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Frescobaldi for Windows
Write LilyPond sheet music with syntax-aware editing, a linked score preview and MIDI playback in Frescobaldi, a free, open-source editor for Windows.
Version 4.0.7 · Direct publisher file
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What is Frescobaldi?
Frescobaldi is a text-based sheet music editor for people who work with LilyPond notation. Write a .ly document in the editor, run LilyPond to engrave it and use the music view to inspect the resulting score. Two-way Point & Click links the notation source with the displayed music, helping you find the passage you want to change.
Syntax highlighting, completion and formatting assist with the source text. The Score Wizard sets up a new score, while snippets let you reuse notation passages and templates. A built-in documentation browser keeps LilyPond references close to the editing workflow, and the MIDI player can play LilyPond-generated MIDI files for listening checks.
This is a LilyPond source-editing workflow: you need to work with LilyPond syntax and have LilyPond installed for engraving. Frescobaldi 4 includes an automatic LilyPond installation feature. The linked Windows package is the publisher’s Frescobaldi 4.0.7 MSI installer. The screenshot is a historical publisher illustration of the editor and PDF preview on a Linux-style desktop; it does not depict Windows version 4.0.7.
What it offers
- Edit LilyPond source with syntax highlighting, automatic completion, indentation and code formatting.
- Move between notation source and the music view using two-way Point & Click.
- Set up scores with the Score Wizard and reuse text with the snippet manager.
- Listen to LilyPond-generated MIDI files with the built-in player.
- Browse LilyPond documentation and use multiple LilyPond versions from the editor.
Good to know
- The notation workflow uses LilyPond source text; engraving requires an installed LilyPond version.
- The publisher describes MusicXML export as experimental.
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