musescore4 input_file.mscz -o output_file.midi

7/10. Reliable for simple melodies, but use the desktop app for complex arrangements. What is lost in conversion?

If you are a musician, composer, or arranger using , you have likely encountered the MSCZ file format . It is the native, proprietary format for MuseScore’s powerful notation software. However, the MSCZ format is not universally compatible. Most Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), video editing software, gaming sound engines, and hardware synthesizers cannot read .mscz files.

musescore4 /path/to/your/file.mscz -o /path/to/output.mid