Problem with plugin download
After downloading a plugin using Windows I cant open it. There is always a message 'unrecognised format'.
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After downloading a plugin using Windows I cant open it. There is always a message 'unrecognised format'.
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You're not supposed to open plugins yourself directly, but let MuseScore open them for you, which means to install and enable the plugin. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/plugins#installation
In reply to You're not supposed to open … by Jojo-Schmitz
I have tried opening with musescore but always get message below:
Cannot read file C:\Users\graha\Downloads\checkParallels_0 (12).qml:
unknown type
In reply to I have tried opening with… by glarcher
I didn't (mean to) say: open them with MuseScore, but let MuseScore open them for you
Again, you need to install and enable it, see the handbook link above.
In reply to Again, you need to install… by Jojo-Schmitz
Sorry to be thick but its the first time I have tried to install a plugin. Since its a qml document it does not need to be uncompressed. I have downloaded it to my Documents folder. In the Handbook it says: ' simply download it and place it into one of the same directories' What does that mean ? Thanks for your patience.
In reply to Sorry to be thick but its… by glarcher
The ones mentioned in the handbook of course. My Documents/ Musescore 3/ Plugins
In reply to Sorry to be thick but its… by glarcher
Instead of putting it in Documents, you should put it Documents/MuseScore3/Plugins - that is your plugins folder - the one described in the Handbook. At no time should you be trying to "open" it - just download it into the correct folder. Or if it is already downloaded into the wrong folder, just move it, using your favorite file browser (eg, Explorer on Windows, Finder on macOS). Once it is in the correct folder, then you will see it in Plugins / Plugin Manager. Still, don't "open" it, just check the box next to its next. Then close the Plugin Manager, and you will then find the plugin in the Plugins, ready to run directly (again, no opening involved).
In reply to Instead of putting it in… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks very much. I have sorted it now.