Power Tab Editor AlternativesMusic Production Apps like Power Tab Editor

Power Tab Editor is described as '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' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Power Tab Editor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best Power Tab Editor alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Power Tab Editor are TuxGuitar, Guitar Pro, OpenMPT and Rosegarden.

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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.

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Power Tab Editor alternatives page was last updated Jan 12, 2025
  1. MuseScore Studio icon
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    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
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    Guest

    Musescore is a great program, but its pdf-score translator is not advanced yet.

    Negative commentJul 21, 2015
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    • Most users think MuseScore Studio is a great Power Tab Editor alternative.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Power Tab Editor.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Power Tab Editor.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourcePower Tab Editor is Free and Proprietary
  2. TuxGuitar icon
     121 likes

    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    62 TuxGuitar alternatives
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    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 iconPower Tab Editor Icon

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    • TuxGuitar is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Power Tab Editor.

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourcePower Tab Editor is Free and Proprietary
  3. Guitar Pro icon
     70 likes

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

    64 Guitar Pro alternatives
    Guitar Pro 8 interface

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Virtual Instrument
    5.  Music Sequencer
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    Guest

    You cannot compose your own music on the iPad version of Guitar Pro. You can only read tabs. You must do all composing on a different device.

    Negative commentDec 19, 2019
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    • Some users think Guitar Pro is a great Power Tab Editor alternative, some don't.

    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Power Tab Editor.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryPower Tab Editor is Free and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightPower Tab Editor is not according to our users
  4. OpenMPT icon
     47 likes

    OpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free...

    70 OpenMPT alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    OpenMPT Features

    1.  Mod-tracker
    2.  Modules
    3.  Portable
    4.  Mods
    5.  Support for MIDI
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Music Sequencer
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  5. 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
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  6. Avid Sibelius icon
     34 likes

    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

    58 Avid Sibelius alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad

    Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Visual timeline
    4.  Ideas Hub
    5.  Visual bookmarks
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Engraving options
    8.  Music XML Support
    Avid Sibelius iconPower Tab Editor Icon

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    Guest

    You can't write tab in Sibelius

    Negative commentNov 23, 2017
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    • Avid Sibelius is Freemium and ProprietaryPower Tab Editor is Free and Proprietary
  7. Songsterr icon
     15 likes

    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.

    17 Songsterr alternatives
    Songsterr Home Page

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Songsterr Features

    1.  Browser-based
    Songsterr iconPower Tab Editor Icon

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    • Songsterr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Power Tab Editor.

    • Songsterr is Freemium and ProprietaryPower Tab Editor is Free and Proprietary
  8. 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
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  9. Band-in-a-Box icon
     12 likes

    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.

    64 Band-in-a-Box alternatives
    Band-in-a-Box screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Band-in-a-Box Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Generative acompaniment
    4.  Accompaniment
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  10. 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.

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  11. 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
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  12. 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
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