File Extension/GBR
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .GBR

File description

GBR file is an open 2D bi-level vector image file format. It is the standard used by printed circuit board to depict the printed circuit board image. For example, drill holes or copper layers. GBR file was developed by the Gerber System Cooperation.

Gerber is an electronics industry file format and adapted to communicate design information to production for numerous printed circuit boards. Gerber is the electronics equivalent of PDF. This format, a hybrid machine control language and image, is the key element of the electronics producing supply chain.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .GBR file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .GBR extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .GBR file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .GBR file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Raster Image Files
Developer
GIMP
Popularity
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File name: GIMP brush image file
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
GIMP GIMP
XnView XnView
Category
Data Files
Developer
Ucamco
Popularity
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File name: Gerber File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Altium Designer Altium Designer
Artwork Conversion GBR2DXF Artwork Conversion GBR2DXF
GraphiCode GC-Prevue GraphiCode GC-Prevue
Pentalogix ViewMaster Pentalogix ViewMaster
PentaLogix ViewMate PentaLogix ViewMate
PTC Creo View Express PTC Creo View Express
SofTech DesignGateway SofTech DesignGateway
Mac OS
Mac OS
gEDA gEDA
Gerbv Gerbv
Linux
Linux
gEDA gEDA
Remember!
The .GBR file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .GBR extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .GBR file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .GBR file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .GBR file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .GBR file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .GBR file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .GBR file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.