Personally, the Score Wizard in Frescobaldi works very well for me. But I am glad that this discussion is happening.
On Sat, 14 Feb 2026, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > there are two large groups of potential converts: > > 1. Composers who currently use one of the industry-standard apps (Finale, > Sibelius, Dorico) but want more [control, extensibility, features, etc.] > and have seen some Lilypond demos/output. > > 2. Students who want to learn an engraving app for the first time. > > As you suggest, they are all computer-savvy, but 99% will have only used > Windows or macOS (not Linux or other), and rarely if ever use any app that > doesn’t have a GUI. Text entry of note-code will already be a “hurdle” for > them; text entry for everything else (making and tweaking and styling the > output, etc.) is an additional hurdle I’m hoping to help them avoid. > On the broader topic of “How to make LilyPond seem more accessible to musicians who have never used it” — which I think is an important topic! — I have thoughts. Those thoughts would be best shared in a live conversation rather than via email. If people are interested in having a discussion via a video meeting, please let me know; I could set up a Zoom call or something. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gabriel Ellsworth Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 Subject: Re: icky wiki To: Lilypond-User Mailing List <[email protected]> I love LilyPond, and I want more people to use it — including people who, like me, have zero background in coding or computer programming. My 0.02 USD is that this perhaps is the kind of functionality where we lose users to other software programs who might otherwise become (as I want them to become!) the next generation of power users of LilyPond.
