GdsViewer for Windows

Name: GdsViewer
Rating: 4.8 (4 reviews)
Author: GB Research

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

GdsViewer offers robust GDSII file management, viewing, and printing capabilities with extensive format support and efficient processing for large files.

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Trial version

3.9

Pros
- Supports 64-bit file access for large capacities.
- Exports GDSII in binary, ASCII, and 3D VTK formats.
- Visualizes DSPF RC extraction results.
- Multithreaded design efficiently uses multiple processors.
- Includes flexible measuring tools with snapping options.
Cons
- Project manager features are described but not detailed.
- Specific performance benchmarks are not provided.
- No mention of collaborative features or cloud integration.
- Tagging functionality details are limited in the description.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: August 25, 2011

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 2.1-build-395

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows Server

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 15,087

Downloads Last Week: 11

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User Reviews

4.8/5

4 User Votes

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k890August 1, 2008
Pros
Lots of features, great interface, 3-d view is superb. You can open simultaneously many windows on multiple monitors. Printing is done very well, large plots show great details and it is very fast on postscript plotter.
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Review of GDS2 Viewer Operation
Joe439January 24, 2008
Pros
The GDSViewer is a high quality gdsII viewer for a reasonable price. The program loads artwork fast and has all the tools necessary to make measurements and turn layers on and off. I've used the program to load gds2 files from a variety of design tools including Calibre, Magma, and Cadence up to 3.5 gb in size using an ordinary HP pavillion pc with 2gb of ddr2 memory, and no special graphic card. Best of all, when I did have a problem with one gds2 file, I notified the company and they actually revised their program so I could load it in a few days.
Cons
Loading some large files, as well as panning and zooming on large 90nm designs can be slow. I suggest loading up on DDR2 memory and getting a minimum 256meg ram graphics card for those larger digital designs. Smaller analog designs are no problem.
Summary
Easy to use
admin4January 10, 2008
Pros
Easy to use, convenient and fast
Cons
Summary
good
richardhenry7November 26, 2007
Pros
good
Cons
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Developer’s Description

By GB Research

Manage, view, tag, and print GDSII.

GdsViewer is a large capacity, fast, convenient, and multifunctional GDSII viewer. Viewer provides: 64-bit file access; viewing and exporting in both binary and ASCII GDSII format; exporting in 3D vtk format; visualizing DSPF RC extraction results; flattening of the hierarchy to the desired level; fast high resolution large size printing; fast export to BMP, JPEG, clipboard formats; cell comparison with AND/OR/XOR/SUB functions; multithreaded design for efficient use of multiple processors; and flexible measuring tools with various snapping options and other facilities.

Project manager allows organizing your layout files, assigning layer parameters, importing and exporting layer assignments, annotating projects, adding supplemental information to document your projects.

GdsViewer for Windows

Editors’ Review

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