Fretboard
Fretboard is a free Linux app for finding and exploring guitar chords.
What Fretboard is
Fretboard is a free Linux app for finding and exploring guitar chords. Enter a chord name or plot a shape on the interactive guitar neck to identify it. Once a chord is found, you can change it and view other ways to play it, then bookmark it for later. The app is intended for beginners and advanced guitarists who want to practice, learn, and work on songs.
Fretboard is part of GNOME Circle, an initiative supporting software available for the GNOME platform. Its GNOME app page directs users to install it from Flathub, which lists builds for aarch64 and x86_64. The app page lists version 9.1, released on 2025-04-14; Flathub says that release improves translations. The listed Free plan costs nothing. The app page names Brage Fuglseth as maintainer and links to an issue tracker and Matrix community chat for feedback and help. App-specific content is under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Good
- Find chords by name or guitar-neck shape
- Change chords and explore other ways to play
- Bookmarks save chords for later
- Available for aarch64 and x86_64
Watch out
- Linux platform only
- No free trial is listed
Who it suits
It suits Linux users learning guitar chords or looking for a way to explore alternate fingerings. Both beginners and advanced guitarists are among its intended users.
Verdict
Fretboard combines chord lookup with ways to modify, compare, and save chord shapes. It is a focused option for guitarists using Linux.
Plans and prices
From Fretboard's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free download · 1 MiB download |
The facts
Each one read from Fretboard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The app says it is for beginners and advanced guitarists who want to practice, learn, and master songs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Bookmarks
- Users can bookmark chords to save them for later.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Chord editing
- Users can experiment with changing an identified chord and see more ways to play it.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The GNOME app page directs users to install Fretboard from Flathub.checked 4 Oct 2026
- GNOME Circle
- Fretboard is part of GNOME Circle, an initiative supporting software available for the GNOME platform.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The GNOME app page states that app-specific content is © the respective app contributors under GPL-3.0-or-later.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The GNOME app page names Brage Fuglseth as maintainer and lists Oslo, Norway.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Fretboard helps users look up guitar chords by typing their names or plotting them on an interactive guitar neck.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Release
- The GNOME app page lists version 9.1, released on 2025-04-14.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support and feedback
- The GNOME app page links to the app's issue tracker for feedback and a Matrix community chat for help.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Supported architectures
- Flathub lists aarch64 and x86_64 as available architectures.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Update detail
- Flathub says version 9.1 improves translations into different languages.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Price
- Flathub lists the app as Free.checked 4 Oct 2026
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