But I see there are lots of replies now, and so far no one has recommended Windows so far. Seems like I should give it another try ...
@Henning, I'm not sure what you mean with "if you don’t want to lose your data" ... how would I lose data if I used Lilypond on Windows instead of any other system? Thanks all for your input. I try what happens if I install the new Frescobaldi version. So far, what you tell me about it sounds promising, in particular that Lilypond installation is from within Frescobaldi ... let's see if I can get the lilyjazz fonts to work again, too. > On Mon, Jul 21, 2025, at 9:13 PM, Lucas Cavalcanti wrote: >> Why not try dual booting into Linux? Since Mac and Linux are POSIX-related, >> I see more ease of use switching to Linux. I always hated Windows and it's >> CMD. When I switched to Linux, shells weren't a seven headed beast. >> >> With regards to dual booting Macintoshes: not very troubling, at least in my >> experience. >> Back in my alma mater I had to use an 2008 iMac locked in Yosemite (I guess >> it is version 12?). Got so annoyed from having to use such outdated OS that >> I dual booted the device with Manjaro Linux. Didn't run like a new machine, >> but still worked flawlessly and was able to use up-to-date programs, record >> 8 audio tracks in reaper and run some shenanigans in OBS. >> >> >> >> >> Em seg., 21 de jul. de 2025, 15:59, Robert Schmaus via LilyPond user >> discussion <[email protected]> escreveu: >>> Dear Lilypond community, >>> >>> I have a strange question (if one could call it a question at all). >>> I've been using Lilypond in the past quite intensively to write Jazz >>> Music - mainly lead sheets and bigband scores. Also (for those who >>> remember) I took part in Urs Liska's "Das Trunkne Lied" Project. Now I >>> haven't used Lilypond in years. >>> >>> I'm a Mac user, and I always found it hard to upgrade Lilypond to a new >>> version. As a rule I would stick to an old version as long as I possibly >>> could because upgrading it was ... not exactly straightforward. I know, >>> that might partly have been the case, because I used the program in a >>> wrong way, I don't know. But it wasn't just getting the new version, >>> there was always the issue of copying the font files for the jazz font >>> somewhere to the right folders and stuff like that. >>> >>> As for editors, I used Frescobaldi, and that too doesn't run well on a >>> mac. My current version is 3.1.3, and at least that one is still >>> opening. I don't really dare trying to install a new one. Again, it >>> always was a lot trying to find out what extra programs (ghostview? >>> poppler? python?) in which version I'd have to install until I finally >>> got it running. >>> >>> I know that some folks on this list might find this strange, but in >>> particular as someone who creates software as a profession, I actually >>> have no interest in having to administer and tinker with my computer at >>> home too. I would simply like to concentrate on the music. And I love to >>> use LaTeX, so Lilypond is just perfect for me :-) But because my old >>> Lilypond version stopped working after a system upgrade, I put upgrading >>> off ... for some years now. Simply stopped using lilypond, because I >>> couldn't face doing that upgrade again. >>> >>> So I guess my questions are this: Would I be better off, using Lilypond >>> and Frescobaldi on a Windows machine? My hope is: For Windows, you get >>> some .exe files that already contain everything. No need to check what >>> python or whatever needs to be installed. Also, in particular in case of >>> Frescobaldi, sometimes the available Windows versions were of higher >>> version number that the available Mac version. >>> >>> BTW, I'm using MacOS 15.5 on an iMac. >>> >>> Best, >>> Robert >>> >>> >
