CoderLine/alphaTab
alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 40
- age_days: 5648
- days_rel: 59
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
1809 stars · 286 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
alphaTab is a cross-platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library available for JavaScript, .NET, and Android. It loads scores from formats like Guitar Pro, MusicXML, and its own alphaTex markup, renders them as SVG or raster graphics, and can play them back via a built-in MIDI synthesizer.
Use cases
- render guitar tablature on a website
- display music notation from Guitar Pro files in the browser
- build an online sheet music viewer and player
- embed interactive music scores in a web app with playback
- parse MusicXML files into a renderable score
- show drum tabs and standard notation side by side
- add a tab player with cursor sync to a music lesson site
When to choose
- you need to embed feature-rich music notation or guitar tabs into a website or app
- you want to support Guitar Pro, MusicXML, and a text-based notation format from one library
- you need audio playback of scores with a built-in synthesizer across web, .NET, or Android
- you want responsive, resizable music sheet rendering as SVG or canvas
When to avoid
- you need a ready-made, drop-in sheet music component with no development effort
- you need engraving-quality print output comparable to dedicated notation software like MuseScore or LilyPond
- your project is native iOS or another platform without an officially supported flavor
- you only need simple MIDI playback without visual notation rendering
Facets
library · maturity active
sdk parser graphics audio-processing web-development media cross-platform developer-tools education browser cross-platform dotnet music-notation guitar-tablature musicxml alphatex guitar-pro midi-synthesizer svg-rendering sheet-music web-audio typescript nodejs android desktop web-server
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/CoderLine/alphaTab · fetched 2026-08-28 · b915c256095a
- homepage: http://www.alphatab.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · f01c6e518723
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · aea3991f0174
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/tutorials · fetched 2026-08-29 · cebbf26ef303
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/alphatex/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · b98087448e3e
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/showcase/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 82a5c5d62ee6
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/playground · fetched 2026-08-29 · 474f77b23add
- site_page: https://www.alphatab.net/docs/getting-started/installation-web · fetched 2026-08-29 · 587a76fd5d95
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CoderLine/alphaTab | main | 92 |
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