Finale · .musx .mus
Finale
Reads .musx files from Finale 2014 and later, and legacy .mus files from Finale 2012 and earlier.
Score Converter Beta
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Drop your Finale, Dorico, or MuseScore files and bulk convert them to MusicXML files without needing the original program.
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Your files
Drop scores here
Finale .musx .mus · MuseScore .mscz .mscx · Dorico .dorico · or a .zip of them
MusicXML
Converted MusicXML files appear here, each with the same name as its original.
Beta Score Converter is new. It reads formats no one publishes, so some notation won't come across yet. When a file fails you can send it to us, and a person will look at it.
Open the scores your notation program locked away
A .musx, .mscz or .dorico file only opens in the program that made it. When that program is gone, out of date, or on a computer you no longer have, the music inside is stuck.
MusicXML is the format every major notation program shares. Score Converter reads the original file directly and writes MusicXML, so you can carry the music into whatever you use now, without owning or installing the program it came from.
- I.
Drop
Add Finale, MuseScore or Dorico files, several at once, or a .zip of a whole folder.
- II.
Convert
Each file is read and converted in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to do it.
- III.
Download
Take each .musicxml file on its own, or all of them together in one .zip.
What comes across
Each reader is checked against the program's own MusicXML export of the same scores. Notes, rhythms and pitches come first, with the structure around them. Page layout and engraving details (fonts, spacing, exact positions) stay behind, as they do in any MusicXML file.
MuseScore · .mscz .mscx .msc
MuseScore
Reads zipped .mscz and plain .mscx scores, and the .msc files of MuseScore 0.9.
Dorico · .dorico
Dorico
Designed around the latest Dorico file standards. Flows are rendered in a row.
What it costs
5 free
every week
Every Score to Video account gets 5 free conversions a week, one file at a time. The allowance resets each Monday.
1 credit = 100
conversions, in bulk
Several files or a .zip use your conversion balance. One credit adds 100 conversions to it. They are the same credits the video studio uses, from $5 each and less in packs.
$0
for a failed file
A file the converter couldn't fully read is never charged. You can still download it anyway: free for a single file, one conversion in a bulk batch.
FAQ
Do I need Finale, MuseScore or Dorico installed?
No. Score Converter reads the files itself, so you need neither the program that made them nor any other notation program until you open the MusicXML.
Are my files uploaded?
No. The conversion runs in your browser, so your scores stay on your computer. Only the file names are recorded with your account, to count your conversions. A file leaves your computer only if you choose "Send this file to us" on a file that failed, which emails it to our support team.
Why do I need an account?
The free allowance and the conversion balance belong to an account, which is how the converter knows how many you have used. Every account gets 5 free conversions a week, and making one is free.
What file do I get back?
An uncompressed MusicXML file (.musicxml) with the same name as the original. Dorico, MuseScore, Sibelius, Finale and most other notation programs open it directly or through their MusicXML import.
What happens when a file fails?
If the converter meets something it does not know how to convert yet, it marks the file as failed, does not charge for it, and lists what it could not read. You can download the result anyway, or send the file to us so we can teach the converter to handle it.
Can I convert a whole folder of scores?
Yes. Select several files at once, or zip the folder and drop the .zip. Bulk conversions use your conversion balance, where one credit adds 100 conversions, and you see what a batch will cost before it runs.
Do dynamics, lyrics and articulations come across?
From Dorico, yes. From Finale and MuseScore the converter carries the music itself (notes, rhythms, voices, clefs, keys, ties, repeats and part names) but not yet expressive markings, lyrics or chord symbols. Each file lists exactly what was not carried over, so nothing goes missing silently.
Does it convert Sibelius files?
Conversion for Sibelius files is coming soon!
From Score to Video
Make a video that follows your score
Score to Video turns a PDF of your score and a recording into a video that scrolls in time with the music. Add the MusicXML you just made and it can time the whole score to the recording for you.
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