MUS Converter

Convert MUS files online for free

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How to convert your MUS file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MUS file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert MUS to another file type

The converter easily converts your MUS file to various formats - free and online. No Media Player or extra software needed.

Convert a file to MUS

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Audio formats to MUS with high quality output.

About MUS files

The .MUS file extension primarily represents proprietary music notation scores created by MakeMusic Finale (versions 2012 and older). These files contain detailed musical information, including staves, time signatures, notes, and layout data for printing sheet music.

The Challenge: As a proprietary binary format, .MUS files are heavily locked into the Finale ecosystem. With MakeMusic ending development of Finale in 2024, accessing these legacy files is becoming increasingly difficult. Newer versions of Finale use the MUSX format, and .MUS files cannot be opened natively by web browsers, standard text editors, or competing software like Sibelius or MuseScore. Furthermore, a distinct, secondary type of .MUS file exists as lightweight background music for vintage games like DOOM and Minecraft, which function similarly to MIDI files but require specific players.

The Solution:

For Archiving & Portability: Convert legacy Finale files to MusicXML (xml or mxl). This is the industry-standard interchange format that allows you to open your scores in Dorico, Sibelius, or MuseScore without losing critical notation data.
For Printing/Viewing: Convert to PDF to ensure the score looks exactly as intended on any device.
For Game Audio: Convert game-based .MUS files to standard MIDI or MP3 for playback in modern media players.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MUS file.

Users also converted MUSX, PDF, MPF, MP3, BAK, RAR, ZIP, MSCZ, MJS, MUSICXML, ASV, OGG and SIB files.

FAQ

If you want to convert MUS file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use MakeMusic Finale or similar software from the "Music Notation Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to MUS, try MakeMusic Finale or another comparable tool in the "Music Notation Storage" category.

The MUS Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MUS converter.