vbox
#307991 Fixed a crash when deleting all measures
#308077 Added the guitar "Solo" templates with default guitar sound
#298779 Fix invisible elements not getting displayed after turning "Show invisible" on
#308562 Fixed an issue of 1-line staves showing unexpected vertical offset
#308568 Fixed an issue of bad selection and corruption on delete
#308947 Fixed a crash when changing Common time to Cut time in parts
#308951 Fixed a crash on playback of score with MM rest at the end
#309005 Updated extra navigation shortcuts to handle MMRests appropriately
#308661 Updated offsets of Gonville's top & bottom bracket glyphs
#309032 "Add clef" shortcuts are now allowed to also work in normal mode
#309066 Fixed an issue of clicking footer text corrupting parts
#308698 Fixed an issue of continuous view stopping repeats from working in playback
#308860 Fixed a crash when drag-and-dropping a breath & pause or rest symbol from the score to a custom palette
#309273 Fixed a crash on flipping beam across system break
#309369 Fixed an issue of status bar not showing concert pitch of octave transposing instruments
#284357 Fixed an issue of ambitus not being correctly calculated for (octave) transposing instruments
#309380 Fixed crashes when pasting fret diagram without chord symbol in score with parts
#309419 Fixed an issue of instrument change data not being properly saved in linked staves
#309592 Fixed an issue of flipping “above” breaths/pauses to “below” when pasting a measure with them
#309594 Now possible to flip breaths/pauses using X
#309665 Fixed an issue of alpha (transparency) not showing on several symbols and Elements
#309754 Create Time Signature dialog now doesn't add unnecessary special text whenever the internal value of nominator or denominator is changed
#308821 Added fractional Time Signatures Support
#308139 Fixed an issue of unintended loss of denominator in Time Signatures
#308694 Fixed an issue of exporting to WAV, OGG, FLAC files with path name that contains non-ASCII characters
#309025 Fixed crashes after updating due to qmlcache
#304834 Adjusted the size of a settings field for multimeasure rests
#309456 Fixed an issue of workspace being changed to Basic when changing language settings
#309872 Fixed a crash when doing file operations after changing translations in preferences
#309874 Fixed an issue of corruption caused by editing certain tuplets
#278817 Fixed a crash caused by Start Center if there is no Internet connection
#310869 Fixed a crash on DPI change in preferences
#311289 Fixed a crash when inserting a new measure within a melisma
#310969 Fixed an issue of a pair of acciaccaturas showing two slashes instead of one

New in MuseScore 3.5.0 (Aug 7, 2020)

New features:
Option available in Preferences for playback of chord symbols
Mid-staff instrument changes now do almost everything automatically (see below)
Support for Orca (Linux) screenreader
Hairpins, voltas, and other lines now adapt anchor points when dragged
Much more functional piano roll editor (see below)
Splash screen displays progress messages while loading MuseScore
Diatonic pitch up/down (keep degree alterations) shortcuts
Select Similar Elements: Same Beat
#293113: New Score Wizard automatically numbers instruments
#18897: Property for beam style of tremolo (all strokes attached to stem)
#296075: Style for hiding brackets which span to a single staff when empty staves are hidden
#203026: Properties and styles for measure number positioning, including centered and below staff
#65241: Property and style for position of multimeasure rest numbers
#299644: Property for fretboard diagram rotation
Improvements:
#16077: Double-click a header, footer, or instrument name to access the dialog for editing it
#27371: Score tabs can now be closed using mouse middle button
Improved layout of two-note and single-note tremolos, with and without stem
#93376: Smooth scrolling during playback in Continuous view
Various improvements to simplify searching and loading backup files
#303617: Metric modulation for dotted eighth to quarter
Automatic collision avoidance between rests and notes/rests in other voices
Staff property to automatically merge rests between voices
Allow selection of multiple similar items with shift+click
Allow "repeating a note" by clicking a notehead then pressing "R" in normal mode
Changes made in Preferences are applied significantly faster
Style options to align chord symbols within systems
More zoom controls
Additional plugin capabilities
Altered keyboard and mouse zoom precision and consistency
Improved performance of applying preferences
Chords playback is on by default (untick the "play" property to disable it)
Adding notes to a tuplet now adds them with respect to the tuplet's space
MuseScore 3 is now available as a Windows PortableApp
Altered Shift+L/R for leading space while in edit mode upon notehead
All symbols are now available for the plugins
Fixes:
JACK audio/MIDI worked incorrectly on some platforms
#148311: Loop playback skipped final rests in the last measure
MIDI note-off events were not sent in some cases
Undoing slur addition to a range only removed one slur
Canceling a selection worked incorrectly in some cases
macOS package was not notarized in Apple
Various fixes for the text editing process
Fixed an issue when hiding notes or rests in a voice > 1 causes stems/beams to flip in a bad and unexpected way
Fixed an issue when two grace notes disabling vertical chord alignment (Maximum Shift Above)
Fixed an issue when "maximum shift above" leading to layout weirdness if measure has rhythm slashes and rests
Fixed an issue with inactive "Realize chord symbols" command
Fixed an issue when key signature appears in multiple places on the single staff
Fixed an issue with missing grid of measures in the "timeline" view
Fixed an issue with appearing of empty dialog during the "Save Online"
Fixed an crash during the drag & drop of volta in continuous view
Brackets were displaced in Continuous View
Nested tuplets in linked staves led to corruption
Octave selection was inconsistent in note input mode
Voices worked incorrectly in the parts dialog in some cases
Misclicking when attempting to create a range selection caused the current selection to be lost
On-screen rendering of synthetically emboldened fonts was broken in some cases
Smooth scrolling worked wrong in Continuous view when dealing with repeats
Saving Online a yet unsaved or uncompressed (mscx) file didn't work
Fixed zoom-box 100% selection bug.
Fixed a bug with ignoring of blank lines at top of text elements
Fixed an issue when cut/paste, drag/drop in Piano Roll Editor does not preserve NoteEvent values
Fixed a playback of chord symbols attached to fret diagrams
Fixed a note entry suggested position with no selection and last selected note in voice > 1
Fixed a display of the bold and underlined texts
Fixed the "Save Online" on AppImages
Complete list of issues resolved and improvements implemented:
MuseScore 3.5 Alpha release notes
MuseScore 3.5 Beta release notes
MuseScore 3.5 Release Candidate release notes
#307433: Fixed crash when adding voltas in continuous view and improved behaviour when there are repeats
#308023: Nothing happens when select Realize chord symbols via tools->Realize chord symbols
#308281: Fixed blank upload dialog on Mac
#307883: Key Signature appears too many times in Parts
#308145: Fixed a missing grid in timeline view
#308371: Fixed the bad stem directions on tab staves
#307945: Two Grace Notes Disable Vertical Chord Alignment (Maximum Shift Above)
#307946: Chord Symbols > Maximum Shift Above is weird if measure has rhythm slashes and rests

New in MuseScore 3.4.2 (Feb 10, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.4.1 (Jan 26, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.4 (Jan 26, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.3.4 (Dec 5, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.3.3 (Nov 26, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.3.2 (Nov 15, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.2.3 (Nov 13, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.0.5 (Mar 13, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.0.4 (Mar 11, 2019)

New in MuseScore 2.3.2 (Aug 8, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.3.1 (Jul 10, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.2.1 (Apr 12, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.2 (Apr 12, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.1 (Jun 6, 2017)

