INSTALL.md

Setup Guide

Requirements

• VSCode 1.44.0 minimum
• LilyPond (Tested on 2.20.0)
• (Optional) MIDI Devices for MIDI Input and Playback

VSLilyPond Extension Setup Guide

1. Open the Extensions left panel in VSCode (Windows: Ctrl+Shift+X; MacOS: Cmd+Shift+X).
2. Type in VsLilyPond in the search bar.
3. Install the extension, then reload VSCode.

LilyPond Setup Guide

1. Go to the LilyPond Downloads page.
2. Under "For users", choose your OS.
3. Under "Packages", download the installation package and install LilyPond.
4. [MacOS X and Windows only]
   • Option (a)
     • Follow the instructions under "Running on the command-line" to set LilyPond to run on your command line. This involves adding the lilypond executable to your command line.
   • Option (b)
     • Set your path to lilypond executable in Settings. See vslilypond.general.pathToLilypond.

Note: macOS Catalina (10.15) (and newer) does not support 32-bit applications--please use the 64-bit download link for LilyPond.

LilyPond Manuals and Guides can be found on lilypond.org.

python-ly Setup Guide (Required for non-Windows, Linux and macOS users)

See here.

LilyPond PDF Preview Usage Guide

See here.