There used to be a function to allow a PDF to be converted to a Musescore file

• Apr 30, 2024 - 23:21

In the past, I've "translated" several PDF files into an editable Musescore format, but I can't find that on the web, anymore. When I click "Import PDF" in Musescore, it just takes me to the dashboard page, where there doesn't appear to be a link to the "translation" service any more. Help?

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• Apr 30, 2024 - 23:53

It's still there and it works.

Click File / Import PDF and it takes you to https://musescore.com/import.
Click the button to Select PDF. This opens a File Input dialog.
Browse to the file you want to import, select it, and click the Open button on the dialog.
This takes you to a page titled "Convert your PDF files". If desired, enter "Title", "Subtitle", "Ensemble Type", "Genre", and "Description". (You can leave any or all of them blank.)
Click the Save button below the "Description" field.

Then stop. Check your email! My tests all took only seconds, but I have heard from others that it can sometime require hours.

When it completes, you will receive an email with Subject line of "Your PDF has been processed successfully".
Click the link in the email to Download the MuseScore file. It will take you back to the same https://musescore.com/import page, where you will see a section titled "Converted files", immediately beneath the "Select PDF" button.
At the left, it will have your PDF filename. At the right, it will identify when the file was uploaded and the result.

If the conversion was successful, then that "Result" will be a "Download" link, that loaded the .MSCZ file into my MuseScore. This is what happens when it successfully converts the .PDF file.

If the conversion fails, you'll get an email with Subject line of "Your PDF wasn't processed". The email explains that there is no point in trying again and gives some possible explanations why it was not converted.

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