Top new features:
New note input modes:
Rhythmic input: enter rhythm first, pitches later. Saves having to swap back and forth between computer and MIDI keyboard.
Semi-real-time MIDI input - a limited form of real-time input (play the piece on a MIDI keyboard and notation is generated automatically). In semi-real-time, you can't enter triplets or notes shorter than your chosen duration, but it is more reliable than fully real-time entry.
- Real-time (automatic)—play along with metronome
- Real-time (manual)—play while tapping a key/pedal to set tempo
Much better support for SFZ sample libraries in Zerberus synthesizer (see below)
New "Swap" command in addition to "Copy, Cut, Paste"
New "Regroup Rhythms" command under Layout menu to split and tie notes and rests according to time signature rules
Mid-staff instrument changes now also change transposition
More options to select similar notes in Select / More...
Instrument names editable by double-click
"Instrument Change" and "Fingering" text available from Add/Text main menu and allow keyboard shortcuts
Allow keyboard shortcuts to toggle "Hide Empty Staves" and for up bow and down bow symbols
Find a numerical rehearsal mark using Ctrl-F with "R#"
Previous and next buttons added to the Staff Properties dialog
Pause property for caesura in Inspector
Bracket property for accidentals in Inspector
"Also change shorter notes" option when adjusting beaming rules for time signature
Load multiple SFZ at once in Zerberus
Option to add page/section breaks when creating album
Album Manager has default "Untitled" album on first use
Revision log field added to Save Online dialog when updating already uploaded score
Settings for MP3 bitrate
New instruments: percussion, Bb sousaphone, guitar (treble clef), Irish tenor banjo, nyckelharpa, sackbuts, and different types of marimbas (see below)
New templates: brass band, small concert band, marching bands, battery and pit percussion, bluegrass band (see below)
Allow fingerings in tablature staves
Improved support for historical tablature notation (see below)
New Shift-Q and Shift-W commands to decrease/increase duration to next nearest dotted or undotted value
Upload audio rendition to musescore.com together with score
UI improvements:
Fix #110711: Color piano keys when MIDI keys are pressed
Fix #91571: Add toolbar toggles to View menu
Fix #33131: Add a way to select/deselect all in Selection Filter
Re-pitch button moved into new note input button menu in toolbar
Fix #8954: Drag to reorder score tabs
Fix #109651: Add hint at the download page when loading pre 0.9.6 scores
Fix #100396: Change "note heads" to "noteheads"
Fix #67291: Confirmation before deletion of a palette
Fix #111856: Add Unicode accidentals to "Common Symbols" section of Special Characters
Fix #114366: Add "delete measure" to staff context menu
Fix #99476: Update rest icon to show other durations than quarter rest
Fix #100996: Show "Slur" or "Tie" instead of "Slur/Tie" in inspector and right click menu
Enable inspector for all breath/caesura types
Fix #112611: Add repeat barlines to Repeats palette
Fix #139611: Filter -> Search in Preferences / Shortcuts
Remove Text Tool from right click menu in toolbar
Fix #124691: Navigator cannot display 3-figure page numbers
Fix #86266: Mismatch between Bend properties and Tremolo bar properties
Fix #124766: Preferences / General / Animations doesn't work
Fix #124476: Change "New" button in lower left of Score Properties window to + button
Fix #152206: Revision is not shown in Score Properties
Fix #152211: Show correct API level in Score Properties
Fix #100221: Change Page Settings "Landscape" checkbox into "Portrait/Landscape" radio buttons
Fix #123146: Window title changes after save score
Fix #151856: TAB: Improvement of cursor position
Fix #18452, fix #68151, fix #68856, fix #71416, fix #74811, fix #97796, fix #97821, fix #112291, fix #120096: save/restore window sizes and positions
Fix #119376: Utility functions for save/restore geometry
Fix #121746: Ask for confirmation before deleting a workspace
Fix #117301: PulseAudio QGroupBox min height
Fix #112911: Score does not display fully in Navigator if latter set to ON when score loads
Fix #137446 (follow up for fix #112911): Navigator rectangle selection is lost
Fix #152886: Title bar of Selection Filter says only "Selection"
Follow-up to fix #97131, correcting title case in menu for Split Measure
Add colons to Inspector texts and various text fixes and improvements
Fix some label texts in Inspector to match the majority
Fix #106026: System Text should be labeled as "System Text"
Fix #102361: Tooltip explaining "New All" button in Parts dialog
Fix #121896: Better tooltip explaining BPM
Better tooltips for note grouping's "Reset" button and "Add" button in Master Palette / Time Signatures
Vertical spacers in layout and better tooltip for "Add" button in Master Palette / Key Signatures
Fix #114931: Show subtitles on all pages of New Score Wizard
Fix #104771: Dragging mouse up/down moves Zita1 controls the wrong way
Fix #163666: Order recorders by pitch range
Fix #166231: Ambitus gets reported an octave too high in Inspector, status bar, and screen reader
Disable "Scale to frame size" in Inspector for images not in a Frame
Rename "Repeat count" to "Play count" in Measure Properties dialog
Fix #105676: Rename "Staff distance:" to "Stem distance:" in General Style / Articulations, Ornaments
Fix #105301: Ctrl+F "Find" saves searched values
Fix #109576: Hide gray line above figured bass when View / Show Unprintable is unchecked
Fix #84416: Allow long note groups to scroll or pan in Create Time Signature dialog
Fix #165701, fix #165716: Reposition scoreview when cursor moves
Fix #25271: Part export automatic numeration of same instruments
Fix #10722: Label fields for width and height of toolbar icons in Preferences / General
Fix #181861: Pinch/spread to zoom uses wrong center point
Fix #182221: Updated Staff Properties Dialog
Fix #181966: Volume slider notches according to range in Synthesizer
Fix #182171: Leftmost pixel column in Synthesizer meter does not update when user adjusts volume while playing
Fix #180071: Do not scale webview in start center
Tweak piano keyboard to be resizable with touchpad (and probably touchscreens)
Better default size on startup
Fix #184381: Unnecessary "MuseScore: " prepended to most window titles and wrong title of Split Staff dialog
Fix #177646: More appropriate column widths and sortable columns in Edit Drumset dialog
Fix #109066: Metronome gain and volume slider left double click defaults to silence
Crashes and corruptions fixed:
Fix #105811: Crash when creating full measure rests on multimeasure rests
Fix #105621: CRASH album when remove score w/ TBox
Fix #112431: Crash in note entry mode in drumset
Fix #137116: CRASH if try changing duration of Repeat Measure
Fix potential crash during layout or measure
Fix potential crash in lyric separator layout
Fix potential crash in slur layout
Use fallback font rather than crash
Fix #138256: Crash after moving to kneed beams in grace notes
Fix #120316: Crash when deleting a part
Fix #120016: Crash on play caused by channel mismatch
Fix #116556: Crash by opening the Instruments dialog box after parts deletion and undo
Fix #119581: Select note values onto multimeasure rests in parts leads to corruption and crash
Fix crash when undoing transposition after changing spatium
Fix #106021: Reducing actual duration of measure with text elements will corrupt measure
Fix #126916: Undo after creation of parts with linked staves causes corruption
Fix #124966: Create a pickup measure in parts with two instruments at least causes a crash
Fix #140081: Repeatedly deleting displaced beams causes crash
Fix #139656: Select a note/rest before change the measure duration leads to corruption/crash
