musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Linux - Double clicking instrument name crashes program

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Since Jan 5, 2026.

crash needs testing os: linux P1 regression nightly
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Description

Issue type

Crash or freeze

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Double click instrument name
  2. MuseScore Studio crashes

Doesn't occur on my MacOS device or Windows device
Doesn't seem to happen on 4.6.5

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

Video shows crash in nightly and not in 4.6.5

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8dfb2b83-9189-4fdd-9c42-46f204d42c1c

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

OS: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.7.0-260105033, revision: github-musescore-musescore-d005d42

Regression

Yes, this works in the latest released version and is broken in the nightly builds

Operating system

Ubuntu 22.04.3

Additional context

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