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Finale music file format
File type: Audio and sound file
Files with mus extension are used by the composing application Finale for its default music notation file format.
Found 9 different file type records with the same mus filename suffix.
What is mus file?
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: April 18, 2024
File extension mus is associated with Finale, the world’s most powerful music notation software used for composing, arranging, teaching and publishing music, developed by MakeMusic, Inc.
A .mus file contain music notation information, but does not store actual audio data.
How to open mus file?
Use Finale to open *.mus files. May be imported to other programs as well, or opened in text editor.
How to convert mus file?
There is no way how to convert the MUS file format to other file format.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Software applications that can open mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print mus files:
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
PrintMusic (Microsoft Windows)
Doom music file
File type category:
Game file
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The mus file extension was also used for a MIDI music format used by games which use Doom engine (idTech) (Heretic, Hexen etc.). You can use Awave Studio to play this files.
How to open mus file?
Use Awave Studio to open files with mus extension.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Doom (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Heretic (Microsoft MS-DOS)
HeXen (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Harmony Assistant music
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: May 12, 2019
The mus file extension used by Harmony Assistant, Melody Assistant, Myriad Music plug-in, Melody Player for music file. In 2003 extension was changed to .MYR.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
How to open mus file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.mus files.
How to convert mus file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Harmony Assistant (Multiplatform)
Infinity game engine music control data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: June 20, 2018
The mus file extension is also related to the BioWare Infinity engine that was used in several epic games like the Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale series etc.
The mus file does not contain the actual audio data, it's is some kind of playlist that also determines loops and "interrupt state" effects.
How to open mus file?
Outside of their intended use for in-game sounds, these can be played with dedicated audio players like the ACMPlayer.
How to convert mus file?
As these files do not contain any actual audio data, it is unlikely conversion of any kind would make sense.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Apps designed for playing mus files:
ACMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Baldur's Gate (Microsoft Windows)
Baldur's Gate II (Microsoft Windows)
Icewind Dale (Microsoft Windows)
Planescape: Torment (Microsoft Windows)
Minecraft music
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 21, 2018
The mus file extension is associated with the Minecraft, a sand box computer game available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X (macOS) and other platforms.
The mus file stores music data for Minecraft.
How to open mus file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert mus file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Minecraft (Microsoft Windows)
Musifile MPEG Layer II audio stream
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The mus file extension is also related to audio files in MPEG Audio Stream (Layer II) format. 16 bit mono or stereo sound format. Frequency 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8 kHz, compresses from 8 to 448 kbit/s.
How to open mus file?
Awave Studio can playback MUS format.
How to convert mus file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted music
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 14, 2017
The mus file extension is related to the Need for Speed: Most Wanted, an action racing video game for Microsoft Windows and various video gaming consoles.
The mus file contains music for the game.
How to open mus file?
The mus files are used for internal purposes of NFS: Most Wanted.
Suggested software to open mus file:
Associated software actions with the mus file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (Microsoft Windows)
SCORE Music publishing system music notation
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: December 6, 2018
The mus file extension is also related to SCORE, a music printing system which is intended to facilitate the creation of virtually any page of standard music notation with a final quality equal to that of true engraving.
The mus file saved in SCORE contains music notation.
How to open mus file?
You can work with this MUS file type using SCORE music publishing system.
How to convert mus file?
Music notations can be usually converted between various formats.
Associated software actions with the mus file
Software applications that can open mus files:
Score Preview (Microsoft MS-DOS)
The SCORE Music Publishing System (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software applications that can edit mus files:
Score Preview (Microsoft MS-DOS)
The SCORE Music Publishing System (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software capable of saving mus files:
Score Preview (Microsoft MS-DOS)
The SCORE Music Publishing System (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Score Preview (Microsoft MS-DOS)
The SCORE Music Publishing System (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software apps that create mus files:
Score Preview (Microsoft MS-DOS)
The SCORE Music Publishing System (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Sony PlayStation 2 music data
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: February 2, 2019
The mus file extension is associated with the Music file format, that was developed by Electronic Arts for Sony PlayStation 2 video games.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.