Mac
From LilyPond Wiki
Mac users can easily use LilyPond. Contrary to what Mac users are used to, however, it does not work as an application that you double-click on. This is how to create your music:
- Make a .ly file in your favourite text editor and save it.
- Compile the .ly file using LilyPond to produce the pdf, a midi or a png.
The second step can be done in different ways, depending on your preference. Several methods are described on the lilypondleopard page.
Depending on the OS version, a different version of LP needs to be downloaded - see below.
[edit] LilyPond Download Pages for OS 10.5 (Leopard)
- darwin-x86 binaries - for OS 10.5
- darwin-ppc binaries - for OS 10.5 on G3, G4 or G5 Macs
[edit] Pre-Leopard Operating Systems
For these OSs, LilyPond has a working editor, but it is quite basic. So it depends on your preference if you want to use this.
[edit] Editors
There are several editors available for editing .ly files on Mac:
