Power Tab Editor

What Power Tab Editor is

Power Tab Editor is a free, open-source guitar tablature editor and viewer for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports MIDI and playback through a mixer interface that lets users adjust volumes. The editor can open multiple files in a tabbed layout and supports .pt2, .ptb, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx, and .gp files, including Guitar Pro tab imports. Keyboard shortcuts can be fully customized. The project describes itself as a community-driven successor to the original Power Tab Editor 1.7 and identifies its license as GPL-3.0. People can report bugs or suggest features through the issue tracker, discuss ideas in the forum, or join the Discord community. The project also accepts community translations through Weblate. On Linux, the Snap package notes that MIDI access is not connected automatically; it provides commands for connecting ALSA and JACK interfaces. The editor is intended for people who want to view and edit guitar tablature, so its listed purpose centers on notation and playback rather than general music production.