Convert Musescore 4 files to Musecore 3
I am a long time user of Musescore and I love it. I have made hundreds of scores and I use it daily.
I also love new features BUT Musescore 4 is slow and laggy on my laptop and I need to go back to Musescore 3 but now all the files I opened in Musescore 4 and saved are not compatible with Musescore 3! How can I get around this???
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MusicXML ex- and import
In reply to MusicXML ex- and import by Jojo-Schmitz
Great !
I lost the title header labels but all the score is OK on MS3 !
Thanks !
In reply to Great ! I lost the title… by amcl
You could also use my MuseScore 3.7
In reply to You could also use my… by Jojo-Schmitz
How will Musescore 3.7 help me convert the format from 4.2 to 3.
I have a 4.2, my bandmate has a 3. I can't send him sheet music that I wrote. What with this?
By the way, Musescore 4.2 has no option to export to a format other than PDF.
In reply to How will Musescore 3.7 help… by Sifisir
Open the 4x score in 3.7 and save it.
MS4 export:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/file-export
In reply to How will Musescore 3.7 help… by Sifisir
3.7 will help because it can read 4.x scores.
And Mu4 has the PDF export at the very same place as Mu3 and Mu2, under File > Export
In reply to 3.7 will help because it can… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo-Schmitz and others who have mentioned MuseScore 3.7: where can I find this version? I'm also having the problem that I work in MS3 but repeatedly need to open MS4 files, so this could come really handy.
Thanks a lot!
In reply to Hi Jojo-Schmitz and others… by mvlampe
Google MuseScore evolution
https://sites.google.com/view/musescore-3-evolution/
In reply to Hi Jojo-Schmitz and others… by mvlampe
Better (now): https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/MuseScore/wiki
In reply to Better (now): https://github… by Jojo-Schmitz
Great - thanks so much both of you!
In reply to 3.7 will help because it can… by Jojo-Schmitz
EDIT: You should mention that you need to click "Ignore" in the dialog that opens saying that the file was created with a newer version of MuseScore. Then it works! Thanks so much for this as this problem (not being able to open the v4 files) has been a royal pain ever since v4 was released.
[ Before I wrote: I downloaded and installed the latest versin of Mu3.7 from your GitHub in order to be able to open Mu4 files, but it does not open those files. It shows the same dialog telling me the file was created with a newer version of MuseScore and I need to update. I tried with many different files saved from Mu4. None of them open. Any idea why? ]
In reply to I downloaded and installed… by neo-barock
It's true that one of the 3.7 EVO's strong points is its ability to switch between V4 to V3 scores, other than in XML format.
On the other hand, that "Ignore" messages are always unexpected and unpleasant.
Is there really no way to get rid of them?
In reply to It's true that one of the 3… by cadiz1
Is there really no way to get rid of them?
Not without jumping through a couple burning hoops.
Just ignoring is far easier.
For me at least 😉
In reply to I downloaded and installed… by neo-barock
_You should mention that you need to click "Ignore" in the dialog that opens saying that the file was created with a newer version of MuseScore.-
IiRC this is mentioned in the wiki
In reply to IIRC this is mentioned in… by Jojo-Schmitz
You guys know what exactly has to be changed in/removed from a MS4x score to be able to open it in MS3?
Just changing the "musescore version" in the score is not enough it seems.
In reply to You guys know what exactly… by graffesmusic
You need to remove the LastEID line near the top too
And then you still need to read the .mscx and the .mss from the Mu4 mscz
Just use my MuseScore 3.7 Evolution...