Best Free Boardview Software for Logic Board Repair

Logic board repair relies heavily on accurate schematics and boardview software. For years, paid programs like ZXW and Wuxinji have dominated the repair industry—but not everyone wants to commit to expensive subscription tools, especially new technicians, DIY repairers, and refurbishers managing tight budgets.

That’s where REFOX, a fully free boardview software, has gained massive attention. Tested extensively by REWA repair masters and widely adopted in the industry, REFOX is becoming a go-to tool for technicians who need fast circuit tracing, powerful diagnostics, and cross-platform support without the cost.

This guide gives you a complete, updated review of REFOX, who it’s for, and why it’s becoming the best free alternative to paid PCB analysis tools.

What Makes REFOX Stand Out?

Clean Interface With Full-Featured Functionality

REFOX focuses on practicality—clean layout, intuitive tools, and simple navigation. Even beginners can quickly locate circuits, view nets, check values, and inspect traces with minimal learning time.

Dual View: Boardview + Schematics Together

One of REFOX’s strongest features is its synchronous double-view mode, allowing you to:

• Load the schematic and boardview at the same time
• Click a component to immediately see its related circuits
• Jump between diagrams instantly for faster troubleshooting

This dramatically cuts repair time for short circuits, open lines, and no power issues.

Diode Mode & Voltage Reference Values

REFOX lets you display component pins by:

• Pin number
• Diode value
• Voltage value

This is extremely useful for diagnosing common faults such as no power, dead boot, display failures, and charging issues.

Complete iPhone Board Files

REFOX includes boardview files covering:

• iPhone 5 → Latest models (XR, XS, XS Max at the time of the article)

Perfect for shops specializing in Apple repair or refurbishing.

New Workflow Block Diagrams for Training

The newly added block diagrams help beginners:

• Understand component interconnections
• Identify which areas control power, charging, baseband, touch, etc.
• Follow step-by-step repair workflow

These diagrams are also used in REWA’s logic board repair training programs.

Customizable Color Themes

You can adjust the boardview appearance using built-in color templates to suit your workflow—great for reducing eye strain during long repair sessions.

A Long Way To Go

1. Only drawings of popular phone brands like Apple, Samsung, and Huawei are available. There are still more brands for us to explore.

2. According to REFOX, with schematics and board files encrypted, REFOX might be treated as a malicious program by the anti-virus software or the browser when being installed.

Actually, REWA has been using and testing REFOX for several months and has found no internet security risks. Still, we hope that the next version can fix the bug.

Conclusion

REFOX has now been updated to V3.25 and bugs of earlier versions have also been fixed.

Although there is still room for improvement, we are proud to announce that REFOX can fully meet repair needs of repair technicians.

What’s more, it is completely free.

Therefore, we highly recommend this bitmap software to you.

For those in need, please visit www.refoxteam.com to download the software.

There are also some detailed operation videos for your reference on the official website.

You can also visit REWA Youtube Channel to check the detailed description of Refox.