MuseScore Studio
Drop-in replacementFreeThe same program from the same team, built for Linux and free. Your scores open as they are.
Your files: Opens your existing .mscz and .mscx scores, plus MusicXML, MIDI and PDF export.
Does MuseScore run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. MuseScore Studio is made for Linux by the same team that makes the Windows version, and your existing scores open unchanged. It is free on both.
The MuseScore download page lists Linux next to Windows and Mac, with an AppImage, a Flatpak, a Snap and packages for the main distributions. Install it from your Linux system's app store and you have the program you already know.
Your scores need nothing done to them. A .mscz file made on Windows opens on Linux exactly as it was, so copy your folder across on a USB drive and carry on. Scores you share online through your MuseScore account are tied to the account, not the computer.
A couple of small things are worth knowing. Any fonts you installed on Windows for a score need installing on Linux too, or the text will fall back to something else. And extra instrument sound libraries have to be added again on the new machine.
MuseScore Studio itself is free and open source, and that is true on every system. A MuseScore Pro subscription, if you have one, covers the sheet music website rather than the program, so it keeps working in a browser.
MuseScore on Linux, and alternatives
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