Audio and MIDI recording
Record guitars, vocals, instruments, and MIDI directly into the arrangement.
Free public alpha for macOS, Linux, and Windows
A DAW built
for guitarists.
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)
Download for macOS: Intel processor
Download for Linux AppImage
Download for Windows
Not sure which Mac build? Open Apple menu > About This Mac. Choose Apple Silicon for an Apple M-series chip; choose Intel if it lists an Intel processor.
macOS Apple Silicon 0.2.0 · Apple Silicon · 524 MiB
macOS Intel 0.2.0 · Intel x86_64 · 500 MiB
Linux AppImage 0.3.0 · x86_64 · 572 MiB
Windows 0.3.1 · x64 · 354 MiB
New Windows builds, 31 August 2026: Windows now has the complete chord picker, whole-application interface scaling and authoritative repeat playback.
Read the release notes
Score and arrangement
Current alpha
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.
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.
Screenshots from the application.
No renders or interface mockups. These are current alpha builds.
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)
Download for macOS: Intel processor
Download for Linux AppImage
Download for Windows
No account required. The core DAW works offline.
Not sure which Mac build? Open Apple menu > About This Mac. Choose Apple Silicon for an Apple M-series chip; choose Intel if it lists an Intel processor.
Verify the download
SHA-256: Tabber-Studio-0.2.0-macOS-arm64.dmg
b3f32d8016621ba572f86722d61af04d97047f21b8b0a61b7f1877204331e511
SHA-256: Tabber-Studio-0.2.0-macOS-x86_64.dmg
4bc5c88e4fb567969030e75d62c2598a5c5cc0304c4fca05ddc2f04ed75efa82
SHA-256: Tabber-Studio-0.3.0-x86_64.AppImage
eb5be0c2f57bf68d3a65627a86e96cd4081702cfd9846a3c00792f919863ce85
SHA-256: TabberStudio-0.3.1-x64-setup.exe
3cf24e96b02b621d784c577cf643b83b2f8473230cc2f975b7dbd7447c9ca017
macOS 0.2.0, 15 August refresh
- Builds
- Apple Silicon and Intel
- Requires
- macOS 15 or later
- Voice control
- Apple Silicon only
- Security
- Signed and notarized
- Price
- Free alpha
Installation
- Open the downloaded DMG.
- Drag Tabber Studio into Applications.
- Launch it and start a project.
Linux 0.3.0
- Platform
- x86_64
- Requires
- PipeWire, JACK or ALSA audio
- Download
- 572 MiB AppImage
- Price
- Free alpha
Installation
- Make the AppImage executable:
chmod +x Tabber-Studio-0.3.0-x86_64.AppImage - Run it. There is no installation step.
Windows 0.3.1
- Platform
- x64
- Requires
- Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11
- Download
- 354 MiB installer
- Security
- Not code-signed yet. Windows will warn that the publisher is unknown. Check the SHA-256 before you run it.
- Price
- Free alpha
Installation
- Run the downloaded installer.
- Windows will warn about an unknown publisher. Choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.
- It installs for your user only. No administrator rights are needed, and no drivers are installed.
Feedback is welcome.
Tell me what is confusing, unreliable, missing, or genuinely useful. That will decide what gets fixed next.