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What is a MusicXML music file?

MusicXML is an interchange format for structured music notation. It is designed to move scores between notation applications while preserving musical structure more effectively than a playback-only format.

MUSICXML.musicxmlMusic Toolsapplication/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml50 MBMaximum source size

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Technical profile

MusicXML score · .musicxml · Music Tools

MUSICXML

Extension

.musicxml

Category: Music Tools
Maximum source size: 50 MB
Aliases: .xml
MIME types: application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml, application/xml, text/xml

Format properties

MusicXML score

Compression method: None

Format properties

What is a MusicXML music file?

What the file stores

MusicXML represents parts, measures, notes, rests, articulations and other notation elements as structured XML. Application-specific layout details can still differ between notation programs.

Conversion use

MusicXML is commonly used as the bridge between notation applications. Converting it to PDF creates a rendered document, while MIDI or audio targets trade editable notation for performance-oriented output.

What may change

Notation formats can preserve notes and score structure well, but fonts, line breaks, spacing, application-specific engraving and playback settings may change after conversion.

conversion paths

For MusicXML score, MimiFile currently offers 11 conversions to other formats and 4 conversions from other formats.

Convert MusicXML score to

MUSICXML → FLACConvert a file to FLAC MUSICXML → MIDIConvert a file to MIDI sequence MUSICXML → MP3Convert a file to MP3 audio MUSICXML → MSCXConvert a file to MuseScore score MUSICXML → MSCZConvert a file to MuseScore compressed score MUSICXML → MXLConvert a file to Compressed MusicXML score MUSICXML → OGGConvert a file to Ogg Vorbis MUSICXML → PDFConvert a file to PDF MUSICXML → PNGConvert a file to PNG MUSICXML → SVGConvert a file to SVG vector MUSICXML → WAVConvert a file to WAV

Convert to MusicXML score

MIDI → MUSICXMLConvert a MIDI sequence file MSCX → MUSICXMLConvert a MuseScore score file MSCZ → MUSICXMLConvert a MuseScore compressed score file MXL → MUSICXMLConvert a Compressed MusicXML score file

Technical sourceMusicXML 4.0

Official public specification or reference used to verify this format profile.

Open technical source — W3C Music Notation Community GroupFinal Community Group Report — 1 June 2021 · Verified: 2026-09-11