Guitar Tab Maker vs Noterix

Guitar Tab Maker is a free browser-based editor for writing guitar tablature from scratch, one fret at a time. Its six-line grid accepts fret numbers from 0 to 24, and multiple notes can be placed in one column to form chords. Tuning presets include Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Open G, and Eb Standard; users can set tempo in BPM. Notes can be marked with hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, or dead notes, while columns support whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note values. The editor displays standard notation alongside the tab and plays the tab with sound. You can paste a six-line ASCII tab to continue editing, then download ASCII text or MIDI, or print a PDF containing notation and tablature. It works in modern browsers on Mac, Windows, Linux, and phones without installation. The page says tabs remain in the browser rather than being uploaded. Users enter the notes themselves; the tool does not generate them with AI. It does not export Guitar Pro files.

Noterix is a guitar tablature and standard notation editor for Windows and the web, with real-time audio playback, effects and a multichannel mixer. Scores support up to eight simultaneous tracks, variable time signatures, key changes, guitar articulations and complex rhythms. Its audio engine includes a SoundFont 2.0 instrument library, adjustable 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz sample rates, tempo mapping and MIDI output for external devices or DAW integration. Per-track effects include amp simulation, cabinet impulse response loading, distortion, EQ, reverb, delay, compression, noise gate and chorus/flanger. Practice tools include section looping, tempo reduction by up to 75% without changing pitch, a metronome scheduler, count-in and A/B take comparison. It imports compatible Guitar Pro 7/8 files and has limited support for compatible GPIF-based GPX files, but not legacy GP3/4/5 files. Guitar Pro and PDF export are planned for a future update. The Windows app costs 109.99 USD as a one-time payment; Pro starts at $9.99 per month, billed $89.91/year.