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Release notes and direct download links for MuseSounds Manager

2.2.1 (953)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

24 June 2026

  • BREAKING: System requirements have been bumped to 2022 baseline. See our support article for more details.

  • Fixed issue where version number was quoted incorrectly

  • Move away from unzip cmd line call to statically linked minizip-ng/zlib


2.2.0 (949)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

22 June 2026

  • BREAKING: System requirements have been bumped to 2022 baseline. See our support article for more details.

  • Updated to Avalonia 12

  • Bumped C# Dependencies

  • Bump core support library to latest version (includes stability improvements)


2.1.2 (918)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

4 February 2026

  • Adjust page fetch logic to aid in support of internal Muse Group scenarios

  • "Checking for updates" will now only check against installed MuseSounds vs all available MuseSounds

  • Bump C# Dependencies

  • Enhanced offline caching to become more stable

  • Fixed: Regression with theme colours in a few locations

  • Bump core support library to latest version


2.1.1 (912)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

16 December 2025

  • Fixed issue where home page was limited to only 10 MuseSounds

  • Switch to NativeAOT

  • Update to .NET 10

  • Port over latest GraphQL support libraries from Windows

  • Bump dependencies

  • Bump core support library to latest version

  • Catch exceptions on startup and log them

  • Improved logging in a few scenarios


2.1.0 (899)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

4 November 2025

  • [Breaking] [DEB/RPM] App executable renamed from Muse.Client.Linux to muse-sounds-manager

  • Rebuilt CI system, switch to new source repo

  • Update to .NET 9 + update dependencies

  • Enable trimming to reduce app size

  • Added missing unzip dependency

  • Renamed to MuseSounds Manager

  • Removed update timer (app will still check for updates on startup)

  • Added "What's New?" to MuseSounds modal - refactor modal to match Windows/macOS

  • Log detected MuseSampler info in logs

  • Removed a few references to MuseHub within locale strings

  • Adjusted app primary theme to improve accessibility

  • Fixed crash during startup when migrating old files from v1

  • Fixed broken acknowledgements link

  • Added --show-sampler-update and --show-hidden-statuses flags

  • Added ability to pass in feature configurations using --FC-{key}={value} to aid in support / user debugging

  • If launched with the above parameters, MSM will show the status of MuseSampler downloads, alongside displaying a notification when MuseSampler has successfully updated

  • Checking for updates will also check for MuseSampler updates

  • Improved some messaging around failed MuseSampler updates + allow retries without needing to restart MSM

  • A few tweaks to our internal libcurl usage to try improve performance

  • Improved UX around downloading items, progress bar will now display when expected

  • Added ability to cancel downloads in phase 1 (phase 2 still does not support cancellation), phase 3 works as previous

  • Added ability to pause all current downloads (where supported)

  • Display status pane when downloads are paused

  • Log errors when unable to launch system commands (including unzip)

  • Switch from StrawberryShake to custom GraphQL implementation (reduced GC allocations, HTTP2, new features, etc.)

  • Switched to using cached APQ queries for performance improvements

  • Added support for headless environments for internal Muse Group usage using --headless

  • Added support for downloading via command line for internal Muse Group usage using --install-musesounds={ID1},{ID2}

  • Added support for uninstalling via command line for internal Muse Group usage using --uninstall-musesounds={ID1},{ID2}


2.0.4 (872)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

11 July 2025

  • Fixed issues preventing MuseSounds from appearing in MuseScore Studio


2.0.3 (659)

[DEB / RPM / TAR]

2 December 2024

  • Switched to V2 backend and code

  • Removed community acceleration

  • Adjust app primary color theme

  • Changed primary button text from Free -> Install

  • Remove "Alt" state, by default show Uninstall button on installed MuseSounds

  • Ask for permission to update Muse Sounds Manager before running sudo command

  • Fallback to running package manually during update if unable to automatically run

  • Improved migration logic for v1 default download location "/srv/muse-hub/downloads"

  • Enable partial trimming to reduce app size


1.1.0 (587)

1 September 2023

  • Added checking state to downloads

  • Changed update check timer to 24 hours, change content refresh timer to 24 hours

  • Updated application dependencies

  • Changed a few debug logs to information logs

  • Compression tweaks to cosmos requests and images

  • Added missing localizations to localization file (these may not yet be localized to other languages)

  • Common settings and client settings are now stored in one single settings file. This single file is stored within the user profile

  • The background helper service has been removed and integrated into the main application

  • Removed systemD service

  • Disable community acceleration by default

  • MuseSounds Manager now supports .rpm systems, and .rpm updates

  • Fixed: Bug where application could not parse dates in some cultures

  • Fixed: Progress bar changing size as the download speed / amount changes

  • Fixed: Bug where MuseSounds Manager and Muse Sampler downloads would sometimes be "unhidden"

  • Fixed: Bug where MuseSounds Manager would try to uninstall itself when updating

  • Fixed: Bug where MuseSounds Manager would enter a broken state if downloading an update


1.0.1 (451)

8 January 2023

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