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((Short description|Scorewriter and MIDI editor))
((more citations needed|date=January 2016))
((Infobox Software
| name = Guitar Pro
| logo = Guitar_Pro_7_logo.png
| logo size = 
| screenshot = Guitar_Pro_7_on_Windows_10.png
| caption = Guitar Pro 7 on [[Windows 10]]
| developer = Arobas Music
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]]
| latest release version = 8.1
| latest release date = ((Start date and age|2023|03|27))<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.guitar-pro.com/blog/p/38236-new-free-updade-guitar-pro-8-1-is-available|title=Guitar Pro 8.1 is available!|publisher=www.guitar-pro.com/blog/|access-date=2023-08-10))</ref>
| programming language = [[C++]]
| genre = [[Scorewriter]]<br />[[Music sequencer|MIDI Editor]]
| license = [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = ((url|www.guitar-pro.com))
))
'''Guitar Pro''' is a proprietary multitrack editor of [[guitar]] and [[Bass (instrument)|bass]] [[tablature]] and [[Sheet music|musical score]]s, possessing a built-in [[MIDI]]-editor, a plotter of chords, a player, a [[metronome]] and other tools for musicians. It has versions for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[macOS]] and is written by the French company Arobas Music.

== History ==
((Unreferenced section|date=March 2015))
There have been six popular public major releases of the software: versions 3–8. Guitar Pro was initially designed as a tablature editor, but has since evolved into a full-fledged score writer including support for many musical instruments other than guitar.

Until it reached version 4, the software was only available for [[Microsoft Windows]]. Later, Guitar Pro 5 (released November 2005) undertook a year-long porting effort and Guitar Pro 5 for the [[macOS]] was released in July 2006. On April 5, 2010, Guitar Pro 6, a completely redesigned version, was released. This version also supports [[Linux]], with 32-bit [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] being the officially supported distribution.

On February 6, 2011, the first ever portable release of Guitar Pro (version 6) was made available on the App Store for support with the [[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]], and [[iPad]] running [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] 3.0 or later. An Android version was released on December 17, 2014.

In 2011, a version was made to work with the Fretlight guitar called Guitar Pro 6 Fretlight Ready. The tablature notes being played in Guitar Pro 6 Fretlight Ready show up on the Fretlight guitar's LEDs which are encased within the guitar's fretboard to teach you the song.

In April 2017, Guitar Pro 7 was officially released with new features and dropped Linux support.

Guitar Pro 8 was released in May 2022 with a range of new features, most notably support for [[Apple silicon|Apple Silicon]] processors.

== Background ==

The software makes use of multiple instrument tracks which follow standard [[staff notation]], but also shows the [[musical note|notes]] on tablature notation.<ref>((Cite web|last=Matthies|first=Aaron|date=2020-04-05|title=Guitar Pro 7 Review (Updated 2020)|url=https://guitargearfinder.com/reviews/software/guitar-pro-7-review/|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Guitar Gear Finder))</ref> It gives the musician visual access to keys ([[banjo]]s, drumkits, etc.) for the song to be composed, and allows live previews of the notes to be played at a specified [[tempo]]. It allows for certain tracks to be muted and provides dynamic control over the volume, phasing and other aspects of each track. Included in version 4 onwards is a virtual keyboard that allows pianists to add their part to a composition.

Guitar Pro outputs sound by means of a  library and/or, as of version 5, the "((visible anchor|Realistic Sound Engine|RSE))" (RSE) which uses high quality recorded samples for a more realistic playback.<ref>((cite web|last1=Mendelson|first1=James|title=Guitar Pro 5|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2096125,00.asp|website=PC Magazine|access-date=5 January 2016|date=16 February 2007))</ref> By using its live preview feature musicians may play along with the song, following the tablature played in real time.

Files composed using Guitar Pro are recorded in the GP, GPX, GP5, GP4 and GP3 format, corresponding to versions 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3 of the software. These file formats lack forward compatibility, and opening them in an older version of Guitar Pro prompts the user to upgrade their software to the respective version.

The distribution of these files was widely carried out on the Internet, being produced by fans often by ear, and included songs both of underground and mainstream artists. The main hub for Guitar Pro tabs was (and still is) the Arobas-owned mySongBook. However, the [[Music Publishers Association]] (MPA), claiming to represent sheet music companies, raised copyright issues and pressured websites offering the files to cease distribution. This included then-president Lauren Keiser threatening jail time for those involved.<ref>((cite web|last1=Youngs|first1=Ian|title=Song sites face legal crackdown|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm|website=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2016|date=12 December 2005))</ref> Subsequently, distribution became much more dispersed, and mySongBook itself was forced to follow much stricter practices.

== See also ==

* [[List of music software]]

== References ==
((reflist))

((Scorewriters))

[[Category:Guitar-related software]]
[[Category:Cross-platform software]]
[[Category:Scorewriters]]
[[Category:1997 software]]
[[Category:Software that uses Qt]]

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