Play MSCZ files in your browser
The file MuseScore saves every score in. Open one right here, see every part and hear it play. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your score opens on white paper, in notation and tab as it's written, and plays with the bar it's on followed.
- Play • Half to 1.5× speed
- One track, or all of them
- Notation, tab or both • A page or one long line
- Export • Save as MIDI or Guitar Pro
About MSCZ
MuseScore is a free, open source notation app, and MSCZ is the file it saves every score in. Its own site shares scores as MSCZ too, so most scores made in MuseScore travel as one.
An MSCZ is a ZIP. Inside, an MSCX spells out the score in XML: each part with its staves and instrument, every measure with its notes, rests, chords, lyrics and dynamics, beside a thumbnail and, from MuseScore 4, the score's style and sound settings. An .mscx is that XML on its own.
Filepeek reads the score in your browser and alphaTab draws every part on white paper, then plays it with General MIDI sounds, the bar it's on followed. A transposing instrument's part shows as its player reads it. Save as MIDI or as a Guitar Pro file.
MuseScore score
.mscz • .mscx
Format
- MIME type
- application/x-musescore
- Made by
- MuseScore
Inside the file
- Holds
- Parts, staves, notes, lyrics and chords
- Text
- XML, in a ZIP
- Uncompressed
- As .mscx
- Written by
- MuseScore 2, 3 and 4
Opens in every browser
Filepeek draws MuseScore files as a score and plays them in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. On their own, browsers only download them.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Apps that open MSCZ
- WindowsMuseScore, free
- MacMuseScore, free
- iPhone and iPadNo app built in opens it
- AndroidNo app built in opens it
Questions
How do I open an MSCZ file?
Drop it on this page or press Peek an MSCZ. The score opens with every part and plays in your browser, with nothing to install.
What's the difference between MSCZ and MSCX?
None in the score: an MSCZ is the MSCX zipped with a thumbnail, and MuseScore 4 adds its style and sound settings. Both open here.
Does a MuseScore 4 file open?
Yes. Scores from MuseScore 2, 3 and 4 open, since each keeps its music in the same kind of XML.
Why does my score look different in MuseScore?
Filepeek spaces the bars to fit your window and doesn't keep MuseScore's page breaks or the places you dragged things to. The notes, words and chords are the same.
Can I hear a MuseScore file?
Yes. Press play and each part plays with the instrument it names, the bar it's on followed. MuseScore 4's Muse Sounds aren't in the file, so General MIDI sounds play it.
How do I convert MSCZ to MIDI?
Open it, choose Export, then Save as MIDI. Every part goes into the MIDI file.