Software Companions - Gerber and HPGL Viewers

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September 28, 2023
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.20 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




September 28, 2023
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 9.02 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




September 20, 2023
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 15 has been released.
This is a major update which include new features, changes and fixes.
Some of the new features that are available in all editions include:

  • ViewCompanion has been rebuilt using latest available development tools for full compatibility with the latest Windows versions.
  • Windows XP are no longer a supported platform.
  • An internal file explorer is now available.
  • Added new sketch mode display option. This option can be useful if you're measuring geometry with wide lines.

Please check the links by below for more information and downloads for each edition:

ViewCompanion internal file explorer

ViewCompanion with the new internal file explorer



August 15, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 7.02 has been released.
This is a minor update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates





July 12, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 7.01 has been released.
This is a minor update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates





July 11, 2023
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.18 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





July 6, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 7.00 has now been released.
This is a major update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




July 1, 2023
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 9.00 has been released.
This is a major update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




June 5, 2023
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.16 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




May 25, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.20 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




May 24, 2023
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 8.21 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




May 10, 2023
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.15 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




May 9, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.11 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




April 27, 2023
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 8.20 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




March 31, 2023
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 14.20 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:




March 21, 2023
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.10 has been released.
This is a feature update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




March 17, 2023
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 8.10 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




March 7, 2023
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.12 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




January 5, 2023
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 14.12 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



December 8, 2022
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 8.01 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




December 7, 2022
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.11 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





December 1, 2022
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.02 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




November 30, 2022
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 14.10 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



November 8, 2022
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.10 is now available for download.
This a feature update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




September 7, 2022
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10.01 is now available for download.
This a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




September 3, 2022
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 14.01 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



August 25, 2022
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 8.00 has been released.
This is a major update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates





August 18, 2022
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.01 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




July 15, 2022
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 14 has been released.
This is a major update which include new features, changes and fixes.
Some of the new features that are available in all editions include:

  • Added a slider to the compare tab for adjusting the grayscale color for equal content to make differences more noticeable.
  • Added an option for the PDF exporter to control if TrueType text should be used, if possible.
  • Added support for export to HEIC file format. Pro and Premium editions can also load HEIC files for display and conversion.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:

Compare slider almost white

Compare with equal content set to a light grayscale color


June 1, 2022
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 10 is now available for download.
This a major update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





May 4, 2022
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 6.00 has now been released.
This is a major update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




March 22, 2022
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.46 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates





March 1, 2022
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.80 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




January 15, 2022
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.15 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:




January 13, 2022
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.79 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




December 21, 2021
Apache Log4j Vulnerability

We've recently been contacted by customers who are concerned regarding the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability recently detected in Log4j.
Based on this we will hereby confirm that this vulnerability does not affect any of our software products.
This includes the following software products:

  • ViewCompanion Standard
  • ViewCompanion Pro
  • ViewCompanion Premium
  • GerbView
  • scViewerX
  • scConverter
  • And all dependencies used by the above products

We do not use Java or any third-party Java libraries in our software.




December 7, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.45 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates





December 5, 2021
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.78 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




November 20, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.14 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



November 18, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.44 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates





October 25, 2021
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.77 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




October 7, 2021
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 9.20 is now available for download.
This a feature update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




September 24, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.13 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



September 18, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.43 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




September 14, 2021
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 9.10 is now available for download.
This a feature update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





August 25, 2021
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.76 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




August 3, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.42 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




July 21, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.12 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



June 8, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.11 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



June 1, 2021
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 9.01 is now available for download.
This is a small maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




May 15, 2021
GerbView Updated

GerbView version 9 has now been released.
This is a major update which include new features, changes and fixes.
The new features include:

  • Added Copper Area calculation tool.
  • Added Highlight selected drill tool.
  • Added /pc command line parameter for PDF to CAD format conversion.
  • Added /cm command line parameter for merging two or more files into a single file.
  • The built in file explorer is now again available.
  • Added markup dimension line element.
  • Draw markup with snap to geometry support.
GerbView Version 9

GerbView with markup added to a project

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
GerbView Version 9 Information

A complete list of changes and download links can be found by following the link below:

GerbView Updates


April 1, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.10 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:




March 28, 2021
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.75 has now been released.
This is a feature update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




March 15, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.40 has been released.
This is a feature update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




January 30, 2021
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.03 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



January 29, 2021
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 8.29 is now available for download.
This is a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





January 17, 2021
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.72 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




January 15, 2021
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.30 has been released.
This is a feature update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




November 23, 2020
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13.01 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



November 11, 2020
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 8.27 is now available for download.
This is a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates





November 5, 2020
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.70 has now been released.
This is a feature update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




September 25, 2020
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 13 has now been released.
This is a major update which include many new features, changes and fixes.
Some of the new features that are available in all editions include:

  • New compare context ribbon tab with a new alignment tool.
  • Added an option to show only differences for compared files.
  • Added option to use a transparent watermark during printing.
  • Header and footer can now have separate font and color.
  • PDF encryption is now available for all editions.
  • A new PDF batch encryption tool is now available for all editions.
  • New option to use a transparent watermark during printing.

