The Best Free Guitar Pro AlternativesTop Music Production Apps like Guitar Pro

The best free alternative to Guitar Pro is TuxGuitar, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Guitar Pro and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Guitar Pro are MuseScore Studio, Songsterr, Avid Sibelius and Rosegarden.

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  1. TuxGuitar icon

    TuxGuitar

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    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    59 TuxGuitar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
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    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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    It's free and easy to use. The Best alternative to Guitar Pro.

    Guest
    Positive
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    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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

    MuseScore Studio

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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.

    71 MuseScore Studio alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    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
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    MuseScore is not specific for the guitar or other fretted instruments.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    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
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    Songsterr

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Most accessible, easy to use, no install. Although it only serves as a tool for learning, not composing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
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  6. Avid Sibelius icon

    Avid Sibelius

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
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    Flat.io

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    Online music score editor enabling real-time collaboration and editing in your web browser, supporting MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, MP3, WAV, percussion notation, history tracking, Google Hangouts video, metronome tools, and cross-device access for composers and students.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Impro-Visor icon

    Impro-Visor

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    In this window you can create or edit a new chorus.
     
  11. Power Tab Editor icon

    Power Tab Editor

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    Power Tab Editor is a free tablature authoring tool created by Brad Larsen for Windows. It is used to create guitar, bass and ukulele tablature scores, among many others. The current version uses the *.ptb file format.

    46 Power Tab Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Aria Maestosa

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    Aria Maestosa is an open-source (GPL) midi tracker/editor. It lets you compose, edit and play midi files with a few clicks in a user-friendly interface offering keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    alphaTab

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    alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library. You can use alphaTab within your own website or application to load music sheets from files like Guitar Pro or use the built in markup named alphaTex.

    50 alphaTab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  14. Stave'n'Tabs icon

    Stave'n'Tabs

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    iOS and macOS notation and tablature editor with MIDI and MusicXML files support and chromatic scales analyze of the score.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Mac, iPad and iPhone versions of the Stave'n'Tabs
     
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    Denemo

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    GNU Denemo is a music notation editor that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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