Command-line tool

lilypond

brew/lilypond

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Music engraving system

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id LilyPond.LilyPond -e
scoop install lilypond

macOS

brew install lilypond

Linux

brew install lilypond

Compile a lilypond file into a PDF

lilypond path/to/file

Compile into the specified format

lilypond -f format_dump path/to/file

Compile the specified file, suppressing progress updates

lilypond -s path/to/file

Browse

• Music and audio

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