Partitura is available through multiple package managers. Choose the one that fits your workflow.

npm

Works on all platforms. Requires Node.js.

npm install -g partitura

One-off usage without installing:

npx partitura --help

Homebrew

macOS and Linux.

brew install Partitura-Music/partitura/partitura

WinGet

Windows 10/11.

winget install Partitura-Music.partitura

Agent Skill

Install the Partitura skill for AI coding assistants.

npx @partitura/skill

This copies the skill into your project's .agent/skills/ directory where your agent auto-discovers it.

Verify Installation

partitura doctor

Expected output:

ok  partitura-cli  found at /usr/local/bin/partitura-cli
ok  muse-cli       found at /usr/local/bin/mscore

The muse-cli check is optional — it's only required for export to PDF, PNG, MP3, WAV, and MIDI.