Fix #141496: Copy-paste multimeasure rests containing a full measure, or not after cuting, causes corruption/crash
Fix #136236: Remove the time signature in the presence of another one in a score with parts leads to corruption/crash
Fix #127281: Crash when adding line/section/page breaks by double-clicking on a multimeasure rest
Fix #164446: Crash when opening bad MIDI file
Fix #166101: [GP6] Crash when opening a file containing 2Mrcs instrument
Fix #70571 and fix #93116: [GP6] Crash when importing gpx ottava
Fix #171071: Crash when importing incorrect MIDI file
Fix #167071: MusicXML import crash on overlapping wavy lines
Fix #154551: Crash by removing a score with frames when the last measure contains a pedal line/volta line
Fix #173381: Copy-paste a multimeasure rest on another one causes corruption after undo
Fix #173366: Protect against a couple of crashes
Fix #174026: Crash by changing time signature in a measure in Continuous view when a glissando extends from the previous measure
Fix #152506: Introduce a time signature in a measure which the Actual duration is exactly identical leads to corruption/crash
Fix #174721: Cut a time signature before a glissando and toggle in another View causes a crash
Fix #175341: [GP6] Crash on a file involving arpeggios, ties and capo Feature
Fix #167416: Cut a measure with tuplet causes crash
Fix #164671: Crash when changing 'spanned staves' from 2 to 1 in the Inspector
Fix #105951: CRASH on close score after deleting all segment of a spanner
Fix #154591: Crash when loading palette with small width/height grid
Partially fix #151521: Undoing a multimeasure rest range selection in parts causes a crash
Fix #112656: Crash when opening score with a duplicate Glissando
Fix #178176: Hang/crash by extending a glissando on a note with another one in the second staff
Fix #151711: Remove a time signature in a part causes corruption in the other parts and main score
Fix #119041: Font name containing a ampersand will corrupt file
Fix #121561: Score corruption when creating tremolos in Score+Parts
Fix #99146: File / Save Selection… leads to corrupt score if selection is not 4/4 and does not start with time signature
Fix #180986: Crash on ctrl+home of empty score
Fix #173366: Corruption on paste
Fix #183846: Splitting irregular measures produce extra rests
Fix #175821: [MusicXML import] Crash by importing a file with breath mark after grace note
Fix crash when converting to PDF on the command line
Fix #192236: Freeze when opening file with very large glissando
Fix #97106: Crash when undo after save in a score with parts and courtesy key signature
Audio playback improvements:
SFZ synth greatly improved (see Zerberus)
Fix #104981: Synthesizer: zita1 reverb: Eq2 not working
Fix #87266: Metronome plays eighth notes if pickup measure has actual duration of 1/8
Fix #118816: midiAction on wrong midi channel
Fix #117726: MidiAction program change - doesn't change on note
Fix #119136: Instrument doesn't switch back after midiAction. See PR #2750
Fix #70016: Fixed formula to calculate staff given a note in presence of staffMove and added test case testTrillCrossStaff
Fix #115491: Loop out on end repeat goes to repeat start and not loop in
Fix #52841: No sound feedback in repitch mode when using MIDI or Piano Keyboard
Fix #147086: Section break pause is not respected in a file with parts after save/open cycle
Fix #70791: Export to audio does not respect Synthesizer settings unless saved to score
Fix #112556, fix #113416: Sample based Volume for envelopes and modlfo
Fix #119446: Calculate envelope for first point of new envelope right, fix divison by zero in amp increment calculation
Fix #119731: FluidSynth optimizations
Fix #120061: Fix clicking sound in playback due to filter init
Fix #165281: Update FluidR3Mono to 2.312
Zerberus:
Fix #117716: Stop note on pedal released when sustained during attack
Fix #116906: Support for control structure, for details on set_cc see https://musescore.org/en/node/116906#comment-530701
Fix #117901: Support #include, change #define behavior, support
Fix #120066: Let zerberus support gain_cc/gain_oncc
Fix #116871: Add support for rt_decay
Fix #116691: On_hiccN/on_loccN support for zerberus
Zerberus: fix into loop (forgot offset because of interpolation), fix loop_sustain and simplify code
Fix #124656: mtests for Zerberus
Zerberus: check for seq range in onCC
Fix #122261: Add block comments to zerberus
Zerberus: fix control init
Zerberus: fix wrong position of seq zones
Fix #115991: Support for random playback
Fix #115806: Round robin not working
Fix #115996: Add sfz1 envelope support to zerberus (ampeg_* opcodes)
Fix #114681: Add loop support to zerberus
Do not consider ALSA driver changes if ALSA is not used
Score layout and style:
Fix #65846: Ledger lines do not change color with staff
Stack ledgerline below stem, not just below note
Fix #75816: Implement space management for formatted text
Fix #54501: Tied enharmonics incorrectly notated
Fix #113201: Tremolo bar appears above wrong staff
Fix #112846: Optimize rendering for Mi, Min, etc
Fix #139641: Do Shape notes(quarter and half) misaligned with stem (Emmentaler)
Fix #151156: Cross-staff glissando missing when creating piano part
Fix #119381: Scaling of fretboard chord diagrams
Fix #120041: Allow 0sp max. slope for tuplet bracket
Lyrics dash and melisma should have same color as preceding syllable
Fix #15121: Ledger lines don't appear for notes beyond staff in drum palette
Fix #42121, fix #78536, fix #103921: Slurs lost on exchange voices and add test for exchange voices
Fix #117956: Changing text background color does not work for circular frames
Fix #121051: Multimeasure rests should account for fermatas
Fix #112451: Inconsistency in part name in staff properties between extracted part and the score
Fix #105641: No initial clef
Fix #180286: Bad layout on undo with hbox
Fix #109021: Wandering hairpins due to miscalculation of barline widths
Fix #187151: Hairpin drift due to bad tie calculation
Fix #188061: Drift on spatium change
Fix #180991: Layout jump due to courtesy key signature barline
Fix #135791: Make dynamics text style italic
Fix #38941: Staff texts after the first are ignored in multimeasure rests
Fix #188461: Tie length ending on mirrored note too short
Historical tablature:
Fix #174066: Support for bass strings for lute tablature
Mixing mensural value symbols and beaming in historic tablatures
More French styles for frets and duration symbols
Font design improvement
New historical English fret style
Fix #185116: Changes to tablature flag automatism, tuplets and graces (now default hidden)
Import and export:
Guitar Pro:
Fix #147246: Repeat marks not working in gp3 and gp4
Fix #91341: Imports from *.gpx files play wrong drums sounds
Fix #150711: [GP6] Corruption when the gp file contains incomplete measures
MIDI:
Fix #122626: MIDI import truncated
XML escape lyrics in MIDI import
Fix #165496: Import MIDI track volume
Fix #167196: Change some MIDI XF chord symbol spellings
More precise tempo export in MIDI
Fix #184376: Initial key signature overwritten in exported MIDI with repeats
SVG:
Fix #105436: SVG export crashes MuseScore with files containing horizontal frames
Fix #105471: SVG export crashes MuseScore in Continuous View
Fix #107081: SVG export leaves space between stems and heads
Export an SVG file per page
Fix #114691: SVG Export: Tablature Note matrix needs rounding
Fix #119721: [SVG export] Note head and stem apart on downstem notes
Fix #174496: Export to SVG from Continuous view results in a Crash
MusicXML:
Fix #42281: [MusicXML] Title converted to copyright on import if positioned at bottom of page
Fix #107936: [MusicXML] crash when divisions is defined in second measure but used in first measure
Fix invalid MusicXML export when too many overlapping trills, ottavas or brackets are present
