Last update 2017-12-06

Software tools work with their own data file format or may use industry-standard formats. These formats often use separate file viewers that you can download and install. If the data file format you want isn't found below or through a web search, contact the CAD tool publisher for their recommendations.

Altium Designer Viewer allows read-only access to Designer files.

• https://www.altium.com/en/products/downloads

Altium offers a "legacy" P-CAD viewer at no cost (last product on page):

• https://techdocs.altium.com/display/ALEG/Legacy+Downloads+for+P-CAD

Cadence supports their OrCAD and Allegro CAD applications using several different viewers:

• https://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/Downloads.aspx

Cadence OrCAD Capture/OrCAD Capture CIS ViewReader:

• https://www.orcad.com/resources/orcad-downloads

Autodesk/CadSoft EAGLE doesn't exactly offer a viewer, but their free EAGLE Light Edition product can view and print (but can't edit) full-sized designs:

• https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download

BronzeWare has free Gerber and Protel ASCII PCB viewer called GerbMagic:

• https://www.bronzware.com/GerbMagic/about.htm

There are also no-charge Gerber file viewers from PentaLogix (ViewMate), GraphiCode (GC-Preview), Mark Mayhew and Jérôme Vuarand:

• https://www.pentalogix.com/t/software-products/viewmate
• https://www.graphicode.com/
• http://mayhewlabs.com/3dpcb
• http://piratery.net/grbv/index.html

Mentor Graphics offers two different products, the Expedition PCB Browser and Design Capture Browser:

• https://www.mentor.com/pcb/downloads/browsers/

For PADS users, Mentor's PADS Free PCB Viewer:

• https://www.pads.com/downloads/pads-pcb-viewer/

Mentor also has a visECAD Viewer Software:

• https://www.mentor.com/pcb/downloads/visecad-viewer/

You can download a free CADSTAR Design Viewer from Zuken:

• https://www.zuken.com/en/products/pcb-design/cadstar/resources/software/designviewer