A web-based guitar tablature editor with vim-style keybindings. Try it at bibliotab.com.

Tablature is a form of notation that tells guitarists exactly which frets and strings to play, removing the ambiguity of traditional sheet music. Bibliotab makes it easy to create, edit, and store tabs from any browser. Plaintext no more!

E|------------0----0-----0----0-------0-----|
C|---4p2p0---0-0--0-----0-0--0-------0-0----|
G|--------0-2----4---5/7----9---10/12-------|
C|-0----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|

• Free and runs entirely in the browser; no downloads or installs needed
• Fast, keyboard-driven editing with vim-style keybindings
• Supports bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, and taps
• Create and save tabs to your account from any device

Client: React, TailwindCSS, Tanstack Query, Radix UI/shadcn, Vite

Server: Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Passport (JWT)

Infra: Docker Compose, Nginx

• pnpm
• Docker (or a local PostgreSQL instance)

make docker-up

make install
make dev-all    # starts postgres, backend, and frontend

Or if Postgres is already running:

make dev        # starts backend + frontend only

The client runs on http://localhost:5173 and the API on http://localhost:3000.