TabbyPro vs TabMaker

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.

TabMaker is a browser-based tool for creating, organizing and managing tabs for guitar, bass, ukulele and banjo. Its AI can turn microphone-recorded guitar riffs into tabs, or process MP3 and M4A files up to 6 MB in Quick Tabs, Enhanced Tabs or Chords Only modes. A separate Guitar & Bass to MIDI tool converts MP3 recordings into standard MIDI files with detected notes and musical properties. The browser app supports tab and standard notation, and plays tabs with acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass or banjo sounds. Tabs can be exported as PDF or ASCII text, printed in the browser or shared through a viewing link. The free plan costs nothing, requires no registration and stores tabs in browser localStorage; cloud storage is included with paid subscriptions. Monthly subscription costs $3.99 a month, or annual subscription costs $34.99 a year. The iOS app adds cloud saving and exports including PDF, MP3, MIDI and text.