BJ: It turns out that TuxGuitar can save in its own
format and all Guitar Pro formats. It automatically
imports and reads PowerTab (.ptb) files, but does not save
them after editing. It also imports TablEdit (.tef) files.
It imports MIDI (.mid) and exports MIDI files.

BJ: So what you can do if you like the GPLed clone of
Guitar Pro editing is import the other formats (.ptb and
.tef), export them as MIDIs (.mid), and then import
the resulting mid to the other editors if you like
some features they have that TuxGuitar (Guitar Pro)
doesn't have.

Bob

--- In bachforguitar@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Jaffray." <bobjaffray@...>
wrote:
>
> BJ: I don't have Guitar Pro and so when faced with
> .gp5 files in the Files - Other member uploads, I
> didn't know what to do.
>
> BJ: For anyone in the same situation, TuxGuitar is
> available for windows (as well as Linux) under GPL
> (basically free software). It handles common formats,
> .ptb, import .tef, imports and exports .mid, and
> most importantly handles .gp3, .gp4, and .gp5. It also
> has its own format, and you can create new files.
>
> Bob
>