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MUS File - What is a .mus file and how do I open it?
Learn about .MUS files and view a list of programs that open them.
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What is a MUS file? A MUS file is a musical score created by MakeMusic Finale, a popular music notation program. It contains measures, notes, tempos, time signatures, and clefs. MUS files also contain MIDI data that Finale uses to play back the score.
More Information MUS file open in MakeMusic Finale MakeMusic Finale is a scorewriting program that composers use to create, edit, and listen to musical scores. For example, a composer might create an original composition, add lyrics to the song, and then play the song back via their computer's speakers to hear how it sounds. Finale 2012 and earlier versions save composers' scores as MUS files. In addition to the score and data used to play it back, MUS files typically contain title, composer, and copyright information. NOTE: Finale 2014 and later versions save scores as .MUSX files.
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.MUS File Extension
4 file types use the .mus file extension.
Finale Notation File (Legacy)
| Developer | MakeMusic |
| Popularity |
3.6 | 113 Votes |
What is a MUS file?
A MUS file is a musical score created by MakeMusic Finale, a popular music notation program. It contains measures, notes, tempos, time signatures, and clefs. MUS files also contain MIDI data that Finale uses to play back the score.
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MUS file open in MakeMusic Finale
MakeMusic Finale is a scorewriting program that composers use to create, edit, and listen to musical scores. For example, a composer might create an original composition, add lyrics to the song, and then play the song back via their computer's speakers to hear how it sounds.
Finale 2012 and earlier versions save composers' scores as MUS files. In addition to the score and data used to play it back, MUS files typically contain title, composer, and copyright information.
NOTE: Finale 2014 and later versions save scores as .MUSX files.
How to open a MUS file
You can open a MUS file with MakeMusic Finale (Windows, Mac). To do so, select File → Open... from the program's menu bar. Then, navigate to and open your MUS file.
How to convert a MUS file
You can use MakeMusic Finale to export the score a MUS file contains in a variety of formats, including:
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Programs that open MUS files
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MakeMusic Finale
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MakeMusic SmartMusic
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MakeMusic Finale
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MakeMusic SmartMusic
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Category: Audio Files
Updated: February 23, 2023
Minecraft Music File
| Developer | Mojang |
| Popularity |
3.6 | 26 Votes |
Audio file used by Minecraft, a 3D open-ended sandbox construction game; saves background music played during the game; may also store music played by in-game Music Discs (i.e., virtual CDs).
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MUS files may be plain audio stored in the Ogg Vorbis ( .OGG ) format, or they may use encryption that cannot be read by standard audio players. A Java tool called muscode.jar can be used to convert Minecraft MUS files to the OGG format.
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Mojang Minecraft
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muscode
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Mojang Minecraft
Paid
muscode
Free
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Mojang Minecraft
Paid
muscode
Free
Category: Audio Files
Updated: January 29, 2019
Electronic Arts Game Music File
| Developer | Electronic Arts |
| Popularity |
3.4 | 20 Votes |
Audio file used by Electronic Arts games for the PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), and PC; saves audio data for the game soundtrack and used for playing background music; often used by the Need For Speed series games.
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Examples of Need for Speed games that use MUS files include Need for Speed: Most Wanted (NFS: MW), Need for Speed: Underground (NFSU), and Need for Speed: Carbon (NFSC). For the PC, NFS: MW stores MUS files in the \SOUND\PFDATA\ game installation directory.
NOTE: The NFSMW Music Extractor program can convert MUS files from NFSMW into many different .WAV files.
Programs that open or reference MUS files
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MFAudio
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Electronic Arts Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Paid
Category: Game Files
Updated: September 25, 2015
Doom Music File
| Developer | id Software |
| Popularity |
2.9 | 18 Votes |
Audio file used by Doom and other games written with the original Doom engine; similar to a MIDI file but is limited by 9 channels and a file size of 65KB; used as a compact format for playing simple sound tracks during the game.
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id Software Doom
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SLADE
Free
ZDoom
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Discontinued
Free
GZDoom
Free
Nullsoft Winamp with MIDI plug-in
Free
XMPlay
with MIDI plug-in
Free
Category: Audio Files
Updated: November 28, 2014