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EMU-Script for Mac

Script-based electronic music composition tool.

By sylvain-pearson. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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EMU-Script at a glance

Version
1.1
Released
9 August 2026
Download size
4.2 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
sylvain-pearson
GitHub stars
0

About EMU-Script

A text-based, electronic music composition software for MacOS and iPadOS.

How to install EMU-Script on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for EMU-Script and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1 from sylvain-pearson's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to EMU-Script show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: EMU-Script.app.zip (4.2 MB).

What is new in EMU-Script 1.1

What's new in this version:
- Standard note names (A, B, C, D, E, F, G).
- Improved chords notation.
- Increase/decrease velocity or CC over a period of time.
- Vertical scrolling.
- Mute buttons that can be used during playback.
- Dark mode support.
- Experimental iPad support.

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