Note, also, that in the latest version of most known operating systems (Windows, Linux, Macintosh) there are pre-installed applications with which you can open ZIP files (Windows XP and up have WinZip installed, in Linux there is Ark and 7-Zip etc).įLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec.

ZipIt - ZipIt is an application for Macintosh with which you can extract/create ZIP files.

7-Zip - 7-Ζip is an open source application for both Windows and Linux that extracts various archive files including ZIP files.

To extract files from a ZIP file, you can use one of the following applications: Note that this is the only permitted use of the ZIP format. Isolated ZIP files will not be accepted, nor will loose notation files. Each source file must also be uploaded separately in PDF format. ly, etc.) may be uploaded if archived in a single ZIP. MSCZ is the native file format for MuseScore. Because different notation software may render MusicXML slightly differently, the official rendering standard on IMSLP is the open-source MuseScore notation software. that is supported by a number of music notation softwares, including MuseScore, Finale and Sibelius.

Information on how to optimize PDF image compressionĬompressed MusicXML (MXL) is an open-specification music typeset format developed by MakeMusic, Inc.

Information on unlocking locked PDF files.

Note: On rare occasions, MacOS users may find that Preview is not compatible with a PDF.

PDFtk - A command-line program which allows you to merge/split PDF files, among a list of other things.More information on this program can be found here.

PDF Split and Merge - A graphic Java program which allows you to merge/split PDF files.PDF Creator - Printer driver that lets you print to PDF (Windows only).Evince is installed by default, but you can make sure by clicking here.įor Mac (OS X) users, creating PDF files is possible without additional software. Mozplugger embeds the Evince PDF Reader (among other things) inside Firefox. This is the recommended PDF reader for IMSLP the official Adobe PDF reader is considerably slower.įor Ubuntu users who browse the web with Firefox, click here to install Mozplugger. To view PDF files, download one of the recommended clients:

Portable Document Format (PDF) is the main type of document used here on IMSLP for music scores. Raw image files, whether loose or ZIPped, will be removed. These are the only file formats IMSLP accepts for scores.

Instaling MuseScore 4.1