Altium Designer Alternatives for Mac

Altium Designer is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Altium Designer and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Altium Designer are Fritzing, Square Sketch, Autodesk EAGLE and QUCS.

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Altium Designer alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
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  1. KiCad icon

    KiCad

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    KiCad is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - designing schematics of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). KiCad is developed by Jean-Pierre Charras. And features an integrated environment between schematic capture, bill of...

    59 KiCad alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    PcbNew - Editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  3D Renderer
    3.  Portable
    4.  Wast library
    5.  3d sketching

    KiCad VS Altium Designer

     
    Comments about KiCad as an Alternative to Altium Designer
    Michal D.
    Positive •Jun 28, 2021
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    It's free and provide very good possibilities for circuit and PCB boards design

    Guest
    Positive •Jan 3, 2021
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    Ease of schematic and pcb creating. BOM creation is not very good as excel templates cannot be used so this becomes a largely manual process. Most of the add-on tools cannot be added regardless of what the instructions say. Following the instructions usually ends in some sort of crash. Import/translation tools never install regardless of the instructions. But, with all of that said KiCad is still the best free alternative to Altium Designer.

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    • Most users think KiCad is a great Altium Designer alternative.

    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Altium Designer.

    • KiCad is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Altium Designer.

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceAltium Designer is Paid and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightAltium Designer is not according to our users
  2. Fritzing icon

    Fritzing

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    Open-source initiative aiding designers, artists, and researchers in transforming prototypes to actual products, documenting circuits, sharing, teaching, and PCB manufacturing.

    57 Fritzing alternatives

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    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    Fritzing screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Create UI Components
    2.  Arduino

    Fritzing VS Altium Designer

     
    Comments about Fritzing as an Alternative to Altium Designer
    Guest
    Negative •Aug 1, 2020
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    That's a good scheme creator for arduino developpement, but it's not an alternative for professional designer software.

    Guest
    Negative •Feb 7, 2016
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    fritzinf doesnt allow simulation

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    • Some users think Fritzing is a great Altium Designer alternative, some don't.

    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to Altium Designer.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceAltium Designer is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Square Sketch icon

    Square Sketch

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    Digital graph paper.

    102 Square Sketch alternatives

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Mac
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    Square Sketch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Sketching
    8.  Export to PDF
    9.  Export to PNG
    10.  Export to SVG

    Square Sketch VS Altium Designer

     
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    Autodesk EAGLE

    EDA software that enables PCB designers to connect schematics, position components, route PCBs, and access extensive libraries, with features like SPICE simulation, drag-and-drop functionality, alignment tools, 3D models for encl...

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  6. Autodesk EAGLE icon

    Autodesk EAGLE

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    EDA software that enables PCB designers to connect schematics, position components, route PCBs, and access extensive libraries, with features like SPICE simulation, drag-and-drop functionality, alignment tools, 3D models for enclosure fit, and direct links to manufacturers for parts replacement.

    47 Autodesk EAGLE alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    Autodesk EAGLE VS Altium Designer

     
    Comments about Autodesk EAGLE as an Alternative to Altium Designer
    Guest
    Positive •May 22, 2017
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    Cheaper but fully competent, and sufficient for most designs.

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    • Most users think Autodesk EAGLE is a great Altium Designer alternative.

    • Autodesk EAGLE is Paid and ProprietaryAltium Designer is also Paid and Proprietary
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    QUCS

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    The Quite Universal Circuit Simulator (QUCS) is an integrated circuit simulator allowing the simulation and graphical presentation of results of large-signal, small-signal and noise behavior in circuits.

    37 QUCS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    QUCS screenshot 1

    QUCS VS Altium Designer

     
  8. LTspice icon

    LTspice

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    LTspice IV is a high performance Spice III simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with enhancements and models for easing the simulation of switching regulators.

    38 LTspice alternatives

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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    LTspice Features

    1.  Electron valves

    LTspice VS Altium Designer

     
  10. EasyEDA icon

    EasyEDA

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    Schematic capture, Ngspice based simulation, PCB layout, custom PCB manufacturing, for electronic engineers, educators, students and hobbyists.

    55 EasyEDA alternatives

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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • CN flagChina

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    EasyEDA screenshot 1

    EasyEDA VS Altium Designer

     

    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Altium Designer.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryAltium Designer is Paid and Proprietary
  11. LibrePCB icon

    LibrePCB

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    LibrePCB is a free EDA software to develop printed circuit boards. It’s currently under heavy development to bring out first stable releases as soon as possible.

    53 LibrePCB alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • CH flagSwitzerland

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    LibrePCB screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  3d sketching

    LibrePCB VS Altium Designer

     
    Comments about LibrePCB as an Alternative to Altium Designer
    dbrgn
    Positive •May 14, 2018
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    The project is still fresh, but very promising. The developers have spent a lot of time thinking about proper a library file format that avoids problems of current open source EDA suites and will make creating and sharing comprehensive parts libraries easier. It is also much better regarding usability than current alternatives like KiCAD.

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    • LibrePCB is Free and Open SourceAltium Designer is Paid and Proprietary
    • LibrePCB is LightweightAltium Designer is not according to our users
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    gEDA Project

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    The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL'd suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production.

    57 gEDA Project alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    gschem

    gEDA Project VS Altium Designer

     
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    iCircuit

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    iCircuit is the easy to use electronic circuit simulator and designer - the perfect tool for students, hobbyists, and engineers.

    46 iCircuit alternatives

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    iCircuit Features

    1.  Price Alerts

    iCircuit VS Altium Designer

     

    • iCircuit is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Altium Designer.

    • iCircuit is Paid and ProprietaryAltium Designer is also Paid and Proprietary
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    DipTrace

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    DipTrace - Professional Schematic Capture and PCB Design Software

    Are you looking for a professional and easy-to-use PCB Design software with powerful autorouter and reasonable price? Try DipTrace and you will be surprised! DipTrace is a complete state-of-the-art PCB Design Syst.

    36 DipTrace alternatives

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    DipTrace PCB Layout program allows you to design circuit boards using auto-placer, powerful automatic and easy-to-use manual routing.

    DipTrace Features

    1.  Layout

    DipTrace VS Altium Designer

     
  15. Ngspice icon

    Ngspice

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    Ngspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator. Its code is based on three open source software packages: Spice3f5, Cider1b1 and Xspice. Ngspice is part of gEDA project, a full GPL'd suite of Electronic Design Automation tools.

    38 Ngspice alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    ngspice on KDE (Linux) with gschem in background

    Ngspice VS Altium Designer

     
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