TuxGuitar

TuxGuitar

TuxGuitar

Open-source tablature editor

TuxGuitar is a free and open-source tablature editor, which includes features such as tablature editing, score editing, and import and export of Guitar Pro gp3, gp4, and gp5 files.[3] In addition, TuxGuitar's tablature and staff interfaces function as basic MIDI editors.

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TuxGuitar's mascot and namesake is Tux, the penguin mascot of many games and programs originally designed for Linux.

The program is written in the Java programming language[4] and is released under the LGPL-2.1-only license.

Originally developed on SourceForge, development moved to GitHub on 30 March 2023[5] after the TuxGuitar websites had disappeared and the original author stopped responding. The 1.6.0 release was the first release done by the development team on GitHub.[6]

Skins

TuxGuitar offers a set of three default skins that its users can choose from. These are:

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TuxGuitar also supports custom skins. The default skin for version 1.0 is Lavender.

Supported effects

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Supported file formats

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Reception

As of May 2014, TuxGuitar had 4/5 stars in the CNET user ratings.[8] During the same time, TuxGuitar had 3.4/5 stars in the Softpedia user ratings.[9] As of August 2016 the program has 4.7/5 stars on SourceForge.[10] Reviewers at Software Informer gave version 1.0 of TuxGuitar 5/5 stars, praising the "very easy to use interface" and "very advanced functions" of the program.[11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "tuxguitar/TuxGuitar/doc/AUTHORS". GitHub. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Release 1.6.2". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    Mantilla, Daniel. "TuxGuitar: Editorial review". Software Informer. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. [4]
    Smith, Tim. "TuxGuitar 1.2". Computeractive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. [5]
    Gerloni, Helmar. "TuxGuitar / Discussion / Open Discussion: Speed up TuxGuitar development". SourceForge. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. [6]
    Gerloni, Helmar. "TuxGuitar / Discussion / Open Discussion: TuxGuitar Version 1.6 available". SourceForge. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  7. [7]
    Westermann, Lucas (25 September 2010). "TuxGuitar Review" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine (41): 24. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  8. [8]
    "TuxGuitar: Average User Rating". CNET. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  9. [9]
    "TuxGuitar 1.2: User Rating". Softpedia. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  10. [10]
    "TuxGuitar: Reviews". SourceForge. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. [11]
    Mantilla, Daniel. "TuxGuitar: Editorial review". Software Informer. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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