Fix #125881: [MusicXML Export] invalid MusicXML when too many overlapping hairpins are present
Fix #148131: [MusicXML] import of transposing score with chromatic tag only
Fix #142116: Order of ending/repeat in MusicXML
Time signature visibility in MusicXML import/export
Fix #120156: Infinite loop with an XML
Change #107936: Default to 4/4
Fix #20853: [MusicXML import] sound element's tempo attribute ignored
Fix #177216: Changed other dynamic to export text instead of dynTypeName
Fix #175226: [MusicXML import] add instrument-sound to MIDI mapping
Fix #186706: Export 7sus chord to MusicXML fails Reimport
Other:
Fix #113931: Freeze when importing Capella file with staff without time signature (workaround)
Fix #11014: [Ove Import] Import of chordnames is wrong
Fix #151846: [BIAB] Melody is not imported
Fix #81451: [Capella Import] Corrupt file when importing capx file with pickup measure
Build system and packaging:
Makefile: Use POSIX way of finding CPU count
Simplify CPU count
Fix debug build for XCode with CMake>=3.5.0.
Update README.md (Add link for mtest/README.md)
Allow BUILD_PCH to be set to on for Windows
Build Mac OS X nightlies on Travis-CI
Fix call to obsolete QChar::toAscii
Add option to use system FreeType
Select Item in Debugger with enter
Fix incorrect version in Linux desktop entry file
Build x86 AppImages on Ubuntu 12.04
Fix #152151: Change paths in bottled dylib
Quotes needed around ENV variable in IF
Sign macOS package on Travis-CI
Add Makefile option for Jack, Portaudio, PulseAudio
Make QWebkit and StartCenter webview optional
[Travis] add a way to insert musescore.com keys
Fix #193526: Create APPX for Windows Store
Templates and instruments:
Marching perc. improvements in instruments.xml, new template
Fix #111531: Add marching band and percussion templates
Add brass band, small concert band, small marching templates
Fix #105666: Add support for Croatian instruments (Tambura)
Fix #104896: Add sackbuts to instruments.xml
Rename "Baroque Flute" to "Traverso"
Added european bb sousaphone instrument
Fix #12489: General "Percussion" staff
Fix #111431 and fix #111311: Some additions/corrections to instruments.xml
Fix #115911, fix #115916: Add Uke with low G and fix wrong string for Bar. Uke
Make piccolo flute and all string basses transposing instruments with standard clef, instead of non-transposing instruments with octave clefs
Add "Guitar (Treble Clef)" to instruments.xml
Adjust Marimba range
Add slap and pop channels to plucked basses
Fix Dizi channel
Add Irish Tenor Banjo, incl. Tablature
Change My First Score to Untitled
Fix typo in chords_jazz.xml
Add nyckelharpa
Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes:
Fix #113396: High CPU usage with navigator on
Fix #110796: Batch conversion from the command line; speedup vtest by using this
Fix #109626: Add option to force loading score in converter mode
Fix #104936: Atomic update sfPath->mySoundfontsPath
Fix #114956: Let cmdDoubleDuration() and cmdHalfDuration() reach more values
Fix #106266: Avoid unicode flats and sharps in filenames
Fix #104881: Arrow up/down and Delete keys stop working in other open scores after piano roll editor is opened in another
Fix #116276: Change enharmonic doesn't work as expected with linked staves also selected
Fix #136406: Non-Reduced ratio tuplets of full measure duration not copy-pastable
Fix #107556, fix #151446: Fix selection of measure after R or paste command
Fix #150141: Text in textframe disappears with Ctrl-C
Fix #107891: Selection lost on enharmonic change with accidentals
Fix #117656: Appended measures in different time signature. Thanks to PR #2729.
Fix #117546: Fix deleting first measure of part with key sig
Print: fix page size/orientation settings
Fix #125791: In continuous mode only first page of score gets printed
Fix #115971: Read-only access to std::vector, QVector and QList properties for qml
Fix #117206: OSC command /Tempo processes the parameter value wrong
Fix #111116: Cannot add courtesy accidentals for a tied note
Fix #113556: Note input toolbar not accessible via tab
Fix continuous panel flicker at beginning of system
Partial fix #106241: Add -D option to specify monitor DPI
Fix #150511: Remove default shortcut F2 for transpose up/down
Fix #153671: PDF export of parts doesn't have correct title metadata
Fix #164391: Don't mark score dirty on Save Online when only updating it
Fix #169161: Replace Public Domain mark with Creative Commons Zero in Save Online
Fix typo Execure > Execute named plugin (command line)
Fix #175346: Cannot enter special characters into tempo change
Fix #176151: Multibyte chars are not deleted correctly in text
Fix #72896: Image capture "save as" field is blank
Fix #176631: Select / More... selects wrong voice dots
Fix #178271: Select / More... selects tuplets in all voices
Fix #166651: Inability to select fingerings in different voices
Fix #125756: Inability to select notes in same voice, staff...
Fix #181131: Selecting flags by voice doesn't work
Fix #181341: Selecting accidentals by voice doesn't work
Fix #177116: Inability to select ties in a range selection if the last measure is also selected
Fix #85631: Range select -> Notes button in Inspector includes grace notes in list selection, disabling Inspector
Fix #177586: Slurs disappear, in the most cases, after editing and Escape if the bordering note
Text::drop when not already in edit mode needs to handle Supplementary Unicode
Fix drum note entry, avoid to be blocked in chord mode when mixing drum/melodic
Fix #180171: Change modifier key from Ctrl to Shift, to create chord with on-screen piano keyboard
Don't autosave unchanged "imported" 1.x scores
Don't look for SoundFonts in hidden directories
Allow saving audio to QIODevice
Fix #181616: Disable change anchor for Instrument Change text
Fix #181671: Restrict all text drag to page boundaries
Expose default synthesizer state
Expose the application QNetworkAccessManager
Fix #165741: Applying shortcut beam designations to multiple notes causes error
Fix #101256: Master palette locks up during search if text string does not match any symbol
Add access to TimeSig for plugins
Add ability to run plugin before converting in json job
Fix #51741: No beam for stemless slash notation
Fix ornamentDownPrall composed glyph definition
Fix #183816: Full measure rest displaced after time signature Change
Add minimal support for triple dots
Mac-specific changes:
Fix #104986: [Mac OS X] Full screen shortcut does not work to enter full screen, only to exit
Fix #102486: Add alternative full screen shortcut Ctrl+Cmd+F
Fix #120801: Make MuseScore unexecutable on Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier
Fix #182336: Color Picker window gets larger every time it's used
Fix rendering of non-square icons on high-dpi displays (done earlier in version 2.0.3.1)
Fix #127076: Store QColor as string in preferences file (done earlier in version 2.0.3.1)
Languages:
Fix/update language codes of qt_*.ts files
Simplify texts in various dialogs, for translators' benefit
Fix #109711: Don't translate filename extensions
Enable translation for paper format
Fix #115191: Wrong translation on English (AU)
Fix #123531: Separate Flemish from Dutch Qt translation
Fix #126901: Swap directional icons for RTL languages
Fix #124026: Update Qt's Arab translations
Fix #64046: Korean input method on Windows doesn't work with Shift
Partially fix #92591: No feedback while typing Korean
Fix #176601: Supplemental Unicode select, insert, paste
Fix #43681: ScoreView text edit ignore Ctrl/Shift/Alt/Caps for Win Japanese IME and fix InputMethod position when editing Chinese/Japanese text, do not rely on QInputMethod::locale() for CJK test
New languages:
Welsh
Arabic (Sudan)
Arabic (Egypt)
Arabic (Algeria)
Malayalam
Scottish Gaelic

