MuseScore Portable 2.0 is a WYSIWYG music notation program that offers a cost-effective alternative to commercial programs such as Sibelius and Finale. You can print beautifully engraved sheet music or save it as PDF or MIDI file. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

MuseScore Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Features
* WYSIWYG, notes are entered on a "virtual note sheet"
* Unlimited number of staves
* Up to four voices per staff
* Easy and fast note entry with your keyboard, mouse, or MIDI keyboard
* Integrated sequencer and FluidSynth software synthesizer
* Import and export of MusicXML and Standard MIDI Files
* Translated in 47 languages

What's New in MuseScore 2.0?
MuseScore 2.0 represents a tremendous leap forward in almost every possible aspect over the previous release, MuseScore 1.3. For a more complete listing of the new features, see What's New in MuseScore 2 and the release notes.
Some of the highlights include:
* Linked parts
* Tablature
* Continuous view
* Dynamic text style
* Flexible chord symbols
* Fret diagrams
* Layout improvements
* Playback improvements
* MIDI import improvements
* Usability improvements
* Share scores online

MuseScore 2.0 allows you to save your scores directly to MuseScore.com with an improved upload facility. You can view and play your MuseScore 2.0 scores using our mobile apps. The Android apps support MuseScore 2.0 format already. Support in the iOS apps will be coming very soon.

Compatibility
With such a long list of new features, you may be wondering if you will still be able to find your way around. The good news is, most things in MuseScore 2.0 actually look and work about the same as always - just better. Scores created in 1.3 or earlier releases should load into MuseScore 2.0 with no problems. In most cases they will look the same or better due to the layout improvements. Due to the magnitude of the changes under the hood, in a few cases you might need to revisit some manual adjustments you had made previously. The one thing to keep in mind: scores created with or saved from MuseScore 2.0 will not open in earlier versions. This is unavoidable when making such major changes. If you want to edit a score from MuseScore 2.0 with an earlier version of MuseScore, you will have to export to MusicXML.

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