Power Tab Editor is a freeware tablature authoring tool created by Brad Larsen for Windows.

This code contains useful information for developers who want to write software that can convert, view, play, or edit Power Tab (.ptb) files.

There is a project on GitHub since July 2014 to develop a new version of Power Tab from the scratch, called PowerTab 2.0.

Based on allegations of copyright violations,[3] the Music Publishers Association has encouraged its members to seek legal action against those sites which distribute Power Tab files of commercial artists.

The creator of the Power Tab Editor, Brad Larsen, has stated on his website that the program is not directly affiliated with these sites.

[4] However, the MPA working with the founders of powertabs.net opened a legal powertabs site called Tab Library.