New in MuseScore 2.0.3 (Oct 11, 2016)

NEW FEATURES:
Cresc. and dim. dashed lines (cresc. _ _ _ _ _ )
Localized translations of "Getting Started" interactive tutorial score
Adding ties to notes already entered will be possible without leaving note input mode
Built-in "revert to factory settings" command
Reorder linked parts is now possible in Parts dialog
Copy lyrics to clipboard tool under Edit → Tools
New compressor effect in the Synthesizer
Keyboard shortcut for sforzato/accent (default Shift+V), matching shortcuts for staccato, tenuto, and marcato
AppImage for all Linux flavors
New instruments supported: more trumpets and cornets, traverso (baroque flute), contra guitar
Twenty new default guitar fretboard diagrams in Advanced workspace and Master Palette
UI IMPROVEMENTS:
Depressed white and black piano keys now blue instead of yellow for better visibility on projectors
Piano keyboard reflects ottava now
Option in Preferences → Canvas to show pages scrolling vertically or horizontally
Redesigned Special Characters palette for easy harp pedal diagrams and all kinds of musical symbols in text
Redesigned Page Settings dialog
Better naming of Join/Split Measure menu commands
Renamed File → Info... to File → Score Properties...
Add score file path to Score Properties
Disable fields in Score Properties that are not changeable
Slur/Tie in Inspector should expose Direction
Incorrectly functioning "Full Screen" menu command removed on Mac OS X
Tempo slider in Play Panel snaps to 100%
Preferences Choose Folder dialog uses native dialogs on Linux
Symbol-based fingerings moved to Fingering palette
Alphabetized fonts in General Style dialog
PLAYBACK IMPROVEMENTS:
Orchestral sounds now default for orchestral percussion
Marching percussion sounds included by default
Volume of timpani increased
Overall default volume higher
Inverted mordent in baroque style plays as short trill
BUG FIXES AND MINOR CHANGES:
Miscellaneous:
Dragging score view no longer clears selection
Make synthcontrol and mixer persistent
Make tab index in sythesizer dialog persistent
New way to init diagrams from code using X-12O2 notation
Fix #71001: 'loading' window at startup does not close if using Qt library version == 5.5
Fix progress bar issues on exporting audio
Fix #71441 add cancel button to zerberus sfz loading
Fix #72491: text properties in lines added by double click
Fix #69866: unable to navigate into next measure in voice 2
Select rest (or top remaining note of chord) on note or rest delete
Ambitus: Ignore non-played notes
Fix #50686: problems with slurs crossing to higher staves
Fix #74021: crash on transpose with frame text selected
Fix #73821: toggle rhythmic slash notation does not follow links
Fix #73801: SECTION_BREAK on non-measure MEASURE_BASE does not reset measure numbering in next section
Fix #63041: editing spanner length with tuplets
Fix #73051: editing spanner length with multiple voices
Fix #70416: crash on 2-note tremolo of unbeamed 16th or shorter
Delete audio files on cancel when exporting audio
Fix #73966: bad system spacing with lyrics or spacers at page break
add text style type in Inspector
Fix #74881: crash on copy of rest into mmrest
Fix #22994: cross-staff grace note layout
Fix #58061: partial beam wrong direction in tuplets
Fix #75116: Add a break page by dragging it in an empty space in a score with hidden empty staves causes a crash
Fix #74951: hairpin appears to remain selected
Fix #74961: initial octave guess on note input wrong after mmrests
Fix #75861: crash adding timesig to note or rest on page >1
Fix #81456: timesig paste fails
Fix #53271: Beams retain slope when spanning rests
Fix #84296: bad import of certain chord symbols
Fix #84676 - Figured Bass continuation line thickness and vert. pos.
Fix #84806: crash adding note that creates tie in tab staff
Do not update Inspector if not visible. Reduces delay / lag of selecting an element.
Fix #83441: crash on paste of chord symbols past end of score
Fix #74746: diatonic transposition produces tpc corruption with transposing instruments
Fix #83266: Repeat measure from MuseScore 1.3 is not imported correctly in MuseScore 2
Limit tempo when follow text is active, allow trailing space in tempo text
Fix #82671: Copy pasting a single lyric syllable doesn't work
Fix #81501 : copy/paste containing HTML name issue
Fix #81371: crash/hang with frames at end of score
Fix #78066: add 'bass' and 'pedal' chord symbols
Fix #76531: handling of spaces within chord symbols
Fix #77366: crash adding cross-staff tie
Fix #78231: crash pasting chord symbol onto fret diagram
Fix #91271: Crash on save after creating new part from score with connecting barlines with parts selected in bottom-to-top order
Fix #31676 Play first note when moving multiple notes with same pitch and tuning.
Fix #103646: Crash after copy-paste linked measures before a system change with multimeasure rests
Fix #103156 Fix #74871: fixed unpredictable behaviour of adding self created time signature, fix selection of added time signature in Master Palette
Fix #103886: slur creation between grace notes and main notes
Fix #81716 update stringData frame upon instrument selection
Fix undo of linked staff addition when part is present
Fix #94911 Crash after deletion of a linked staff in a score with parts
Fix #99796: Linked staff becomes unlinked (causing corruption) after delete of part
Fix #89636, Fix #94911, Fix #70226, Fix #91351: unlink the right staves when deleting a part, or deleting a linked staff. Do not store several times the same staves in linkedStaves
Fix #8360: Transpose by Key doesn't transpose by perfect octaves (when transposing up or down)
Fix #102071: sym not processed in line properties
Fix #101916: undetected conflict with standard keys
Fix #71256: Updating Bagpipe Embellishment pitches and instrument range for correct displaying
Fix #102236: Palettes menu entry not translatable
Fix #88741: selection lost after insert measure with mmrests enabled
Fix #89576: reset spanner segments in range selection on Ctrl+R
Fix #99221: corrupt undo of delete range starting with mmrest
Fix #91471: alternate fix that also improves undo behavior
Fix #91471: layout issues and crash on system with hbox only
Proper error messages when pasting in local time signature or tremolo
Cheap partial fix for #51626: disallow copy/paste with local time signatures
Fix #62341: transpose chords on staff transposition change
Fix #78636: insert before frame fails
Fix #101386: crash on undo of add with inspector not shown
Fix #100481: "Reset Beam Mode" on selection, or entire score
Fix #100406
Properly close startcenter when a score is opened from a link
Fix #101371: comment out the help engine initialization
Fix #100626: crash on copy that removes slur
Fix #99236 remove mscoreGlobalShare/sound from soundfont path
Fix #98756: Scaling of symbols in part set to scaling of full score
Fix #21448 Fix #98826 note input cursor ignores the staff scaling
Fix #98761: Deselecting a staff not possible via shift +up/down
Fix #87331: crash on full measure rest command with mmrest
Fix #98711: Crash on startup if displaying Start Center with 1.3 scores
Fix #63856: don't move rehearsal mark to beginning of system
Position fingering relative to accidental
Fix #95826: avoid crash when switching scores while in edit mode
Fix #88221: crash on create tuplet with hyphenated lyric
Fix #88061: bad staff spacing with lyrics in multiple voices
Fix #95051: bad melisma layout after hbox
Fix #97931: system initial barline type lost on reload
Fix #84156: ottava drawn to measure rest with notes in other voices
Fix #72721: don't show invisible lines if 'show invisible' is turned off
Fix #78421: Time Signature dialogs use Emmentaler and MuseScore 1 background color instead of Bravura and MuseScore 2 background color
Fix #53696: Export as audio gets stuck at 99% with some file and some soundfont
Fix #96971 suppress benign make release warnings
Fix #95636 changing first tick of a Spanner should update its index in the SpannerMap
Fix #97826: extra distance scaled incorrectly on reload
Fix #96951 remove debug warnings by explicitly casting enums to int
Fix #96626 signed chars for MidiMapping, StaffTypes, TextStyleType
Fix #96246: crash removing null lyric
Fix #5098: tpc corruption on copy of note
Fix #95461: add full measure rest in note input mode
Fix #95866: crash on export of fretboard diagram
Fix #95951 use signed chars for BeamMetric to fix ARM type limit issue causing long stems
Fix #95351, Fix #93131, also fix a crash when changing page arrangement with no score opened
Fix #92331: following chord deleted after voice change
Fix #95226: printing problems when using pageOffset
Fix #93006: layout shift due to overestimating size of courtesy signature
Fix #25763: allow full measure rests to be created in voices > 1
