Here are 4 free online Gerber viewer websites that you can use. These websites take single or multiple GBR files and let you view them in their editor. The Gerber viewer of these websites supports zoom, pan, like features. Also, some of the below websites allow you to export the Gerber file as a PNG image. Some of these websites also allow you to upload multiple GBR files and view them as layers. You can analyze the files by viewing them from a different perspective or do whatever you like.
Gerber files or GBR files contain the PCB design of a circuit. You can generate various GBR files using circuit design software. But if you already have some Gerber files and don’t want to install a dedicated software for that, then this list of websites will come in handy. You just have to upload a Gerber file from your PC and then view it. The viewer of these websites is intuitive and you can analyze the whole circuit design easily. However, if you have 3D Gerber file, then that cannot be viewed on these websites.
4 Free Online Gerber Viewer Websites
Tracespace Viewer
Tracespace Viewer is an open source tool to open and video Gerber files online and analyze them. This website has a very intuitive where you can upload ,multiple GBR files and view them simultaneously as layers. It allows you to turn off or on a layer to see it in the viewer. The viewer of the website supports zoom and pan like features to help you analyze the circuit design. However, this website doesn’t let you export or edit the GBR file. You can only view the GBR file and analyze that.
To view a GBR file on this website, just go to its homepage and then upload the Gerber file. Use the top right section to upload the file using “+” button. You can even upload multiple files and it will list them all. You can then select any layer and it will show in the viewer of the website. After that, you can analyze the design of the circuit and use the tools to assist you or do whatever you want.
Online Gerber Viewer
Online Gerber Viewer(homepage) is a simple online tool that you can use to open and view GBR files and analyze them. This quite a powerful tool to see view Gerber file. It allows zoom and measure operation on the design that you want to view. Also, not only view but if you want, then you can export the circuit design as a PNG file to your PC. The viewer of this website is not that powerful as it has given various buttons for move and pan like tools. And after rendering the design from the gerber file, you can choose desired units to see the design.
Using this website to view gerber files is very simple. All you have to do is upload a gerber file and it will immediately render the circuit design for you. You can use the different button from the toolbar of this viewer to see the design and analyze it. See the design in depth zoom view and finally, if you want to export it, simply hit the save icon from the top right side. It will open the PNG view of the design that you can save as an image easily.
Gerber Viewer by Paragon Robotics
Gerber Viewer is another very simple tool to view GBR files online easily. Just simply uplaods the GBR file on this website and see the corresponding circuit. The viewer of the website like that of Tracespace and allows you to upload multiple gerber files to view them. You can use pan, zoom like features to help you get more details about the view. And one of the nice feature that this website offers is that it lets you change the color of the design boundary according to the color you want. However, here you cannot export it to other image format.
Using this website to see the a gerber file is very simple. Just visit the homepage of the tool and upload the GBR file. It will render the GBR file for you and you can start analyzing that. Also, you can upload other GBR files and view all of them as a whole. There are other options in the viewer of the tool that you can use to change the color of the design. If you want, you can turn off sme layers to discard them from the viewer.
Gerber Viewer by CircuitPeople
Gerber Viewer by CircuitPeople is the last website in my list to view Gerber files. However, only allows you to view only one file at a time in a fixed view. This website actually does not provide a viewer to render the GBR file. But this website using a different approach to show you the circuit design. After uploading the Gerber file on this website it will show different views of the file from a different perspective. You can analyze the design and you can also export it as a PNG image.
This website is a bit old and extremely simple to show GBR file to you. Just go to the homepage of the website and then upload the Gerber file from your PC. After that, it will show you the circuit design. You can analyze the circuit designs that it shows and eventually export it as an image. The option to export it as an image is at the bottom of the website.
Final Words
DaredevilThese are the best free online Gerber viewer websites that I have found. You can use all the website I have mentioned easily to view Gerber files. What I like about some of these websites is their ability to import multiple GBR files to view them. So, if you are looking for some free online Gerber viewer websites, then this list will surely come in handy. You just have to upload single or multiple GBR files and view them in any way you like.
