The Best Guitar Pro AlternativesTop Music Production Apps like Guitar Pro

Guitar Pro is described as 'Edit tablatures for guitar and other instruments with a realistic audio engine and interactive tools, supporting a format popular among guitarists worldwide' and is a popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Guitar Pro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Guitar Pro alternative is TuxGuitar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Guitar Pro are MuseScore Studio, Songsterr, Avid Sibelius and Rosegarden.

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Edit tablatures for guitar and other instruments with a realistic audio engine and interactive tools, supporting a format popular among guitarists worldwide.

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Guitar Pro alternatives page was last updated Feb 25, 2025
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  1. TuxGuitar icon
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    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    58 TuxGuitar alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub

    TuxGuitar Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Multitrack editing
    5.  Skinnable

    TuxGuitar VS Guitar Pro

     
    Comments about TuxGuitar as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    May 3, 2017
    4

    TuxGuitar is to Guitar Pro as WordPad is to Word. It's not quite the same, but it's got all of the essential features, is open source, and is free.

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    kraideinformatica
    Positive Feb 12, 2023
    0

    It's free and easy to use. The Best alternative to Guitar Pro.

    Guest
    Positive Dec 10, 2019
    0

    It is a fantastic light-weight tab maker. The interface can be one-handed once you get familiar. But I think it's no longer supported or updated (as of 2019). Boo!

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    • Most users think TuxGuitar is a great Guitar Pro alternative.

    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Guitar Pro.

    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Guitar Pro.

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  2. MuseScore Studio icon
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    Compose, arrange, and share music using free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux with integrated playback, fast note entry, MIDI, MusicXML, PDF support, multilingual UI, and direct connection to an online sheet music community for sharing scores.

    70 MuseScore Studio alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku

    Top MuseScore Studio Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Transpose
    3.  Music XML Support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Automatic positioning
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  SMuFL support
    11.  Support for Android Things

    MuseScore Studio VS Guitar Pro

     
    Comments about MuseScore Studio as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Top Positive Comment
    burnx50
    Jan 27, 2022
    0

    MuseScore's constant improvements in guitar tab editing make it an increasingly attractive option for anyone who seeks an alternative for Guitar Pro

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    May 20, 2016
    -1

    MuseScore is not specific for the guitar or other fretted instruments.

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Oct 16, 2021
    0

    It is free software. And it does its job perfectly.

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    • Most users think MuseScore Studio is a great Guitar Pro alternative.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Guitar Pro.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Songsterr icon
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    Songsterr is an archive of guitar, bass and drum tabs. It is collaboratively built and maintained by your fellow music lovers. Anyone with Internet access can contribute new tabs and make changes to existing ones.

    18 Songsterr alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Songsterr Features

    1.  Browser-based

    Songsterr VS Guitar Pro

     
    Comments about Songsterr as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Guest
    Positive Mar 14, 2020
    0

    Most accessible, easy to use, no install. Although it only serves as a tool for learning, not composing.

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    • Some users think Songsterr is a great Guitar Pro alternative, some don't.

    • Songsterr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Guitar Pro.

    • Songsterr is Freemium and ProprietaryGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Avid Sibelius icon
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    Professional music notation software for Windows and macOS featuring intuitive, task-based score creation, MIDI and onscreen input, up to 16 staves, guitar tab conversion, Magnetic Layout, dynamic parts updates, text and lyric support, scanning tools, and expressive playback.

    58 Avid Sibelius alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad

    Top Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Ideas Hub
    8.  Visual bookmarks
    9.  Export to WAV
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Engraving options
    12.  Export to MP3

    Avid Sibelius VS Guitar Pro

     
  5. Rosegarden icon
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    Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

    106 Rosegarden alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Piano Roll

    Rosegarden VS Guitar Pro

     
  6. Flat.io icon
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    Flat lets you write sheet music with your friends in real time with a nice music notation editor.

    22 Flat.io alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Flat.io Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Collaborative writing

    Flat.io VS Guitar Pro

     
    Comments about Flat.io as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Guest
    Positive Apr 3, 2020
    1

    Flat(.io) is really easy to take in charge and near as complete as others installed softwares, you can even listen to what you write, and it tells you your mistakes.. real good light and online tool.

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    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Impro-Visor icon
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    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    63 Impro-Visor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2019.

    Impro-Visor Features

    1.  Export to MIDI
    2.  Export to XML

    Impro-Visor VS Guitar Pro

     
  8. Band-in-a-Box icon
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    Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

    61 Band-in-a-Box alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Band-in-a-Box Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Generative acompaniment
    4.  Accompaniment

    Band-in-a-Box VS Guitar Pro

     
    • Band-in-a-Box is the most popular commercial alternative to Guitar Pro.

    • Band-in-a-Box is Paid and ProprietaryGuitar Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. Reflow icon
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    Reflow is a music notation app that runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is a 100% Native app that supports iCloud sync and latest Mac OS X features such as Versions, Autosave and Fullscreen.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Reflow Features

    1.  Drums

    Reflow VS Guitar Pro

     
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