Guitar Tab Maker vs TabbyPro

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.

TabbyPro is a browser-based tablature creator for guitar, bass, ukulele, mandolin, and other instruments. Its editor handles techniques including hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, bends, slides, vibrato, harmonics, repeats, rests, and other tab markings. You can create tabs without an account and save them in the browser. Song Book groups related tabs into songs with lyrics, notes, progress, source links, and instrument-specific parts. Song pages can include YouTube and Spotify references. Tabs and complete song views can be downloaded as TXT or PDF files. Practice and writing tools include a lyric creator, chord library, metronome, scale checker, NoteMapper, and fretboard trainer. NoteMapper displays matching notes on piano keys and guitar fret positions with octave colors. The Free plan is free. TabbyPro Supporter costs £3 a month and adds account storage, access anywhere, ad-free use, and member sharing.