GP3 Converter

Extract text from GP3 files

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Drop or upload your .GP3 file

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How to extract text from your GP3 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GP3 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GP3 to another file type

To convert your GP3 file to another format, you need Guitar Pro or other Audio software.

GP3 to MP4
GP3 to PDF
GP3 to MP3
GP3 to MIDI
GP3 to WAV
GP3 to AAC
GP3 to FLAC
GP3 to OGG
GP3 to WMA
GP3 to M4A
GP3 to AIFF
GP3 to OPUS

Convert a file to GP3

To convert other file formats to the "Guitar Tablature File" file type, you need software like Guitar Pro or a similar tool.

MIDI to GP3
AAC to GP3
TTA to GP3
AU to GP3
WV to GP3
DTS to GP3
MID to GP3
FLAC to GP3
RA to GP3
MP3 to GP3
PCM to GP3
WAV to GP3

About GP3 files

A .GP3 file is a musical score and tablature saved in the proprietary format of Guitar Pro 3, a legacy version of the popular notation software by Arobas Music. These files store multi-track data for stringed instruments (guitar, bass, banjo) and drums, including fingering positions, musical notation, and playback effects.

While .GP3 files are compact and widely available on tablature archives, they present significant access barriers today. Being a binary proprietary format, they cannot be opened by web browsers, standard text editors, or typical media players. Opening them requires purchasing Guitar Pro or installing specific open-source tools like TuxGuitar. Furthermore, sharing these files with bandmates who do not have the software is impossible without conversion. A very small fraction of .GP3 files may also be game packages for the obsolete Hansol GameKing handheld console.

To ensure accessibility and usability, users should convert .GP3 files based on their immediate goal:

For Sharing & Printing: Convert to PDF. This creates a universal visual document of the sheet music that can be opened on any phone or computer.
For Audio Playback: Convert to MIDI or MP3. This extracts the audio data, allowing you to listen to the composition without the notation software.
For Cross-Platform Editing: Convert to MusicXML. This standard exchange format allows you to import the score into other professional software like Sibelius or Finale.
For Modernization: Convert to GP or GPX to utilize the advanced audio engines of modern Guitar Pro versions.

Convert.Guru analyzes your GP3 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted GP, GP4, GP5, 3GP, PDF, XNB, MP4, INDD, ZIP, MP3 and MIDI files.

The GP3 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GP3 converter.