lilypond ☆
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Description:
Music engraving system
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: music typesetting latex audio publishing
Install: brew install lilypond
About:
Lilypond is a powerful and flexible program for typesetting music. It reads music text in its own input format and produces high-quality sheet music output, prioritizing professional typographic standards. Its main value is producing visually stunning scores that rival commercial engraving software.
Key Features:
  • High-quality automatic typographic spacing and spacing
  • Scriptable and automatable via text-based input files
  • Supports extensive customization for advanced users
  • Generates PDF, PNG, and SVG output formats
Use Cases:
  • Composing and engraving classical or complex musical scores
  • Generating sheet music for academic research or publishing
  • Automating the creation of music exercises or lead sheets
Alternatives:
  • MuseScore – MuseScore offers a graphical interface, while Lilypond uses a text-based approach for more granular control.
  • Finale/Sibelius – Commercial alternatives that provide WYSIWYG editing, whereas Lilypond focuses on code-driven typesetting.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 8:03am 0 VERSION_BUMP 3df51568
Nov 24, 2024 10:15am 0 VERSION_BUMP 2ffaacca
Sep 14, 2024 2:51pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 6722218a
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