Release Notes

What's New

A history of improvements and fixes in each Tabatura release.

v1.0.5 Latest
April 2026
  • Time signatures now shown per measure — if a song switches from 4/4 to 5/8 mid-song, the new signature is displayed at the start of that measure
  • Metronome plugin clicks exactly N times per measure regardless of how many notes or rests are present, matching the time signature correctly
  • Metronome now handles any time signature automatically during playback — no manual adjustment needed when songs change meter
  • New beat.metronome_pulse plugin event fires at each musical beat boundary, making it easy to build timing-aware plugins
  • Neck-diagram dots can now show short text labels like R, 3b, and 7b in addition to numeric finger labels
  • Pentatonic Scales plugin now shows scale-degree labels inside each note circle for both A minor and C major views
  • New Practice Time Tracker plugin — track your practice sessions with start, pause, resume, and stop; view today's total and all-time stats; generate an HTML calendar heatmap of your practice history
  • New plugin APIs: now_unix for elapsed time math, write_data/read_data for persistent file storage that survives plugin updates, and start_timer/stop_timer for live UI updates from background goroutines
v1.0.4
April 2026
  • Click any note to jump to that position during playback
  • New Continue and Reset buttons give you more control over playback
  • Adjust playback tempo directly from the toolbar
  • Choose your preferred page width (800, 1000, or 1200) from the View menu
  • Notes are highlighted as they play so it's easier to follow along
  • Guitar neck diagram widget now available for plugins, including muted string markers
  • App version is now shown in the About dialog
v1.0.3
March 2026
  • Improved compatibility with Guitar Pro files that use custom tunings
  • Fixed an issue where some tab files would display blank pages on first open
  • Small performance improvements when scrolling through long songs
v1.0.2
January 2026
  • Added the Metronome plugin — keep time while you practice with a built-in click track
  • Plugins can now open Guitar Pro files directly, making practice tools more powerful
  • New plugin controls: dropdowns, side-by-side layouts, and single-line text labels
v1.0.1
November 2025
  • Added support for Guitar Pro 6 and Guitar Pro 7 file formats (.gp, .gpx)
  • Chord diagrams now appear inline above the staff
  • Fixed occasional crashes when switching between tracks with different time signatures
v1.0.0
September 2025
  • First public release of Tabatura
  • Open and read GP3, GP4, and GP5 tab files on macOS, Windows, and Linux
  • Graphical tab staff with string lines, fret numbers, slides, bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs
  • Real-time playback with per-beat highlighting
  • Plugin system — extend the app with community-built tools