--- description: Review of Guitar Pro Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Guitar Pro | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Music School Software](/directory/4626/music-school/software) > [Guitar Pro](/software/306515/guitar-pro) # Guitar Pro Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/306515/guitar-pro Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/306515/guitar-pro?page=2) > Guitar Pro is used by professional music schools and private teachers to teach their students how to read sheet music and tablature, while being able to recognize even the smallest nuances of every chord progression, solo or melody. Guitar Pro enables you to quickly find any piece of music in your library amongst all its pieces with the help of a powerful searching engine. The software contains a huge library of sounds that are specific to your instrument. Guitar Pro is a music notation program for Windows. It allows professionals to write and arrange music freely, by hand or with a MIDI keyboard. It includes features such as a built-in TAB player for guitarists and bass players, tools to assist in composition, support for many file formats (including Sibelius 5), automatic detection of chords from the chord symbols entered into text fields. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 237 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 237 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Arobas Music - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 69.95 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Instant download license. The license can be used/installed on 5 computers. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: France ## Features - Practice Log - Repertoire Management ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Music School Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4626/music-school/software) ## Alternatives 1. [WellnessLiving](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/56362/wellnessliving) — 4.4/5 (608 reviews) 2. [Classter](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/58714/classter) — 4.6/5 (115 reviews) 3. [DreamClass](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/347326/dreamclass) — 4.8/5 (74 reviews) 4. [My Music Staff](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/323467/my-music-staff) — 4.8/5 (755 reviews) 5. [Teach n Go](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/220573/teach-n-go) — 4.7/5 (79 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Exploring new melodies and learning to play and create my own compositions" — 5.0/5 > **Raul Antonio** | *29 June 2023* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: One of the things that has fascinated me the most is the versatility and ease that it offers to edit and create tablatures and scores, but what has really impressed me is the possibility of reproducing the compositions that I have created, since in this application I can faithfully reproduce the sound of each instrument, allowing me to hear how each chord, each arpeggio and each solo sounds. > > **Cons**: Sometimes when I try to edit an existing chord or add a new one I find it a bit cumbersome and not as intuitive as other features within the software. It would be great to have a more intuitive and friendly interface for chord editing, simplifying the process and increasing efficiency. > > One of the features that I appreciate the most is the realistic sound reproduction. Being able to hear how each note, chord, and riff sounds on different instruments has helped me improve my playing and techniques. ----- ### "Great product to write music in easy way" — 4.0/5 > **Renne** | *29 May 2018* | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: This product is really good to write your songs fast. It allows a large number of variants of instruments that gives you versatility at the writing time. The new versions (6 and 7) are a little bit more complicated to locate all the panels, but once you got the way, the process is more simple than before. A light weight product that helps you to write music with a correct syntax, fast and efficent. The option to add sound banks is a great add-on to create music with a characteristic real sound. > > **Cons**: The user interface is not too easy to understand at first time, it took some minutes to know where are all the sets and how to use it. Adding to it, the RSE (sound bancks) some time are too heavy and the software turns slower. > > This software give me the chance to write music too fast, even when i had not too knowledge of music. It allows you to write like string pressing way, giving a good way to save all your ideas in a faster way. The option that have some tabs open is a good plus because it give you the chance to see more information whitout leaving the same screen. ----- ### "Easy to use and easy to enjoy\!" — 4.0/5 > **Marty** | *18 July 2019* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use Guitar pro to make tabs. It's easy to use with a lot of options to make it fun. Keep up the great work\! > > **Cons**: Easy to use and fun. My only Con is, It takes time to learn. ----- ### "Necessary Software if you want to learn how to play guitar, but also If you have a band" — 5.0/5 > **Jose Daniel** | *23 February 2020* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: As a guitar player I love the fact that I can practice the songs I want to learn and the software provides a lot of tools that help with that, the ones I love the most to use is the tempo, in which if I need to go slower it will go and play on a slower tempo and highlighting the notes, in that way I am aware of what I am playing good or bad. Also the fact that I can edit the tab for a better playing for example, a D note you can play it on the 4th string or on the 5th string so if by some reason the sequence of notes that you are playing, ask to be more comfortable to play it on the 5th string you just go ahead and edit the tab to your convenience to have a better playing. Also it is not only for guitar, the songs comes with a package that if you have a band you can split on the different instruments, Drums, Bass, etc and practice by separate using the tracks feature which I really love since it lets you start by your self, but the helps you to get use to the rest of instruments that regularly is a challenge > > **Cons**: Besides being and Engineer I am a musician so it is easy for me to use it, but when I recommend it to someone that is learning or starting it turns to a complex tools to use, so it should have a little of a a more friendly interface for new musicians learning. Also the midi sounds are not a high quality and sometimes if you are really picky you will here a delay on drumms, > > The experience is great\! it is easier to practice when having a reference tune to follow, and also to edit your tabs is great since it lets you have your own versions of the songs. I have improved my skills and song repertory since using this tool ----- ### "Guitar players everywhere need this\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *31 July 2019* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: High-quality guitar music that is easy to access. This program comes with a lot of extras too. It includes a metronome, chord map, tuner, and the ability to easily edit sheet music. I would highly recommend to any guitar player of any skill level. There are a lot of additional instructional and useful tools that can help you continue to improve your guitar playing skills. > > **Cons**: It costs money. There are similar free apps that you can use however they have nowhere near the quality or quantity of tools that Guitar Pro has. ----- Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/306515/guitar-pro?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/306515/guitar-pro) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data