Power Tab Editor

Spec sheet

What it does

Power Tab Editor is a cross-platform guitar tablature editor and viewer.Read 9 Oct 2026 · powertab.github.io

Intended users

The project describes the app for people who want to view and edit guitar tablature.Read 9 Oct 2026 · powertab.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · powertab.github.io

License

The project repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Community and support

Users can report bugs or suggest features through the issue tracker, discuss ideas in the forum, or join the Discord community.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

File formats

It supports .pt2, .ptb, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx, and .gp files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · powertab.github.io

Guitar Pro import

The editor supports importing Guitar Pro tabs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be completely customized.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux MIDI setup

The Snap package notes that MIDI access is not connected automatically and provides commands to connect ALSA and JACK interfaces.Read 9 Oct 2026 · snapcraft.io

MIDI support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · powertab.github.io

Multiple files

Its tabbed layout lets users open multiple files at the same time.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Playback mixer

A mixer interface lets users adjust volumes during playback.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project model

The project describes itself as an open source, community-driven successor to the original Power Tab Editor 1.7.Read 9 Oct 2026 · powertab.github.io

Translations

The project accepts community translations through Weblate.Read 9 Oct 2026 · powertab.github.io

Plans and prices

Every Power Tab Editor plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Guitar Tab Software#17 of 327.7
• Music notation software#34 of 387.4