TuxGuitar

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.[2] In addition, TuxGuitar's tablature and staff interfaces function as basic MIDI editors.

TuxGuitar
Original author(s)Julian Gabriel Casadesus and others[1]
Stable release
1.5.4 / May 12, 2020 (2020-05-12)
Repositorysourceforge.net/projects/tuxguitar/
Written inJava, Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT)
Operating systemLinux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD
Available inEnglish, French
TypeTablature editor, Scorewriter
LicenseLGPLv2.1
Websitewww.tuxguitar.com.ar

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[3] and is released under version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

TuxGuitar 1.2 was released in 2009.[4] Its source code was steadily updated through 2015, culminating in the release of version 1.3.0 in January 2016.[5]

Skins

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

ImageNameAuthorFirst appeared inDescription
LavenderSaschav0.1Simple, elegant theme with lavender color.
Blue seriousLicnepv0.1A more serious theme, where blue dominates.
ErsplusErsplusv0.9Default tuxguitar theme.

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

Supported effects
Note effects
Dead notesSupported.
Accentuated notesOnly heavy or regular.
HarmonicsOnly natural, artificial, tapped, pinched, or semi harmonic.
DynamicsNot displayed in the body of the score.
Grace notesLimited to a duration ranging from 1/64 to 1/16 of a whole note.
Tremolo pickingLimited to a duration of at most 1/8 and at least 1/32 of a whole note.
SlursSupported in the form of hammer-ons/pull-offs.
Hammer-ons and pull-offsLimited support (the program doesn't differentiate between the two).
SlidesLimited support.
Track effects
Multiple TracksSupported, can be displayed by clicking View > Multitrack.
Multiple VoicesSupported but limited to two voices per track.
RepeatsSupported but limited to either open or closed barline repeats.
Alter. EndingsSupported but MIDI playback will only recognize the first two alternative endings, the second of which must be located above the measure that directly follows the closed repeat in order for it to be associated with the first alternative ending and the repeat in question.
Custom Number of Tunings for a Track's stringsSupported but the number of strings that can be added is limited to no more than 7 and no less than 4 and they can be set to any pitch within the range of 16.352Hz and 15804.266Hz, inclusive. Does not currently allow for different-length courses, e.g. five-string banjo.
Track NamesSupported.
LyricsSupported.
TextSupported.
ChordsSupported.[6]
SymbolsSupported but limited to time signatures, clefs, and key signatures. (Instructional performance text can be added instead of symbols via the Text editor but they will not be supported by the MIDI playback or be recognized by TuxGuitar as anything but text.)

Supported file formats
File formatImportingExporting
TuxGuitar (.tg)YesYes
Guitar Pro (.gtp)YesNo
Guitar Pro 3 (.gp3)YesYes
Guitar Pro 4 (.gp4)YesYes
Guitar Pro 5 (.gp5)YesYes
Guitar Pro 6 (.gpx)YesNo
Guitar Pro 7 (.gp)YesNo
Power Tab (.ptb)YesNo
TablEdit (.tef)YesNo
GNU LilyPond (.ly)NoYes
MIDI (.mid)YesYes
ASCII tab (.txt)NoYes

Reception

As of May 2014, TuxGuitar had 4/5 stars in the CNET user ratings.[7] During the same time, TuxGuitar had 3.4/5 stars in the Softpedia user ratings.[8] As of August 2016 the program has 4.7/5 stars on SourceForge.[9] 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.[10]

See also

References
  1. "TuxGuitar - Browse /TuxGuitar/TuxGuitar-1.5.1 at SourceForge.net". sourceforge.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. Mantilla, Daniel. "TuxGuitar: Editorial review". Software Informer. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. Smith, Tim. "TuxGuitar 1.2". Computeractive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. "TuxGuitar 1.2 has been released". SourceForge. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. "TuxGuitar". SourceForge. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. Westermann, Lucas (25 September 2010). "TuxGuitar Review" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine (41): 24. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. "TuxGuitar: Average User Rating". CNET. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  8. "TuxGuitar 1.2: User Rating". Softpedia. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  9. "TuxGuitar: Reviews". SourceForge. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  10. Mantilla, Daniel. "TuxGuitar: Editorial review". Software Informer. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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