helge17/tuxguitar
Open source guitar tablature editor observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 70
- Longevity 91
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 131.5
- age_days: 1276
- days_rel: 42
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
1456 stars · 165 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TuxGuitar is an open source multitrack guitar tablature editor and player written in Java. It can open Guitar Pro, Power Tab Editor, TablEdit, and MIDI files and runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and Android.
Use cases
- edit guitar tablature
- play back guitar tabs with midi
- open guitar pro files
- compose multitrack tablature music
- convert tabs to pdf or midi
- transcribe songs into tab format
When to choose
- you need a free tablature editor and player
- you want to open or convert Guitar Pro, Power Tab, or TablEdit files
- you compose multitrack guitar music and need playback
When to avoid
- you need professional music notation engraving like Finale or Sibelius
- you require officially signed installers
- you need a lightweight command-line tool rather than a GUI app
Facets
application · maturity active
editor audio-processing gui entertainment media cross-platform windows cross-platform jvm guitar-tablature music-composition midi guitar-pro music-notation java tab-player linux macos android desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/helge17/tuxguitar · fetched 2026-08-28 · 16a3ec92be14
- homepage: https://www.tuxguitar.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef0a55896a91
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| helge17/tuxguitar | main | 87 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="helge17/tuxguitar")
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