Free public alpha for macOS. Windows and Linux are coming later.

A DAW built
for guitarists.

Just press F7.

F7 cycles Arrange, Tab and Piano Roll. M opens the mixer.

Try it here: press F7 (fn F7 on a Mac keyboard) or M, or tap a key. Esc goes back.

Write in tab or notation, record audio and MIDI, use your plugins, and mix the finished song without moving between applications.

Download for macOS: Apple Silicon (M-series) Intel Macs: coming later Linux: coming later Windows: coming later

The Mac download is for Apple Silicon (M-series) Macs. To check, open Apple menu > About This Mac. A build for Intel Macs is coming later.

macOS Apple Silicon 0.3.16 · Apple Silicon · 459 MiB
Intel Macs: coming later
Linux: coming later
Windows: coming later

New macOS builds, 6 November 2026: New in 0.3.16: Ableton Live, Logic Pro and REAPER shortcut sets, S splits clips at the cursor, and + and − work as in GP5.

Read the release notes

Tabber Studio Arrange view with MIDI and audio tracks of a demo song — Arrange: MIDI and audio in one timeline

Tabber Amp, EQ, Compressor and Synth open while a song plays — Tabber Amp, EQ, Compressor and Synth

Guitar tab and notation for a five-track song, with fretboard and keyboard — Tab and notation, five tracks

Piano roll editing a synth lead, other tracks shown as ghost notes — Piano roll with ghost notes from other tracks

Arrange view with the mixer docked below: nine tracks, two buses and master — Mixer docked under Arrange

Routing Flow view: tracks cabled to a drum bus, a reverb bus and master — Routing Flow: tracks, buses and sends

Tabber Compressor on the bass, keyed by the drums, ducking with each kick — Sidechain ducking: the bass keyed by the drums

Piano roll with the per-note expression lane showing vibrato curves — Per-note expression lanes

Chord selector showing A minor 7 with playable shapes and a fretboard — Chord selector with playable shapes

A guitar lick in tab with slides, bends and vibrato, and the chat panel open — Tab view with the chat open

A synth lead melody in standard notation — Standard notation

An empty guitar tab staff with the fretboard and keyboard above it — Tab, ready to write

Render Center ready to render the full mix to a WAV file — Render and bounce

A terminal loading an amp preset, changing the cabinet and starting playback — The Control API from a terminal

The chat previewing a track volume command before it runs — Chat that operates the app

Get Started with Tabber's four plug-ins ticked for install — Get Started installs Tabber's plug-ins

One project from first idea to final mix.

Tabber Studio keeps the written part and the produced track together. Every edit stays in the same project.

Audio and MIDI recording

Record guitars, vocals, instruments, and MIDI directly into the arrangement.

Tab and notation

Edit guitar and bass tablature beside standard notation, a fretboard, and a piano.

Piano roll

Draw and edit notes, velocity, control data, pitch, and expression.

VST3 and CLAP plugins

Use your existing instruments and effects with saved state and automation.

Mixer and routing

Build buses, sends, sidechains, and multi-output routes with a readable signal path.

Automation

Automate track, plugin, and master parameters through playback and rendering.

Optional assistant

Turn plain-language requests into commands that are shown before they run.

Terminal and API control

Control projects, tracks, transport, mixing, and rendering through a local API.

Control it with commands

Almost everything in Tabber has a command in its local Control API: tracks, transport, mixing, routing, plug-ins and presets. Scripts and the terminal use it, and so does the optional chat, so Tabber is easy to automate and to drive without the mouse.

The chat is there to operate the app: open a window, set a level, load a preset, route a track. It is not a music generator. The music stays yours.

Free public alpha

Download Tabber Studio.

This is an early public build. Save copies of important projects, expect rough edges, and send feedback when something gets in your way.

Download for macOS: Apple Silicon (M-series) Intel Macs: coming later Linux: coming later Windows: coming later

The Mac download is for Apple Silicon (M-series) Macs. To check, open Apple menu > About This Mac. A build for Intel Macs is coming later.

No account required. The core DAW works offline.

Verify the download

SHA-256: Tabber-Studio-0.3.16-macOS-arm64.dmg

bc64caef234a2adea997774a0cd0f976a5b16917f7b4d4b3e5d1a16de93c1bb3

macOS 0.3.1

Builds: Apple Silicon (M-series). Intel Macs are coming later.
Requires: macOS 15 or later
Voice control: Included
Security: Signed and notarized
Price: Free alpha

Installation

Open the downloaded DMG.
Drag Tabber Studio into Applications.
Double-click Install Plug-ins for Tabber's own plug-ins.
Launch it and start a project.

Windows and Linux

The Windows and Linux versions are coming later.

Feedback is welcome.

Tell me what is confusing, unreliable, missing, or genuinely useful. That will decide what gets fixed next.

Email feedback

Or write to halibothalibot@gmail.com

A DAW builtfor guitarists.