Additional Resources

Learning

• An introduction to LilyPond markup is a handy single-page look at some of the basic syntax in LilyPond.
• The LilyPond Learning Manual is a reference which covers the basics of notation and output.
• The LilyPond Notation Reference is the comprehensive manual on all notation possible in LilyPond.
  • Notation Cheat Sheet is a quick reference for the most common notation.
• LilyPond Snippets includes a library of snippets which can help achieve specific tasks in LilyPond.

Software

• Frescobaldi is a visual text editor for LilyPond scores.
• Hacklily is a browser-based editor which includes autocomplete and contextual help. Also on GitHub.

Editor extensions

These extensions will enable syntax highlighting and other features when working with .ly files in your editor of choice:

• VSLilyPond provides syntax and error highlighting, IntelliSense and AutoComplete, compilation on save, MIDI (input and playback) support for LilyPond in VSCode. Also on GitHub.
• Zed Extension offers syntax highlighting for LilyPond files in Zed. Also on GitHub.

Community Help

• You can send questions to the lilypond-user mailing list by emailing lilypond-user@gnu.org. You can also search the mailing list archives, which date back to 2001.
• Reddit’s r/lilypond is another place to ask for help.
• The Astro Discord server is a great place to get help with Astro.