Tab Sketcher changelog
About this log
This page collects the changes you can actually see in the tool. Internal cleanups and code restructuring are left out. Tab Sketcher opened in May 2026, and everything since then is listed here, newest first.
What the tool does, where its data comes from, and which licenses apply are covered on the about page.
August 2026
Three new pages to read. Credits and licenses names the open-source work the tool stands on, how it works walks through what happens between a fret number and a sound, and the changelog you are reading now. All three read in five languages and open from the footer under the tool.
Wording tidied up language by language. In Korean, "Fretboard" sat in English inside a label that was otherwise translated; it now reads in Korean throughout. In Spanish, hammer-on, pull-off, slide, and capo now use the terms guitarists there actually say instead of the English ones.
Narrow screens sit correctly again. On phones with rounded corners or a notch, the left and right page margins were swapped, so content could end up hugging one edge. Both sides now follow the safe area.
Dead links cleared out. A few outbound links no longer went anywhere and the contact route was out of date. Both were checked and corrected.
Search listings fixed. The editor page was missing a top-level heading, and some page descriptions ran long enough to be cut off in search results. Both were fixed.
July 2026
The about page now says who makes this. Tab Sketcher is an independent one-person project. The about page now names its maker, explains why the tool exists, and points to the other work of its maker.
The bottom ad no longer covers the quick actions. In short windows the ad slot could sit on top of the floating note buttons. There is now a buffer that keeps the two apart.
Information pages look right again. The footer on the songs and about pages had lost its styling. Wording and punctuation were tidied up across all five languages at the same time.
Privacy policy updated. The policy now spells out how advertising data is handled, and visits from the maker are excluded from the site analytics so the numbers reflect real readers.
June 2026
Scroll hints on the side panels. The chord panel and the inspector now fade out at their top and bottom edges, so it is obvious when there is more to scroll to.
Punctuation follows the language you picked. The separator dot used between words is a different character in Korean and in Japanese. It is now chosen per language across the interface instead of being the same character everywhere.
Richer search listings. The structured data behind the site was expanded, so search engines can show more about what the tool actually does.
May 2026 - first release
Tab Sketcher opened. A guitar notation editor that runs in the browser with nothing to install. Fill bars from a chord library, undo and redo freely, and let the browser keep your work saved as you go.
Several ways to get notes in. Click a virtual fretboard for a single note or a whole chord, pull shapes from the chord library, and use the diatonic chord panel to find what fits your key. Switch tuning presets, show fingering diagrams above the bars, or hide the standard staff and read tab only. Guitar Pro files (.gp, .gp3-5) open straight into the editor and stay editable.
Hear what you wrote. Playback with a freely distributed SoundFont, a metronome, and section looping, plus twelve playing techniques drawn on the score, including vibrato, staccato, hammer-on, pull-off, and slides.
Lyrics, export, and sharing. The score is laid out on real A4 or Letter paper on screen and exports as PNG, PDF, or SVG, with multi-page scores bundled into a single zip. Lyrics go in through one panel, print under the bars, and travel with the exported files. You can share by URL, attach the image straight to a message, and keep a library of scores inside your browser.
Five languages, offline use, and reading pages. The interface reads in Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese, each at its own address. The tool installs as an app and still opens without a connection. Two reading pages went up alongside it: five public-domain guitar pieces and the about page.