FretTab
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FretTab, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FretTab's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FretTab Software Bundle | $10, paid once | GCEA tuning · Mac & Windows |
The facts
Each one read from FretTab's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced-work limits
- The maker describes FretTab as a simple notation tool and points users seeking tablature, notation, and MIDI playback to TablEdit.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- It is intended for teachers, individual instructors, and people who want a quick way to capture a basic melody or find complex tablature intimidating.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Chords
- It includes standard chords (major, 7th, minor, min7, maj7, dim7, and aug) and advanced chords (6th, m6, 7b5, m7b5, 7#5, 7b9, and 9).checked 11 Oct 2026
- Code signing
- The Read Me says the Windows app is code signed and that modifications invalidate its code signature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Color support
- The color version supports Aquila Kids strings and is available for Macintosh; the Windows version is black and white only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Copy and paste
- A Copy button lets users select or enter a font size, copy tab or chords, and paste them into a document.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The Windows and macOS Read Me instructions say to install the three included custom chord fonts before opening FretTab.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Keyboard entry
- The app provides character and keystroke information for entering tab and chords from a keyboard.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FretTab is a simplified tablature tool for capturing basic melodies, riffs, and chord progressions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tab features
- Included tablature features are string tabs, measures, repeats, bar lines, line spacers, pull-offs, hammer-ons, and slides.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tuning
- FretTab supports ukulele tuned GCEA.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Document apps
- The maker says FretTab works with most macOS apps, including Bean, Byword, Pages, and TextEdit.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mac display
- The Macintosh color version can display in full color or grey, and chord sets are also available in black and white outline.checked 11 Oct 2026
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