GBR Converter

Convert Gerber and GIMP brush files (GBR) online for free


Drop or upload your .GBR file

How to convert your GBR file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GBR file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert GBR to another file type

The converter easily converts your GBR Gerber/GIMP files to various formats - free and online. No KiCad or other Cad software needed.

  • GBR to TIM
  • GBR to PS3
  • GBR to PI2
  • GBR to 85I
  • GBR to CT
  • GBR to CH
  • GBR to MIFF
  • GBR to TARGA
  • GBR to PPMA
  • GBR to PC2
  • GBR to PS
  • GBR to ALIAS

Convert a file to GBR

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "PCB Manufacturing File" formats to GBR without using software like KiCad or a similar tool.

  • JIF to GBR
  • FAX to GBR
  • FLI to GBR
  • SCR to GBR
  • URT to GBR
  • SNA to GBR
  • PIG to GBR
  • HDRU to GBR
  • ART to GBR
  • XAR to GBR
  • VOB to GBR
  • ICB to GBR

About GBR files

The .GBR file extension primarily denotes a Gerber format file. It is the de facto industry standard used by printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers to translate electronic designs into physical boards. Each .GBR file represents a single 2D vector layer of the PCB, such as copper traces, solder masks, silkscreen text, or drill paths. The format is currently maintained by Ucamco, with older files conforming to RS-274X and newer ones to Gerber X2. Secondary uses for the .GBR extension include custom image brush files for GIMP and pattern files for CAD/CAM fabric cutting software by Gerber Technology. While universally understood by fabrication machines, .GBR files are extremely inconvenient for human collaboration. They are plain-text ASCII files containing coordinate data, meaning you cannot natively view what the board looks like without specialized Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software like KiCad or Autodesk Eagle. Sharing these files with clients, project managers, or non-engineers often leads to frustration, as downloading and configuring a dedicated Gerber viewer is time-consuming, and commercial viewers often require paid licenses for advanced features. If you need to share a PCB layer for review, it is best to convert it to a standard vector or document format. For archiving or sharing with clients, convert .GBR to PDF. For high-quality web viewing without losing vector scalability, convert to SVG. For GIMP brushes, converting to PNG allows you to view the brush shape in any standard image viewer. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing complex software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your GBR file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GBR file to DXF, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT or DB, you can use KiCad or similar software from the "PCB Fabrication Data Transfer" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to GBR, try KiCad or another comparable tool in the "PCB Fabrication Data Transfer" category.



The GBR Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GBR converter.