Multitrack tablature editor and player
TuxGuitar is a full featured music composition tool that can be really helpful to musicians, whether they use their computer to compose music or not.
TuxGuitar looks really complex at first sight – at least for music newbies – so we have the feeling it may overwhelm novice users. But the amount of tools available, along with an extensive help section and documentation really encourages you to give it a go.
TuxGuitar features a nicely-designed interface with clear, simple lines that makes music composition tasks into lighter work. Besides composing on the tablature, you can also use a virtual guitar fretboard or piano keyboard to make composition even easier. What's more, TuxGuitar lets you play the songs you compose, using one of the many instruments included in it.
In spite of a confusing first impression, TuxGuitar well deserves a chance from all music composers: it's nicely designed and features many interesting tools.
User reviews about TuxGuitar
by Anonymous
Doesn't open in Mac OS10.7.
Doesn't open in Mac OS10.7 Needs to be dealt with or removed from planet Mac
Pros: It icon as it won't open and is a dud so all I can tell is that the icon is cute.
Cons:
A working Mac version would be nice More
by Anonymous
The pc version is good, but mac is bad.
It works well on pc, but on mac it won't even open. It needs an update on mac, but it`s perfect on pc ^^
Pros:
It works
Cons:
Dont work on mac More
by Anonymous
Doesn't work on Mac OS X Lion or Mountain Lion.
Mac version seems to be several years old, not updated since 2009 and won't even open on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later.... More
by Anonymous
Get it NOW if you are a guitarist & VITAL for a teacher of the guitar..
A marvellous piece of guitar software. TuxGuitar supports both PowerTab and ProGuitar tab formats. It plays and displays both formats effortlessly. It is a MUST have piece of freeware if you are a guitarist but even MORE vital if you are a guitar teacher. I teach guitar and have been collecting tabs for more than 16 years and TuxGuitar makes them available to my students for EVERY operating system. Windows PC, Mac & Linux (Where it was developed I believe) The world of the guitar owes a great deal to freeware authors of software like this and they will reap their reward in the generations to come who will develop as great guitarists due in part to this software and the like.
Pros:
Plays GuitarPro & PowerTab
The price (FREE)
Cons:
Nothing More