Drop a Guitar Pro file in. Get a clean, paginated PDF out. The conversion runs on a sandboxed headless renderer — your file is processed in memory and discarded the moment the PDF is sent back. No watermark, no signup, no usage limits beyond a polite rate cap.
Drop your Guitar Pro file here
Or click anywhere in this box to browse. Supports .gp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx, .gp7.
Sandboxed render · Held in memory · Discarded after PDF
⌘/Ctrl-click to select multiple
Want playback instead of a PDF? Open it in the Guitar Pro Player →
About this tool
A free Guitar Pro to PDF converter. Drop a
.gp, .gp5
or .gpx file in, see a live preview, click
Download PDF. Conversion runs on a sandboxed
headless renderer — your file is held in memory only and discarded the moment the
PDF streams back. Built for guitar tutors, transcribers, and anyone who needs to
share a tab with someone who doesn't own Guitar Pro.
How it works
The whole thing runs in your browser. AlphaTab parses your Guitar Pro file, renders the score, and your browser's native print engine produces the PDF.
Drag a .gp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx or .gp7 file onto the upload area, or click to pick one from your computer. Up to 10MB per file.
AlphaTab parses your file locally for the preview so you can confirm it loaded correctly. Large multi-track files take a couple of seconds.
When you're happy with the preview, click Download PDF. The file is sent securely over HTTPS to our render endpoint, converted in-memory by a headless renderer, and the PDF streams back to your browser.
You get a clean, paginated A4 PDF with embedded fonts and selectable text — no watermark, no account, ready to print, email or archive.
How we handle your file
Your file is uploaded over HTTPS to our render endpoint, held in memory only for the few seconds the PDF takes to render, then discarded the moment the response is sent. Nothing is written to disk; no copy is kept; no third party sees it.
The Chromium renderer that produces the PDF runs in a sandbox and is reset between requests. We log the file size and render duration for operational monitoring — never the file name, contents or anything that could identify you or what you're working on.
If you'd rather your file never touch the network at all — for instance, when working with sensitive or pre-release material — open Guitar Pro itself and use File → Export → PDF. For everyone else, this tool gives you a clean, consistent A4 PDF without needing the desktop app installed.
Why this tool exists
Working guitar tutors accumulate hundreds of Guitar Pro files over a career — transcriptions, exercises, student arrangements, classroom material. When a student asks for a copy and they don't own Guitar Pro, the existing options are clunky: paid converters, watermarked free tools, screenshot loops.
This tool produces a clean, paginated, vector PDF you can email, archive, or print — without paying anything, signing up for anything, or sitting through ads.
For the wider workflow of structured teaching and student handouts, see How to plan a guitar lesson and the free printable templates.
FAQ
What tutors and transcribers ask us about the Guitar Pro to PDF converter, file formats, privacy, and PDF output.
Once a tab is in PDF form, the next question is how to actually teach it. These pieces and templates show how working tutors handle handouts, practice setting, and student progress.
The five-block lesson structure — where new repertoire pieces (and the PDFs you hand out) fit into a 30, 45 or 60 minute session.
A printable A4 sheet that pairs with the tab handout — students log daily tempo against target so practice becomes measurable.
When the Guitar Pro file doesn't cover a specific voicing or you want a standalone chord handout — generate one in 30 seconds.