Prevent possible crash when cloning spanners
Fix #95076: Crash after a copy-paste chord symbols and Undo
Fix #33541: some elements can get marked invisible, but this doesn't get saved, so is lost on reload
Fix some texts for translation
Fix #93316: slur still lays out to deleted note
Fix #81731: Crash when repeatedly pressing Shift+A
Fix #84351: Crash when saving with instrument name selected and continuous view
Fix #93911: & in Volta text corrupts score
Fix #89951: preserve key signature when deleting first measure
Fix #89401: delete first measure removes timesig from parts
Fix #93946 : reset text to style in inspector not working for dynamics
Fix #94711: Crash when saving after deleting a staff from grand staff in score with parts
Fix #75311: Shortcut conflict, 'p' dynamic glyph and Plugin Creator
Fix #90766: bad layout with hbox at end of system followed by mmrest
Fix #86916: don't translate drumset shortcuts
Fix #90811: allow dots in filenames
Fix #91911: crash customizing palette with 'More Elements' enabled
Fix #92626: corruption when removing all existing staves and adding new ones
Fix #74801: Custom palettes not working on OS X
Fix copy/paste & palette add for figured bass & lyrics
Fix #91536: crash adding figured bass to palette
Fix #88746: unable to save files
Fix #88756 - Disable unnecessary actions in text editing states
Cheap Fix #88291: disable shift+left/right in cases where it fails
Fix #85641: preserve fingering user offset on paste
Fix TremoloBar drag&drop
Fix #86196: License text displayed in a hard to read font on Windows
Add property button to Bend and Fretboard Diagram in inspector
Fix #85781: allow slur and tie selection by voice
Fix #76006 append first measure before perform minWidth2() calculation
Fix #72051 : reset text to style causes HTML escaped sequences to disappear
Fixes #19155, #22861, #23100, snap glissando to notes, ability to add parallel glissandi.
Fix #74946: crash on paste with end segment in mmrest
Fix #78216 no courtesy key or time sig if section ends on non-measure
Fix #78196 courtesy clefs should not display on final measure of section if section break occurs on subsequent non-measure MeasureBase frames
Fix #83286: unable to tie with grace note in higher numbered track of instrument
Fix #71901: layout of cross staff seconds
Fix #75826: barline offset not saved
Fix #78261: text style not honored when adding repeat via double click
Fix #21950: Crash in Debugger, Layout button, in experimental mode (-e)
Fix #104171: Crash by flipping an articulation or ornament on a grace note
Fix #84876: extend selection to left with last measure selected:
Playback:
Fix #19871: no swing on tuplets
Fix #71826 added test case, glissando playback was confused about which staff to measure line in
Fix #72091: sf2 volume discrepancies caused by attenuation handling, thanks @jimbo1qaz for the investigation in PR #2152
Improve sfz parser for ivyAudio piano
Fix #73531 ending measure has jump and repeat
Fix #73486 #73496 rewrite jumpToStartRepeat condition evalation reordered
Fix #65161 repeatlist unwind section by section
Fix loop final repeat marks ignored - #75566
Fix #100791: Wrong tempo after fermata if tempo change added in front:
Instruments:
Fix typo in instruments.xml. see PR #2149
Fix Erhu channel.
Fix Tin Whistle short name
Fix barbershop template's upper range of bari/bass staff
Fix #103991: transpose some bugles and fix their clef:
Albums:
Album::createScore now tries to append all excerpts for each score.
Album: join only the scores and not the parts if the number of linked parts is different
Fix #78521 prevent segfault when append scores without any measures
Fix memory leak in Album()
Fix #76101 join score w/ generated initial clef:
Piano roll:
Fix #100536 [Feature Request] pitch up/down feature in the piano roll.
Fix #100551 : [Piano Roll] Unable to select a note that contains some events when it is sandwiched between normal notes.
Fix #100636 : [Piano Roll] The score view doesn't paint correctly when selection in the piano roll changes.:
i18n:
Add Irish language
Add Serbian Cyrillic (sr_RS) language (see #87871)
Fix #83276 set global layout direction for right to left languages
Use local encoding for Portaudio device and api and so display correctly chinese devices:
Plugins:
Expose globalDuration to scripting
Make user home directory accessible to plugins
Fix #96631 Expose TextStyleTypes to QML
Fix #100181 update internal segment reference of cursor after addNote update plugins after fixing input position in Cursor.addNote added initial test run for cursor
Fix #90891: corrected references to first and last segment for QML definition
Static functions currently not callable from QML see also https://musescore.org/en/node/93976#comment-415076
Fix #93976 wrapper function for Ms::Score::firstSegment supporting QML and Ms::TimeSig::setSig
Fix #95821 expose result of Score::tempo(tick) as Cursor.tempo:
Tablature:
Fix #69846, #69821, #63561 - multi-voice TAB's: stem and slur positions
Fix #71931 - TAB: Option to show or hide back-tied notes
Fix #70906 - TAB: slurs between stems not centred
Fix #73876: grace note cursor in tablature
Fix #74816: No Playback of articulations in Tablature staff
Fix #74561 - TAB: slurs attached to note heads with stems beside staff
Fix #79716 - TAB: staff scale and length of unbeamed stems beside staff
Fix #69271: arpeggio manual adjustments not saved for tab
Fix #71076: Make flag symbols unselectable in tab
optimize slur layout in tab, see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/2182#issuecomment-134987264:
High DPI:
Fix exampleview.cpp for high DPI screens
Fix note_groups.ui for high DPI screens
Fix #95466: wrong size palettes with 0.8 scaling when using 120 DPI display
Fix #94856: some palettes too small on high DPI displays
improve drawing of radiobutton on retina display:
MusicXML import/export:
Fix #98136 - [MusicXML import] extra instrument when importing multi-instrument part starting with rest(s)
Fix #96386 - [MusicXML import] testSlurs2.xml failure
Fix #95366 - [MusicXML export] end repeat missing in multi-measure rest
Fix #85786 - Export then import of specific MusicXML file gives score with no notes
Fix #69566 - orruption importing MusicXML file with irregular triplet
Fix #70236 - import properly from MusicXML files with no staff names
Fix #72206: [MusicXML] Corrupted import if key signature is no minor or major
Fix #25982 - invalid MusicXML when instruments are missing from drumset
Fix #72211: [MusicXML] Import of Harmony and Forward/Backward create corrupted file
Fix #71876: MusicXML file import causes crash
Fix #59291 - [MusicXML export] System-crossing clef change not exported
Fix #46861: [MusicXML] Add support for melisma in import and export
Fix #59811 - Fermata over rest not exported to MusicXML
Set normal-type for MusicXML tuplets with unusual ratio
Fix #92871 : MusicXML notehead -filled- element not imported/exported
Fix #86636 : MusicXML import of tuplets yields elements with zero duration
Fix #14884 repeat start or repeat end on single measure is correctly imported from MusicXML files
Fix #92306 - crash when importing MusicXML with invalid time sig
Fix #88376 - MusicXML export does not export clefs after removing first measures
Fix #94596 - MusicXml - Lyric sylable output twice
Fix #93031 - invalid MusicXML for stafftext containing only formatting
Fix #18144 - MusicXML straight arpeggio don't export
Fix #43756 - export fingering to musicxml format is not correct:
Other format import (GP, MIDI, Capella Ove):
Fix drum clef import in ove
Fix #20911: [Capella import] file with title results in several vertical frames, 2 containing nothing but a #
Fix #86921: Dots are not displayed in .gpx format
Fix #88021: Time signatures with compound-time are corrupted in .gpx format
GP6, do not try to import grace notes for now. Simple fix for common anacrusis.
Fix #88036: In a multivoices context, Voices 2-3-4 are lost in the .gpx format
Fix #98751: [GP6] Nylon guitar imported with the piano sound
Fix #99746: [GP6] Import of double dot causes infinite stems and leads to a crash
Fix #85856: MIDI import - better handling of Yamaha SG SysEx block:
SVG Export:
Fix #86686 9 SVG Export Improvements
Clean up exported svg, remove redundant g elements:
Development:
Linux AppImage nightlies for x86_64, x86 and arm, thanks to @shoogle and @ericfont
Fix #57736 and improve Debian packaging to enable Ubuntu nightlies
Fix #72731 win32 large-address-aware
Make release tests pass
Fix for arm, where char by default is unsigned
Fix #76331: Linux Makefile uninstall target doesn't remove directories
Fix #76326: build only uses one processor core on Linux
Fix #72061: different splash image for development builds
fix compilation without script interface
Add freetype-2.6.1 as thirdparty
Fix #92521: make pulseaudio support optional

