Frescobaldi is a free and open source LilyPond sheet music text editor.
Publisher’s description
What is Frescobaldi?
Frescobaldi is an open-source text editor program for Windows from Wilbert Berendsen. It is written in Python. Besides Windows, it is available for Linux.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 32-bit as EXE (Inno Setup). The installer supports unattended (silent) installation.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 1,985 times. The source code on GitHub (frescobaldi/frescobaldi) has 956 stars. Similar programs include Notepad++, Atom and Neovim.
Project description on GitHub: “Frescobaldi LilyPond Editor”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Documented silent install
- Also runs on Linux
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- 32-bit only
- No update for more than a year
In short: Frescobaldi is an open-source text editor tool for 32-bit PCs. Updates have slowed down. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Key features
- Powerful text editor with syntax highlighting and automatic completion
- Music view with advanced Point & Click
- Midi player to proof-listen LilyPond-generated MIDI files
- Midi capturing to enter music
- Powerful Score Wizard to quickly setup a music score
- Snippet Manager to store and apply text snippets, templates or scripts
- Use multiple versions of LilyPond, automatically selects the correct version
- Built-in LilyPond documentation browser and built-in User Guide
- Smart layout-control functions like coloring specific objects in the PDF
- MusicXML, Midi and ABC import
- Modern user interface with configurable colors, fonts and keyboard shortcuts
- Translated into the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Russian, Spanish, Galician, Turkish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Ukrainian.
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Is Frescobaldi safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
5547AA06F078BE27BDA1C2199A8BD143A6E4DD48944DBD3F9D85E762E7E69F8D· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Security practices (OpenSSF Scorecard)
Automated checks of the frescobaldi/frescobaldi repository on GitHub by the Open Source Security Foundation, last run on October 19, 2026.
- No dangerous workflows10
- Actively maintained10
- No binaries in the repository10
- Licence declared10
- Code review9
- Restricted token permissions0
- OpenSSF Best Practices badge0
- Pinned dependencies0
- Security policy0
- Fuzzing0
- Signed releases0
- Static code analysis0
The score rates how the project is developed and released, not whether the program is safe to install. scorecard.dev
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3.0Latest | April 5, 2023 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id WilbertBerendsen.Frescobaldi -echoco install frescobaldi -yFrescobaldi.Setup.3.3.0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Also for other systems
brew install --cask frescobaldiflatpak install flathub org.frescobaldi.FrescobaldiInformation
- Publisher
- Wilbert Berendsen
- Category
- Text editors
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi
- Written in
- Python
- Content rating
- All ages
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 32-bit
- Installer
- EXE (Inno Setup)
- Other platforms
- Linux
- Version
- 3.3.0
- Released
- April 5, 2023
- Added to the catalogue
- May 21, 2023
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 1,985
- GitHub stars
- 956
- GitHub forks
- 185
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- WilbertBerendsen.Frescobaldi
- Chocolatey package
- frescobaldi
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Frequently asked questions
Is Frescobaldi free?
Yes. Frescobaldi is open-source software under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Is Frescobaldi safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Frescobaldi with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Frescobaldi be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Does Frescobaldi run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 32-bit version through emulation.
What are alternatives to Frescobaldi?
Notepad++, Atom, Neovim, Geany and Brackets. The alternatives page compares them.
