The Best Open Source Guitar Pro AlternativesTop Music Production Apps like Guitar Pro

The best open source alternative to Guitar Pro is TuxGuitar. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Guitar Pro and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Guitar Pro are MuseScore Studio, Rosegarden, Impro-Visor and Flat.io.

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The software to compose music, transcribe your favorite songs, or simply read the thousands of tabs available on the Internet.

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Guitar Pro alternatives page was last updated Nov 27, 2024
  1. TuxGuitar icon
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    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    62 TuxGuitar alternatives
    TuxGuitar screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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 iconGuitar Pro Icon

    TuxGuitar VS Guitar Pro

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    Comments about TuxGuitar as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
     
       
    Guest

    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.

    Top positive commentMay 3, 2017
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    kraideinformatica

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

    Positive commentFeb 12, 2023
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    Guest

    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!

    Positive commentDec 10, 2019
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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
     233 likes

    MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

    72 MuseScore Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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.  Export to PDF
    5.  Automatic positioning
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  SMuFL support
    11.  Support for Android Things
    MuseScore Studio iconGuitar Pro Icon

    MuseScore Studio VS Guitar Pro

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    Comments about MuseScore Studio as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
     
       
    burnx50

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

    Top positive commentJan 27, 2022
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    Guest

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

    Top negative commentMay 20, 2016
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    Guest

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

    Positive commentOct 16, 2021
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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. Rosegarden icon
     56 likes

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

    106 Rosegarden alternatives
    Rosegarden screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Rosegarden Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Piano Roll
    Rosegarden iconGuitar Pro Icon

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  4. Impro-Visor icon
     25 likes

    Impro-Visor (short for “Improvisation Advisor”) is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised. The objective is to improve understanding of solo construction and tune chord changes.

    66 Impro-Visor alternatives
    In this window you can create or edit a new chorus.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Impro-Visor iconGuitar Pro Icon

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  5. Flat.io icon
     12 likes

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

    22 Flat.io alternatives
    Flat.io screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Flat.io Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Collaborative writing
    Flat.io iconGuitar Pro Icon

    Flat.io VS Guitar Pro

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    Guest

    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.

    Positive commentApr 3, 2020
    1
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    • Flat.io is Freemium and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Aria Maestosa icon
     11 likes

    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.

    38 Aria Maestosa alternatives
    Aria Maestosa screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Aria Maestosa Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.4.13) is from 2021.

    Aria Maestosa iconGuitar Pro Icon

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  7. alphaTab icon
     5 likes

    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.

    51 alphaTab alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    alphaTab Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Web-Based
    alphaTab iconGuitar Pro Icon

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  8. Denemo icon
     22 likes

    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.

    53 Denemo alternatives
    Denemo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Denemo Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Denemo iconGuitar Pro Icon

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  9. EasyABC icon
     6 likes

    EasyABC allows you to edit and play abc files. It supports conversion from MusicXML and MIDI to ABC. The latter uses a custom implementation (midi2abc is not used) in order to produce very readable ABC output. Direct midi input is supported for people with a midi keyboard.

    40 EasyABC alternatives
    EasyABC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    EasyABC iconGuitar Pro Icon

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