NAME
nwc2musicxml - Convert NoteWorthy Composer 2 files to MusicXML.
VERSION
0.001.1
SYNOPSIS
nwc2musicxml [options] input.nwc [output.musicxml]
nwc2musicxml [options] file1.nwc file2.nwc ...
nwc2musicxml --recursive --output-dir musicxml scores/DESCRIPTION
Converts NoteWorthy Composer 2 binary .nwc score files into MusicXML .musicxml files suitable for import into MuseScore and other MusicXML- compatible notation programs.
NoteWorthy Composer does not need to be installed.
OPTIONS
- --help, -h
-
Print this help text and exit.
- --version, -V
-
Print the program version and exit.
- --verbose, -v
-
Emit per-file progress information.
- --quiet, -q
-
Suppress all non-error output.
- --debug
-
Emit low-level pipeline tracing (very chatty).
- --overwrite
-
Overwrite existing output files. By default, existing files are skipped.
- --recursive, -r
-
When a directory is given as input, descend into subdirectories. The relative directory structure is preserved under
--output-dir. - --output-dir DIRECTORY, -o DIRECTORY
-
Write all output files to
DIRECTORY. - --format FORMAT
-
Output format. Currently only
musicxml(default) is supported. - --validate
-
Perform extended consistency checks on the converted score (pitch validity, tie/slur pairing, measure duration sums, etc.).
- --warnings FILE
-
Write all warnings to
FILEin addition to STDERR.
EXIT CODES
- 0 -- successful conversion (no warnings)
- 1 -- conversion completed with warnings
- 2 -- invalid or unsupported input
- 3 -- output error
- 4 -- internal / programming error
EXAMPLES
# Convert a single file
nwc2musicxml Pilgrim.nwc
# Convert with explicit output name
nwc2musicxml Pilgrim.nwc Pilgrim.musicxml
# Convert all .nwc files to a directory
nwc2musicxml --output-dir musicxml *.nwc
# Recursive conversion preserving directory structure
nwc2musicxml --recursive --output-dir musicxml scores/
# Validate and log warnings
nwc2musicxml --validate --warnings conv.log Pilgrim.nwcAUTHOR
Nigel Horne <njh@nigelhorne.com>
LICENSE
Copyright 2026 Nigel Horne.
Usage is subject to the GPL2 licence terms. If you use it, please let me know.