Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PCBDOC file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PCBDOC to another file type
To convert your PCBDOC file to another format, you need Altium Designer or other Cad software.
Convert a file to PCBDOC
To convert other file formats to the "PCB Layout File" file type, you need software like Altium Designer or a similar tool.
About PCBDOC files
A .PCBDOC file is the proprietary circuit board layout file generated by Altium Designer, the industry-standard software for professional PCB design. These files use the Microsoft Compound File binary format to store critical engineering data, including electrical routing, component footprints, layer stack definitions, and 3D step models. While powerful, the format presents significant collaboration barriers; .PCBDOC files are strictly locked to the Altium ecosystem, making them inaccessible to mechanical engineers, fabricators, or stakeholders who lack expensive software licenses. Users frequently encounter version mismatch errors when attempting to open newer files in legacy versions of Altium or Protel. To overcome these constraints, files must typically be converted: use Gerber X2 or ODB++ for manufacturing and fabrication, PDF for accessible documentation and design review, DXF/DWG for AutoCAD integration, or STEP models for mechanical enclosure verification in tools like SolidWorks.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PCBDOC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PCBDOC file to PDF, STEP, BRD or ASCII, you can use Altium Designer or similar software from the "PCB Layout Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PCBDOC, try Altium Designer or another comparable tool in the "PCB Layout Storage" category.
The PCBDOC 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 PCBDOC converter.