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MuseScore 4.0.2

  -  171 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of MuseScore 4.0.2.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of MuseScore for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Score corruption fixes:
- Multiple issues causing score corruption have been fixed
- Part scores are now scanned for corruptions
- There is now a more comprehensive system for alerting you when there are corruptions identified on your score (including a mechanism to help you avoid saving those corruptions)

Usability improvements:
- The Properties panel has been improved so it's possible to edit the visibility, colour and play settings of individual notes within chords
- Toggling visibility of notes within chords now produces more predictable results
- Images in frames can now be deleted
- Parts can now be reset to their original layout
- The UI is now easier to interact with when the user is holding the mouse unsteadily
- The audio export process can now be cancelled
- There's a new feature to save relevant diagnostic files (making it easier to get support from MuseScore developers)

Performance enhancements:
- Major improvements to how MuseScore handles with WASAPI (Benefits Windows users)

Bugs squashed and regressions repaired:
- Various crashes have been fixed (including numerous VST-related crashes)
- Zoom controls in the status bar are easier to use and more intuitive
- Various problems with the visual behaviour of the app on second monitors are now resolved
- Text line spacing option has been reinstated in Properties
- Some playback problems have been resolved, including when entering tablature notation, and when changing the tempo using the tempo slider
- Multiple other minor bug fixes

A ton of engraving fixes and improvements:
- Multiple fixes to system-line objects
- Several errors arising from setting notes to cue size are resolved
- Fixes to the behaviour of system objects
- Various fixes to the behaviour of stems
- Voices now align correctly in 'full' tab staves
- Sticking in percussion music no longer breaks slurs
- Slurs now show correctly in parts when only some voices are displayed
- Cross-page glissando lines have been finessed
- Various collisions have been resolved (clefs and key signatures, accidentals and cross-staff beams)

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