It's time for Musescore Android/iOS
It is 2025, the world is moving fast and needs are changing. Nowadays, it is rare the musician who does not use a tablet for the convenience they offer. In addition, new releases include high-resolution devices as well as good software features.
I ask it as a recurrent user of musescore.
We need the application to be able to compose and edit scores on android/iOS.
Comments
Ain't gonna happen: https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-23633
In reply to Ain't gonna happen: https:/… by TheHutch
I think it's a time/cost issue. other tools are available (and good ones) but not for free.
the answer would be, how much are you willing to pay for a Musescore mobile version, so let the developers decide ;)
I'd be entirely fine with being able to fix a wrong note or lyric on my android tablet, I won't create new scores on that platform
Best option at present is probably to use MusicXML as an exchange format and apps like:
• StaffPad
• Symphony Pro
• Music Writer - Music Composer
• Flat : Music Score and TAB Editor
I have a brand new iPad Air and now I'm on the same boat...
There are alternatives, but I would prefer to buy for a tool that I used for years, rather to re-learn another application.
Let's make some noise to get the devs attention
In reply to I have a brand new iPad Air… by darkangelba
It is not the devs you need to convince, but Muse management.
Muse sells a viewer (not an editor!) for android/iOS
What do you think the probability would be they decide to implement a free editor next to their paid viewer?
In reply to Muse sells a viewer (not an… by frfancha
That might be the problem, an editor would be based on the free and open source code, so it might not be possible to sell it?
And a special problem with iOS, where Apple doesn't allow for open source apps, IIRC
In reply to Muse sells a viewer (not an… by frfancha
Who said it has to be a free editor? I would rather pay to use musescore android than those shitty applications out there... Also I must add I just compose for larger band/orchestras so it makes quite difficult to use the other apps since they are thought to be used for simple compositions in my opinion.
In reply to Who said it has to be a free… by Dsxnchezz
They might have to make it free due to the licence of musescore code...
Someone with better law knowledge should be able to answer.
In reply to They might have to make it… by frfancha
Open source does not mean free. It only means the source code must be freely available.
In reply to Open source does not mean… by graffesmusic
Perhaps, but if the source code of the Android editor is freely available, what would stop anybody to quickly offer the "same" app for free?
In reply to Perhaps, but if the source… by frfancha
Nothing.
But it is not unheard of. e.g. Ardour: source code is free but if you want a ready to run compiled version, you must pay some money. Since the source is free, Linux distributions have packages available for free. (often not the most recent versions). Windows and Mac users must compile the application themselves. (or trust someone on the internet to do it for them)
So Muse Cy could very well decide one day to charge for a ready-to-run application.