New in MuseScore 2.0.1 (May 5, 2015)

New in MuseScore 2.0.0 (Mar 25, 2015)

User interface:
Continuous view - scroll horizontally through your score with no line or page breaks
Start Center - start-up window which lets you easily pick up your work in progress or create new scores—and includes old MuseScore Connect, which puts a MuseScore composer in the spotlight and links to the MuseScore music sharing website and social media
Inspector panel - easily alter parameters (e.g., positioning) of any element
Piano keyboard - on-screen piano keyboard for note entry
Customizable palettes and workspaces Basic and Advanced workspaces included by default, or define your own
Usability:
Selection filter - choose which types of elements to select for copy and paste operations
Re-pitch mode - replace pitches without changing rhythms
Image capture mode - save rectangular selections as graphics
Explode/Implode - separate chords onto multiple staves, or combine multiple staves into chords
More precise manual adjustments - nudge nearly any element any direction with keyboard or Inspector
Musical notation:
Tablature support - variety of tab notation styles for guitar, bass, lute, and more
Fret diagrams - easily create diagrams and set up your own palette of commonly used chords
Dynamic text styles - changes automatically apply to all elements with that style
New fonts - three musical fonts to choose from, with matching text fonts
Flexible chord symbols - enter chord symbols using any common spellings, including support for German and solfege note naming and lower case minor chords
Slash notation - fill selection with beat slashes, or convert notated rhythms to slashes on, above, or below staff
Layout improvements - automatic correct positioning and spacing for multi-voice chords and rests, dots, accidentals, ties, articulations, hairpins, pedal markings, voltas, etc.
More supported notations - pedal change markings, grace notes after (trill endings), falls/doits/scoops/plops/bends, bagpipe embellishments, figured bass, ambitus, early music notations, more flexible time signatures, and a huge set of additional music symbols from Steinberg's new open source Bravura music font
Import/Export:
Guitar Pro import - supports GP3, GP4, GP5, and GPX formats
Import PDF - addition of an OMR service to import PDF files
MusicXML import/export improvements - greater compatibility with other applications, ability to control degree of layout to be preserved
MIDI import improvements - automatic simplification of rhythms, handling of multiple voices
MP3 export - in addition to other audio formats WAV, FLAC and OGG
Save online - improved integration with musescore.com for online publishing
Playback:
New SoundFont - MuseScore's own more realistic Fluid R3
Mid-score instrument changes - play a different instrument on the same staff
Flexible swing style - swing eighth note or sixteenth note, set swing ratio
Improved JACK support - for interoperability with other MIDI and audio programs
Playback of more score markings - crescendo, decrescendo, smart tempo text interpretation, tremolo, mordents, improved repeats and voltas, etc.
Score management:
Linked parts - changes in score automatically reflect in parts and vice versa
Albums - combine several scores, e.g. multiple movements, into albums
Styles - define and apply custom score styles, select default styles for scores and for parts
Split and join measures - divide measure into shorter ones or combine measures into longer one
Accessibility:
Keyboard shortcuts - expanded availability of actions and many more shortcuts by default
Documentation - extended handbook, available in print-friendly HTML and as PDF download
Translations - into more than 50 languages, which can receive updates via the web
Screen reader - support for NVDA screen reader (Windows-only) to read the music verbally
Contextual help - new online help (F1) system aggregating online help resources

New in MuseScore 2.0 RC (Mar 13, 2015)

New in MuseScore 1.3 (Mar 1, 2013)

New in MuseScore 1.2 (Mar 17, 2012)

