Plugins

For information on audio plugins, see VST and VSTi.

Overzicht

A plugin is a small piece of software that adds extra functionality to MuseScore Studio. A plugin needs to be enabled first, and then executed by using the Plugins menu. Some plugins come pre-installed, and are disabled by default. There are also plugins created and shared by other musicians, anyone can download and use them.

Plugins beheren

Plugins in- en uitschakelen

1. Go to Home -> Plugins (or Plugins -> Manage plugins...).

2. Select a plugin and click Enable or Disable.

Een nieuwe plugin installeren

**Warning**: Plugins can potentially contain bad or malicious code, which compromise the machine and damage the scores. All plugins shared on musescore.org's plugin repository are **unvetted**. No warranty of any kind is provided. Users should download from a trusted author or double-check the code themselves. Seek advice on the [Plugins forum](%1).

1. Zoek naar beschikbare plugins op bijvoorbeeld:

   • musescore.org/plugins (musescore.org -> Download -> Plugins)

   • GitHub topic 'musescore-plugin'

   • GitHub topic 'musescore-plugins'

2. Make sure it is compatible with your version of MuseScore (3.x or 4.x).

3. Download het bestand:

   • For .qml files hosted on musescore.org, sometimes web browsers open it as plain text and refuses to download it as file. In that case, right-click on the link and select Save link as...

   • For github.com unpackaged code, download the project as a zip file by clicking Code -> Download ZIP.

     
   • For github.com packaged releases, click on an appropriate item under Assets.

     
4. If the download is a .zip file, extract it using archive extraction software.

5. Move the files to MuseScore's plugins folder, configurable in Preferences -> Folders. The default directories are:

   • Windows: C:\Users\[Your User Name]\Documents\MuseScore4\Plugins\

   • macOS: ~/Documents/MuseScore4/Plugins/

   • Linux: ~/Documents/MuseScore4/Plugins/

     

     

Updating an existing plugin

Updating works the same way as installing – just remember to remove the files from the previous version to avoid duplicate plugins.

Een plugin uitvoeren

1. Open a score (or go back to the Score tab).

2. Select Plugins in the menu and find and select the plugin name in the menu.

   

To assign a keyboard shortcut to a plugin:

1. Go to Home -> Plugins (or Plugins -> Manage plugins...).

2. Select a plugin.

3. Choose Edit shortcut.

4. Define a keyboard shortcut for the action that appears in the Preferences window.

Vooraf geïnstalleerde plugins

See the code for these plugins on Github.

• Add Courtesy Accidentals - Herinneringsvoortekens toevoegen

• Color Notes - Kleur noten volgens de boomwhacker-kleuren

• Lilypond Lyrics

• Mirror Intervals

• Modal Temperaments

• Modal Tuning

• New Retrograde

• Note Names

• Remove Courtesy Accidentals - Herinneringsvoortekens verwijderen

• Stemming

Een plugin maken

Visit the Developers' Handbook Plugins for 3.x chapter for fundamentals, and the Plugins for 4.x chapter for info on the new parameters and porting a MuseScore 3 plugin to MuseScore Studio 4.