Best Fretboard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from guitar tab software ranked against Fretboard on the same published basis.
- 1Fretboard vs Cesure
- 2Fretboard vs Guitar Tab Maker
- 3Fretboard vs Guitar Tabs X
- 4Fretboard vs Guitar2Tabs
- 5Fretboard vs Soundslice
- 6Fretboard vs TabMaker
- 7Fretboard vs Guitar Tab Creator
- 8Fretboard vs TuxGuitar
- 9Fretboard vs Songsterr
- 10Fretboard vs Fretride
- 11Fretboard vs Guitar Pro
- 12Fretboard vs TabFlow
- 13Fretboard vs GuitarTab
- 14Fretboard vs Jam Maestro
- 15Fretboard vs Reflow
- 17Fretboard vs Noterix
- 18Fretboard vs Guitar
- 19Fretboard vs Guitar Tab Player
- 20Fretboard vs Note2Tabs
- 21Fretboard vs Power Tab Editor
Fretboard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cesure | 7.9 | Free plan | €3.33/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Guitar Tab Maker | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Guitar Tabs X | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Guitar2Tabs | 7.9 | Free plan | $6.24/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Soundslice | 7.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 6 | TabMaker | 7.9 | Free plan | $2.92/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 7 | Guitar Tab Creator | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Web |
| 8 | TuxGuitar | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Songsterr | 7.3 | No | $9.90/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Fretride | 6.9 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 11 | Guitar Pro | 6.9 | No | $69.95/mo | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 12 | TabFlow | 6.9 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 13 | GuitarTab | 6.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Jam Maestro | 6.7 | No | — | iOS |
| 15 | Reflow | 6.6 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 17 | Noterix | 5.9 | No | $9.99/mo | Web, Windows |
| 18 | Guitar | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Guitar Tab Player | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Note2Tabs | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Power Tab Editor | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Fretboard alternatives
What is the best alternative to Fretboard?
Cesure, number 1 in guitar tab software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Guitar Tab Maker, Guitar Tabs X, Guitar2Tabs and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Fretboard?
Cesure is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.