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, Flat.io and Impro-Visor.

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  1. TuxGuitar icon

    TuxGuitar

     123 likes

    A Multitrack tablature editor and player.

    59 TuxGuitar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
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    Comments about TuxGuitar as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    kraideinformatica
    Positive
    0

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

    Guest
    Positive
    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    TuxGuitar icon

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

    • TuxGuitar is Free and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  2. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

     246 likes

    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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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    Top Positive Comment
    burnx50
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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
    -1

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
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    MuseScore Studio icon

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

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceGuitar Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Rosegarden icon

    Rosegarden

     58 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. Flat.io icon

    Flat.io

     12 likes

    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.

    22 Flat.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Flat.io as an Alternative to Guitar Pro
    Guest
    Positive
    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.

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

    alphaTab

     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.

    50 alphaTab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Aria Maestosa icon

    Aria Maestosa

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Denemo icon

    Denemo

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    EasyABC

     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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. Songwrite 3 icon

    Songwrite 3

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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

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. music21 icon

    music21

     8 likes

    Music21 is a Python-based toolkit for computer-aided musicology. Applications of this toolkit include computational musicology, music informations, musical example extraction and generation, music notation editing and scripting, and a wide variety of approaches to composition, bo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Jazz++ icon

    Jazz++

     6 likes

    Jazz++ is a MIDI sequencer/composer. Create your own music.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
     
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