Upgrade from MuseScore 3.x
Overview
Keyboard Shortcuts
See All keyboard shortcuts for MuseScore 4. Here are the common ones that have changed or are entirely new:
Add tied note
+
T
Chord symbol entry: go to next measure
Tab
Ctrl+Right (Mac: Cmd+Right)
Chord symbol entry: go to previous measure
Shift+Tab
Ctrl+Left (Mac: Cmd+Left)
Toggle accidental: flat
None
-
Toggle accidental: natural
None
=
Toggle accidental: sharp
None
+
Edit element
Alt+Shift+E
F2 or Alt+Shift+E
Insert special characters...
F2
Shift+F2
Jump to next UI pane
None
F6 or ` (backtick / grave accent)
Jump to previous UI pane
None
Shift+F6 or Shift+`
Show / hide selection filter
F6
None
Other changes
What used to be the Inspector in MuseScore 3 is the Properties tab in MuseScore 4.
The tool to switch between page view and continuous view is now at the bottom right of the MuseScore window.
Same for the Zoom control.
Same for the Concert pitch toggle.
To (temporarily) change the playback speed you now need to undock the Play Panel.
The "Toggle MIDI" button now is behind the Play Panel's cog wheel.
Fermata is now in the Breaths & Pauses palette
Hiding an instrument now mutes it by default. However, you can now hide the individual staves of the instrument, which is more flexible.
The Text tool is now in the Text Properties, partly 'hidden' behind the More botton.
Missing Features
Due to the nature of the upgrade some features previously present in MuseScore 3 have not (yet) been included. See this page in the developers' handbook for a listing of those items.
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