Gerbv is a highly popular, open-source Gerber viewer, but users often run into issues because its parent project (gEDA) is no longer actively maintained. While development has shifted to Gerbv GitHub to keep it alive, common glitches include an inability to natively open .zip files, rendering errors with metric drill files, scaling issues, and modern operating system compatibility crashes.
If Gerbv is acting up or missing features you need, several excellent offline and online alternatives can display your PCB layout files reliably. Top Offline Alternatives (Desktop Apps)
Free Gerber Viewer that displays Drill files correctly? – EEVblog
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