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BoardRipper: open web-based PCB boardview viewer for board-level repair on GitHub

A GitHub repository called AlexeyInwerp/BoardRipper describes a web-based PCB boardview viewer built for board-level repair. According to the listing, it supports 14 file formats, including BVR1/3, BRD, BDV, GenCAD, Allegro v15-v18, Altium, KiCad and EAGLE. The project is GPU-accelerated, offers dockable panels and can be self-hosted via Docker. The repository showed 51 stars at the time of the snippet.

Source: GitHub · github.com Published 2026-11-09T22:32:46+00:00 Detected 2026-11-10T02:24:35+00:00
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A GitHub repository called AlexeyInwerp/BoardRipper describes a web-based PCB boardview viewer built for board-level repair. According to the listing, it supports 14 file formats, including BVR1/3, BRD, BDV, GenCAD, Allegro v15-v18, Altium, KiCad and EAGLE. The project is GPU-accelerated, offers dockable panels and can be self-hosted via Docker. The repository showed 51 stars at the time of the snippet.

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Web-based PCB boardview viewer for board-level repair. 14 formats: BVR1/3, BRD, BDV, BDV ASC, FZ, GenCAD, Mentor Neutral, XZZ, TVW, Allegro v15-v18, Altium, KiCad, EAGLE. GPU-accelerated, dockable panels, self-hosted via Docker. Stars: 51. Updated repository signal.

Repair technicians and hardware engineers who work with many board file formats could use a single browser-based viewer rather than several desktop tools. Self-hosting through Docker would let teams keep board data on their own infrastructure. Watch for signs of ongoing development and adoption, since the star count alone is a small early signal.

Signal Strength 92% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 24 Category OPEN SOURCE Reader Depth TECHNICAL Event context 1 source

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 16 Novelty Interest Score 70 Consequence Score 30 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 24

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