# helge17/tuxguitar

Open source guitar tablature editor

Repository: https://github.com/helge17/tuxguitar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tuxguitar
Homepage: https://www.tuxguitar.app
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: guitar-tablature, java, music-composition, audio, midi
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:03:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 70, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1276, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 131.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1456, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:46.973806+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, audio-processing, gui
- domain: entertainment, media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, jvm
- tags: guitar-tablature, music-composition, midi, guitar-pro, music-notation, java, tab-player, linux, macos, android, desktop

## Member repositories
- helge17/tuxguitar (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.973806+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:36.818646+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/helge17/tuxguitar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.973806+00:00, sha 16a3ec92be14)
  - homepage: https://www.tuxguitar.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:35.915881+00:00, sha ef0a55896a91)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.