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audio c-plus-plus cross-platform guitar guitar-tabs music music-composition music-notation qt tablature
Use this command to install Power Tab Editor:
winget install --id=powertab.powertabeditor -e

Power Tab Editor 2.0 is a cross-platform guitar tablature viewer and editor designed to provide musicians with a reliable and versatile tool for creating, editing, and playing back guitar tabs. Built as an open-source alternative to the original Power Tab Editor, this software offers modern functionality while maintaining compatibility with existing file formats.

Key Features:

  • Cross-platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  • Tabbed interface for managing multiple files simultaneously.
  • Mixer interface for adjusting track volumes and pan during playback.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts to suit individual workflows.
  • Import capability for Guitar Pro (.gp3, .gp4, .gp5) files.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for guitarists, music producers, and educators who need a robust tool for tab creation and editing. Power Tab Editor enables users to create professional-quality tabs, enhance their practice sessions with accurate playback, and collaborate seamlessly by sharing files across platforms. Its open-source nature ensures continuous development and adaptability to evolving user needs.

Available via winget for easy installation on Windows systems.

README

Power Tab Editor

Guitar tablature viewer and editor

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Build Status

Translation status

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Table of Contents

  • About
    • Key Features
    • Supported File Types
  • Users
  • Developers
    • Dependencies
    • Building
      • Windows
        • PowerShell
      • Linux
      • OS X

About Power Tab Editor

Power Tab Editor 2.0 - A powerful cross platform guitar tablature viewer and editor inspired by the ceased development and missing source code from the original Power Tab Editor. This project is open-source and written from scratch so that your favorite tabbing platform can continuously grow with your needs.

Key Features

Versions
2.0.22
2.0.21
Website
github.com
License
Last updated
7/12/2025
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  • Cross platform - Windows, Mac, & Linux
  • Tabbed layout for opening multiple files at the same time
  • Mixer interface for adjusting volumes during playback
  • Complete customization of keyboard shortcuts
  • Importing of Guitar Pro tabs

    • Supported File Types

    • .pt2
    • .ptb
    • .gp3, .gp4, .gp5
    • .gpx
    • .gp

    Users

    • New user? Read the intro page to learn more about the project!
    • Download:
      • Latest stable releases here
      • Latest development releases here (requires a GitHub login to download)
    • You can report bugs or suggest features on our issue tracker, or discuss ideas on the discussions forum
    • You can translate the project into your language.
    • Join the Discord community

    Developers

    • Development help is very welcome! If you're interested in contributing, the issue tracker has a list of good first issues that are easier to dive into!
    • Feel free to ask development-related questions on the discussions page or on Discord
    • See below for instructions on how to compile and run the project:

    Dependencies:

    • CMake >= 3.12
    • Boost >= 1.74
      • algorithm
      • date_time
      • endian
      • functional
      • iostreams
      • operators
      • rational
      • signals2
      • stacktrace
    • Qt >= 6.2 version or greater
    • nlohmann-json >= 3.7.3
    • RtMidi >= 4.0
    • pugixml
    • minizip
    • doctest
    • (Linux only) - ALSA library (e.g. libasound2-dev)
    • (Linux only) - MIDI sequencer (e.g. timidity-daemon)
    • A compiler with C++20 support.

    Building:

    Windows:

    • Install Git - see https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git
    • Install vcpkg and run vcpkg install --triplet x64-windows boost-algorithm boost-date-time boost-endian boost-functional boost-iostreams boost-rational boost-signals2 boost-stacktrace doctest minizip nlohmann-json pugixml to install dependencies.
    • Install Qt by running vcpkg install --triplet x64-windows qtbase qttools (this may take a while), or install a binary release from the Qt website or https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall.
    • Open the project folder in Visual Studio and build.
      • If running CMake manually, set CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE to [vcpkg root]\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake
    PowerShell Installation Scripts
    • For a more installation streamlined process
      • with at least PowerShell 5.1 is installed on your machine
      • Run these powershell scripts in your powershell terminal with your shell working directory as your cloned project
    .\scripts\Get-Dependencies.ps1 -vcpkg_exe_path "your/path/to/your/vcpkg.exe" -python_exe_path "your/path/to/your/python.exe";
.\scripts\Run-CMakeBuild.ps1 -vcpkg_dir "your/path/to/your/vcpkg" -qt_path "your/path/to/qt";

    You'll have to update the variables for your specific paths to $vcpkg_exe_path, $python_exe_path, and $qt_path

    Linux:

    • These instructions assume a recent Ubuntu/Debian-based system, but the package names should be similar for other package managers.
    • Install dependencies:
      • sudo apt update
      • sudo apt install cmake qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-tools-dev-tools qt6-l10n-tools libboost-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-iostreams-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libasound2-dev librtmidi-dev libpugixml-dev libminizip-dev doctest-dev
        • You may also need to install libglx-dev libgl1-mesa-dev along with Qt6
      • sudo apt install timidity-daemon - timidity is not required for building, but is a good sequencer for MIDI playback.
      • Optionally, use Ninja instead of make (sudo apt install ninja-build)
    • Build:
      • mkdir build && cd build
      • cmake ..
        • Add -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/path to customize the install directory.
        • Add -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug for a debug build instead of a Release build.
        • Add -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ to compile with Clang.
        • Add -G Ninja to generate Ninja build files.
      • make -j8 or ninja
    • Run:
      • ./bin/powertabeditor
      • ./bin/pte_tests to run the unit tests.
    • Install:
      • make install or ninja install

    OS X:

    • Install Xcode along with its Command Line Tools.
    • Install dependencies:
      • brew install boost cmake doctest minizip ninja nlohmann-json pugixml qt6 pugixml rtmidi
      • Note that the Qt package from homebrew [does not currently work for building the installer|https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/15354]. Installing via https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall is an alternative.
    • Build with ninja or Xcode:
      • mkdir build && cd build
      • Ninja
        • cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt6/lib/cmake ..
        • ninja
      • Xcode
        • cmake -G Xcode -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt6/lib/cmake ..
        • With Xcode open and build build/powertabeditor.xcodeproj
    • Run:
      • open ./bin/Power\ Tab\ Editor.app
      • ./bin/pte_tests to run the unit tests.
      • For Xcode, select Product/Scheme/powertabeditor and then Product/Run.