FlexBV FREE Edition - Modern Boardview software for Win, macOS and Linux

[modtool]

Ah ok, I understand, since I didn't find the feature mentioned in the comparison chart (between paid and free version) I thought it was available in both versions.
Thanks anyway

[inflex]

Hello,

Glad to see you've found FlexBV Free edition

Hi to all, and thank you Paul for this great tool, I've discovered it just 2 days ago and it's a nice stepup from OpenBoardView
Is there a miss in the V5.0624 I've downloaded or can't I see it?
Thanks

There's no copy-to-clipboard feature in the Free edition ( autoloading of the clipboard is done in the paid version though ).

Regards, Paul

[modtool]

Hi to all, and thank you Paul for this great tool, I've discovered it just 2 days ago and it's a nice stepup from OpenBoardView
I don't know if anyone uses it, but just in OpenBoardView there's a nice function that lets you copy to clipboard the complete pinout and netnames associated with a part, but in FlexBV I don't see that "copy" button next to a part button in the side panel.
Is there a miss in the V5.0624 I've downloaded or can't I see it?
Thanks

[mcbadcbv]

No plans as yet given that the Rosetta variant is working okay. Certainly at some point I'll see if I can generate a universal-binary but for now it's x86.

Regards, Paul.

Thanks Paul. I believe Apple has announced macOS 27 (Fall 2026) will be the last version with Rosetta, so you have some time. Hopefully you are able to compile it for ARM without much difficulty.

[inflex]

Was just wondering if there was an ARM64 build of this for Apple Silicon? For now the Intel version seems to work fine. Thanks!

No plans as yet given that the Rosetta variant is working okay. Certainly at some point I'll see if I can generate a universal-binary but for now it's x86.

Regards, Paul.

[mcbadcbv]

Was just wondering if there was an ARM64 build of this for Apple Silicon? For now the Intel version seems to work fine. Thanks!

[HmemCpy]

I wanted to try the FlexBV demo, but I got stuck on the Generation page... and I didn't receive any mail.
is it still possible to try it?

[PITERPENY]

FlexBVFree-5.0585-win This version does not run on Windows

[mrfxr]

thank you paul - appreciate this option - got me out of a bind

[rxyzm]

Now available, FlexBV Free edition is a slimmed down product of the full licenced version.

Thank you. Sincerely appreciate your help.

[blochians]

i need this software Modern Boardview software for Win, macOS and Linux

[rxyzm]

Now available, FlexBV Free edition is a slimmed down product of the full licenced version.

Thank you sincerely. Appreciate your help.

Warm Regards,

[inflex]

This new version is fantastic. I can't believe that you added the window box to the free version as well. You are the man Paul !!

I was in two minds about that; though I figured that the free edition doesn't have the butterfly mode so there's no real harm in at least letting people experience the convenience of the new MiniMap feature and hopefully help encourage people to go for a full purchase.

[ACS-Repair]

This new version is fantastic. I can't believe that you added the window box to the free version as well. You are the man Paul !!

[Time]

Now available, FlexBV Free edition is a slimmed down product of the full licenced version.

thanks man

[Aliencomputres]

Thanks for posting.

[Roman555]

just press space. I like that it's back right away, it's individual but switching with space is a good idea...

Thanks. I peeked into hot keys options. So it's <space> <m> <.> <.>

[PITERPENY]

I was thinking about how to run Boardviewer in Linux but suddenly I spotted this brand new FlexBV FREE Edition in searching result. So I decided to give it a try. Many thanks!
What is interesting that the program shows a PCB back side (.fz). So every time it's necessary to flip and mirror (the same is in the OpenBoardView). Is there a workaround or an option in the settings to show the front side at once?

just press space. I like that it's back right away, it's individual but switching with space is a good idea...

[Roman555]

I was thinking about how to run Boardviewer in Linux but suddenly I spotted this brand new FlexBV FREE Edition in searching result. So I decided to give it a try. Many thanks!
What is interesting that the program shows a PCB back side (.fz). So every time it's necessary to flip and mirror (the same is in the OpenBoardView). Is there a workaround or an option in the settings to show the front side at once?

[bittithomas2]

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