Table 1
Comparison of platforms used (upper part) and related (lower part, including Wikidata).
| PLATFORM | DOWNLOADS | PREVIEWS | DOI | OTHER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | PER-FILE | ||||
| MuseScore.com | . | With login | Y | . | Commerical, Subject to change. |
| GitHub | Y | Y | Raw Code | . | Free public repos; Code-centric versioning. |
| Zenodo | Y | . | . | Y | Free, open-source; Project-level versioning. |
| fourscoreandmore (bespoke) | Y (Git) | Y (Git) | Y | . | Maintenance burdens inc. search optimisation. |
| IMSLP | N/A | Y (subscribe/wait period) | Thumbnail images | . | Predominantly images. |
| OSF | Y | Y | Some | Optional | Free, open-source; Project-level versioning. |
| Figshare | Y | Y | Some | Per item | Free for academics; Item/collection versioning. |
| Wikidata | N/A | N/A | N/A | . | Knowledge base; No file hosting. |
Table 2
Ease of integration between platforms.
| FROM / TO | OSF | GITHUB | ZENODO | FIGSHARE | WIKIDATA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSF | – | None | Auto | Manual | API |
| GitHub | Auto | – | Auto | Manual | API |
| Zenodo | Manual | Manual | – | API | API |
| Figshare | Manual | API | API | – | API |
| Wikidata | API | API | API | API | – |
Figure 1
A screenshot from an example of the fourscoreandmore pages for OpenScore encodings, here showing Clara Schumann’s Liebst du um Schönheit.