TuxGuitar Alternatives

TuxGuitar is described as 'A Multitrack tablature editor and player' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to TuxGuitar for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best TuxGuitar alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TuxGuitar are Guitar Pro, AudioTool, Draw.Audio and Avid Sibelius.

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TuxGuitar alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps, but if you're looking for Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad, Android and iPhone. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to TuxGuitar.
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  1. ABCexplorer icon
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    ABC, a text based music score manager-editor for free. You can copy, transpose or play these songs, import midi-music files, export to midi, to pdf, to web page or to any other printable format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. ChordPro icon
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    ChordPro generates professional-looking, printer-ready sheet music from a text file that contains lyric and chord information. This input file containing the music uses a simple text format for the notation of lyrics and chords which allows them to be properly interpreted by...

    13 ChordPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. NtEd icon
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    NtEd is a GTK+ score editor. It intends to be really WYSIWYG: what you see on the screen is exactly what you get on printer output. It supports up to 4 voices per staff, drum notes, 5 lyrics lines, N-Tuplets, context changes, repeats with alternatives, configurable music...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. MEFA icon
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    MEFA is a program that can be used for writing, printing and playing music. The MEFA program is very easy to use and the music can be written in a fast way. The notation is presented above the text window.

    36 MEFA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Interactive sogtware created to help students improve all the skills required by playing guitar and music in general: chords , scales , progressions , fretboard notes memorization and navigation, ear training , speed picking and rhythm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. ABCEditor icon
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    ABCEditor is a Windows program from Elizabeth Scarlett (hosted at Alf Warnock's site) which allows you to create, edit, play and organise abc files. It can transpose, reformat, adjust beaming, create cheet sheets and search for tunes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Online Guitar Lessons, from beginner to advanced level. Video tutorials to learn how to read a guitar tab and tune an electric guitar, along with acoustic or folk guitar.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Guitar Tab Player is a simple and very fast tablature reader and player with HD quality. It allows you to watch and play your tabs and music notation, simply and quickly. It supports ANY guitar pro files (including Guitar Pro 6).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Learn to play any instrument! Instrument Bible is a virtual fingering chart for brass, woodwind, and string instruments.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    • Xbox
     
    • Instrument Bible is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to TuxGuitar.

    • Instrument Bible is Paid and ProprietaryTuxGuitar is Free and Open Source
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    Songwrite 3 is a music score and songbook editor. This software is especially designed for musicians who do not master solfege (like me!) and to Linuxian musicians. Songwrite 3 can edit staffs, but also tablatures (for guitar, bass, banjo, lyre, diatonic accordion,...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Interactive guitar lessons, playful challenges, ear training, progress tracking, and a rich library of chords, scales, and arpeggios to level up your guitar skills.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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