In addition, there are a few new features that are only available in Premium:

  • New rotate pages dialog. You can now permanently rotate one or more pages in PDF and image files.
  • New image de-foxing filter. This filter removes yellow or grey background caused by aging (foxing) from scanned images.
  • Added a new image binarization filter.
  • Now automatically detects if Tesseract OCR engine is installed on the system. If Tesseract is available, you may now convert image files into searchable PDF files.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:

Image with foxing

A PDF file with foxing loaded in ViewCompanion Premium

Image with removed foxing

The same PDF file but foxing is now removed.


August 15, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.20 has been released.
This is a feature update.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




July 31, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.14 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which solves four reported issues.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




July 15, 2020
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.62 has now been released.
This is a maintenance update.
Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scConverter Updates




July 14, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.12 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which solves a number of reported issues.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




June 24, 2020
GerbView Updated

Gerbview version 8.25 is now available for download.
This is a maintenance update.

Please go to the GerbView update page for a list of changes and download links:
GerbView Updates




June 21, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7.10 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which adds new features and solves many reported issues.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




May 2, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 7 has now been released.
This is a major update and some of the new features are:

  • Added support for markup symbol libraries
  • You may now add header and footer to printed sheets
  • You may now add watermark to printed sheets
  • New print selected region tool

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
scViewerX Version 7 Update Information

You will find a complete list of changes and download links here:
scViewerX Updates


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April 25, 2020
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.60 has now been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




April 23, 2020
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 8.24 is now available for download.
This is a feature update.

Please check the GerbView update page for a complete list of changes:
GerbView Updates




April 8, 2020
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.33 has been released.
This is a critical update that solves an error related to reading and saving of text annotations.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



April 1, 2020
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 8.22 is now available for download.
This is a maintenance release that solves reported software errors.

Please check the GerbView update page for a complete list of changes:
GerbView Updates




March 24, 2020
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.32 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



March 15, 2020
ScConverter Update

ScConverter version 5.50 has now been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




March 1, 2020
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 8.20 is now available for download.

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
GerbView Update 8.20 Information

Please check the GerbView update page for a complete list of changes:

GerbView Updates



February 23, 2020
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.30 has been released.
This is a feature update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



January 19, 2020
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.80 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which adds new features and solves many reported issues.


Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




January 9, 2020
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 8.10 is now available for download.

Please check the GerbView update page for more information about this update:


December 18, 2019
ScConverter Update


ScConverter version 5.40 has now been released.
This update provides both new functionality and fixes reported errors.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




December 11, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.23 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



November 15, 2019
GerbView Updated

GerbView version 8 has now been released.
This is a major update which include new features, changes and fixes.
Some of the new features include:

  • New flat styled GUI with additional theme selections, including Microsoft ® Office White, Colorful and Black.
    You can find screenshots of each of the available themes here.
  • New tool for comparing Gerber files.
  • New tool for aligning Gerber and Drill files.
  • New aperture replacement tool where you can replace one aperture with another.
  • New dialog for editing drill tool sizes. You can also save and load tool sizes.
  • You can now change Gerber output format specification.
GerbView Version 8

GerbView with the new black theme available in version 8

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
GerbView Version 8 Information

A complete list of changes and download links can be found here:

GerbView Updates


October 27, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.21 has been released.
This is a small update that solves a critical error that could occur if you converted your file to DWF format.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



October 12, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.20 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



August 13, 2019
ScConverter Update


ScConverter version 5.30 has now been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




August 11, 2019
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 7.75 is now available for download.

Please check the GerbView update page for more information about this update:


August 2, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.12 has been released.
This is a minor maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



July 24, 2019
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.73 has been released.
This is a small maintenance update which adds new methods and fixes some errors.


Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




July 21, 2019
ScConverter Updated

ScConverter version 5.22 has been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




June 30, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.10 has been released.
This is a maintenance update.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



June 22, 2019
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.70 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which adds new features and solves many reported errors.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




June 16, 2019
ScConverter Updated

ScConverter version 5.20 has been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




May 16, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12.01 has been released.
This is a minor update that solves a few reported errors.

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



May 2, 2019
ViewCompanion Updated

ViewCompanion version 12 has now been released.
This is a major update which include many new features, changes and fixes.
Some of the new features include:

  • New flat styled GUI with additional theme selections, including Microsoft ® Office White, Colorful and Black.
    You can find screenshots of all the available themes here.
  • You can now save reports in Excel Workbook format (XLSX).
  • ViewCompanion will now always write version 1.6 PDF files.
  • Toggle visibility of PDF annotations.
  • Display PDF certificate information.

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
ViewCompanion Version 12 Information

ViewCompanion Version 12

The new black theme available in version 12

Please check the links by below for detailed information and downloads for each edition:



April 25, 2019
ScConverter Updated


ScConverter version 5.10 has been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




April 25, 2019
GerbView Update

Gerbview version 7.74 is now available for download.

Please check the GerbView update page for more information about this update:


March 24, 2019
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.60 has been released.
This is a maintenance update which adds new features and solves a few reported errors.

You will find an overview of the most important changes here:
scViewerX Version 6.60 Information


Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




March 23, 2019
ScConverter Updated


ScConverter version 5.02 has been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




March 13, 2019
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.50 has been released.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




March 3, 2019
ScConverter Updated


ScConverter version 5.00 has been released.
A complete list of changes, and download links, can be found here.




January 19, 2019
scViewerX Updated

scViewerX version 6.40 has been released.

Check out the update page for a complete list of changes, and download links:
scViewerX Updates




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