Guitar Tabs X vs Twelve Assistant Tab Editor

Guitar Tabs X is an editor for writing and saving songs and musical ideas as tablature. It supports guitar, bass, and ukulele tabs, with tools for creating and editing notation and entering or changing chords. Users can preview and play tabs, then export songs as PDF, MIDI, or HTML, including as web pages. The app also provides a server of songs shared by other users, which can be browsed without registration. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, and tablature is its listed notation mode. The maker describes its tab file format as readable and small. Its free plan costs nothing and provides basic functionality; a Pro option is listed, with prices and subscription periods shown in app stores and monthly, yearly, or one-time subscription choices. Registration is not required. The privacy policy says user data is not stored apart from songs shared to the server, and that shared songs cannot be traced to actual users. The terms advise saving songs elsewhere regularly because the maker is not responsible for data loss.

Twelve Assistant Tab Editor is a web-based tool for creating, editing, playing, and sharing guitar tablatures by entering notes on a fretboard. Notes retain their intervals within the active scale, so users can change scales while continuing the same tab. Entry can be melodic or chord-based, with chord notes stacked across strings. Rhythm notation can show note lengths, stems, beams, rests, and automatically handled bars, or be hidden for a simpler sequence. Users can adjust beat duration and fingering, delete beats, and add effects such as bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Playback follows the score's rhythm and rests at an adjustable tempo. Multiple named tabs can be created, renamed, duplicated, or deleted, with automatic saving. Tabs can also be pinned to a music stand, arranged on a sheet, and printed. Access is through the website on a personal computer and requires a high-speed internet connection. The free Guitar and Harmony plans each cost nothing and limit users to three songs and a selection of scales. Premium Unlimited costs €9.99 a month and combines Guitar, Harmony, and Trainer with unlimited workspaces.