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Supported file formats

The files Tonograph can open and the files it can export.

Files you can open#

Format Contents
.tonograph A song saved in Tonograph
.gp A tab file used by many tab editors
.gpx New in 1.1.0 The previous generation of the .gp tab format

.tonograph files also open with a double-click. Open .gp and .gpx files with FileOpen….

Files you can’t open#

.gp3, .gp4 and .gp5 files can’t be opened.

Convert older files to the .gp format first, then open them. The steps are in Opening .gp5 files on a Mac.

Files you can export#

Format How
.tonograph Saving and autosave
.gp .gp export and the loss check
.pdf PDF and printing
.mid MIDI export
.wav Audio (WAV) export

Exporting is a paid-version feature. You can’t export in the .gpx format; songs opened from a .gpx file are exported as .gp.

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