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Software Companions News Archive 2019



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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