New Features:
New demo score: Reunion by Marc Sabatella
MuseJazz now includes diacritical characters (Thanks to Marc Sabatella and Jorg K)
Jazz Combo and Band templates by Marc Sabatella
Save absolute position of element in addition to "offset" for better upward compatibility with 2.0 version
UK Brass Band & Salvation Army Brass band templates
New drumset file for French drum notation (#14340)
Ability to move lyrics with left and right arrows
Internationalization of the MuseScore.com plugin ("Save Online") and translation to French, German and Spanish
Supported platforms:
On Mac, MuseScore 1.2 is released in binary form only for Mac OS X 10.6+ running an Intel processor.
Bug fixes:
Playback:
fix #11479: playback swing of quarter notes on counter beat
default reverb/chorus to minimum
fix #10331: In playback, note(s) do not stop when they should (repeat & note offtime)
Style
fix #15147: Style Page Nums "show first" not checked, 1st page > 1: 1st page number still shown (mi)
fix default style of Frame Text
fix #7017: german chordnames (H / Bb)
Parts:
Extract voltas correctly
fix #15059: save a newly created part doesn't remove the asterisk
fix #13357: Creating part causes crash (key sig corruption)
fix #12322: Exported parts close on command without a warning
User Interface:
remove subbeam button
add Frame Text to Vertical Frame
use English note name in Edit Drumset dialog
change default drumset folder to "templates" dir
fix slur properties dialog title
translation of "staff properties" on instrument name
fix #15228: add perfect octave up and down
fix #15132: Create new score and quit/reopen presents incorrect dialog
fix #14648: Disallow copy of part of tuplets
fix #14992: Inserting measures corrupts score with tuplets
fix #3482: pasting after copy/cut creates note with wrong duration
fix #14409: Crash on copying tuplets
fix #14272: Add 'Can't open" dialog for unknown filetype
fix #14076: Add MuseScore.org link in dialog for more recent file
fix #14036: Background Wallpaper Distortion
fix #13478: Zoom during playback using shortcuts
fix #13364: Score tabs disappear
fix #12161: Changing time signature should change autobeam properties
fix #12084: Crash when running transpose with title selected
fix translation of context menu on keysig
fix #15283: Paste and undo causes crash
fix #15460: Note Names without score causes crash
fix #15461: Remove Notes without score causes crash
fix #15458: Break Every X Measures without score causes crash
fix #15457: Undo Insert Measure after changing clef causes crash
Notation:
fix #15123: Measure rest should be shown as breve if measure >= 4/2
fix #14917: Wrong bracket in nested tuplet
fix #14973: Transparent and truly vectorial embedded SVG
fix #14429: Articulations / ornaments in small staves are not small
fix #14420: Measures long 2/1 or more not cleared to measure rest
add two more chord names: sus#4 & Maj7b13
fix #10552: no more crash on undo, dynamic created
Incomplete fix #12966: Measure insert corrupts key changes
fix #5433: Staff with one line and repeat bars are not aligned
fix #4157: regression : Natural after a tie across barline
fix #1395: Accidental after a tied note
fix #12085: Enharmonics not preserved when toggling concert pitch in part > 1 octave
fix #12218: shaped noteheads aren't shared
fix #12419: Ledger lines are still visible for invisible notes
fix #11926: Pedal marking created in 1.0 are displayed incorrectly in MuseScore 1.1
fix #4893: Non-removable courtesy clef appears after insert measure before first one
fix #14648: disallow copy of partial tuplets
Import/Export:
export MIDI with relative tempo set in Play Panel
fix pedal ending in MIDI export #12642
fix #13107: bww import: missing bagpipe doublings
fix crash on MIDI import for some files
fix #14064: crash on Capella import for some files
fix #7352: basic Triplet support for Capella import
Packaging and updates:
add "Create desktop shortcut" option in Windows installer
reduce auto update check period
MusicXML import and export:
reworked MusicXML voice mapper
add dynamic and note velocity support in MusicXML export/import
fix #11927: Export duplicate chordnames
fix #15129: Empty measures are not imported
fix #11675: Crash opening MusicXML from Finale
fix #12276: Sub-optimal handling of different duration measures on import
fix #12394: Chordnames are not exported for grand staff
fix #12382: Key Signature for 2 Staves
fix crash reading MusicXML file with different key signatures on the first and second staffs
add MusicXML testfile for issue #12382 ("Key Signature for 2 Staves")
fix #13183: Wrong import of right barline
add testfile for #13860: Support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
fix #13782: Errors in Import and Crash after closing
fix #5947: Slurs is not well placed with grace note
fix #12445: Import can produce empty voice 1: set (automativally) generated rests to invisible
fix #12349: Wrong placed slurs after importing a MusicXML file
fix #12445: Import can produce empty voice 1
fix "variable set but not used" warnings in importxml.cpp
fix #11221: Don't set "Break multi measure rest" when importing from MusicXML
fix #13860: support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
updated MusicXML testfiles: added sound dynamics="..."
fix #14088: Problem importing triplets from XML if tuplet element is missing
fix #14160: Problem importing tuplets from XML in a multi-voice context
fix #14118: Import of tuplets containing chords is incorrect
fix #14692: import error: 41g-PartNoId.xml causes crash
fix #14693: import error: 41h-TooManyParts.xml causes crash
fix #14828: import error: 46a-Barlines.xml: unexpected multi-measure rests
fix #14834: import error: 45e-Repeats-Nested-Alternatives.xml: repeat start missing
fix #14827: import error: 32a-Notations.xml: missing notations
fix #14862: Export notations imported by issue #14827
fix #14819: import error: 01f-Pitches-ParenthesizedMicrotoneAccidentals.xml imports without microtone accidentals
fix #14818: import error: 01e-Pitches-ParenthesizedAccidentals.xml imports without double flat in parentheses
fix #14832: import error: 41d-StaffGroups-Nested.xml: part-group symbol=line not supported
fix #14804: Bad pitch and alter exported for cross staff note
fix #14418: Voltas lost when importing MusicXML
fix #14701: Key signature is not exported from a mscz saved with 1.1
fix #14244: Export of trill line fails
fix #14825: import error: 31a-Directions.xml missing dashes and bracket
fix #15002: Export/import of uneven tuplets (16th, eighth, eighth, 16th)
fix #15033: Handle tuplet property "number"
support parentheses attribute for accidentals (preferred as of MusicXML 1.1)
import export volume and pan for each instrument
minimal support of page relative text on first page in import and export
fix #14590: import errors 23a-Tuplets.xml
fix #14451: import errors 02a-Rests-Durations.xml
fix #15325: Notes are interpreted as rests, wrong lengths, strange results
don't import tempo 0 as tempo text
Miscellaneous:
fix #6649: Transposition when creating a score from a template
fix: Offset for offtime not saved
changes to tuplet handling to allow reading of corrupted files (#13350)
Plugin Framework:
fix #13301: add score.close() to plugin framework
add score.version and score.fileVersion
add ability to test for no current score

MuseScore Changelog

What's new in MuseScore 4.1.1

New in MuseScore 4.0.2 (Mar 13, 2023)

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New in MuseScore 3.6.1 (Jan 29, 2021)

New in MuseScore 3.6.0 (Jan 15, 2021)

New in MuseScore 3.5.2 (Oct 18, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.5.1 (Oct 9, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.5.0 (Aug 7, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.4.2 (Feb 10, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.4.1 (Jan 26, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.4 (Jan 26, 2020)

New in MuseScore 3.3.4 (Dec 5, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.3.3 (Nov 26, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.3.2 (Nov 15, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.2.3 (Nov 13, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.0.5 (Mar 13, 2019)

New in MuseScore 3.0.4 (Mar 11, 2019)

New in MuseScore 2.3.2 (Aug 8, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.3.1 (Jul 10, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.2.1 (Apr 12, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.2 (Apr 12, 2018)

New in MuseScore 2.1 (Jun 6, 2017)

New in MuseScore 2.0.3 (Oct 11, 2016)

New in MuseScore 2.0.1 (May 5, 2015)

New in MuseScore 2.0.0 (Mar 25, 2015)

New in MuseScore 2.0 RC (Mar 13, 2015)

New in MuseScore 1.3 (Mar 1, 2013)

New in MuseScore 1.2 (Mar 17, 2012)

New in MuseScore 0.9.6.3 (Sep 25, 2010)

New in MuseScore 0.9.6.2 (Aug 19, 2010)

New in MuseScore 0.9.6 (Jun 9, 2010)

New in MuseScore 0.9.6 Beta 2 (Apr 1, 2010)

New in MuseScore 0.9.5 Build 2012 (Aug 27, 2009)