musescore / musescore/MuseScore

File extension is not added automatically when exporting keyboard shortcuts (Linux only)

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Since May 19, 2026.

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Description

Issue type

Import/export issue

Description with steps to reproduce

File extension is not added automatically when exporting keyboard shortcuts. This means that unless you manually add .xml you won't find the file when attempting to import keyboard shortcuts.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8196e9bc-4a12-4868-8f6e-a7ebf10ebe39

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7.1

Regression

No.

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

Additional context

Other exports from MSS do add the expected file extensions (e.g. palettes, style, etc.).

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9b0132ee-209b-4d1f-887b-0574b7214f97

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