KiCad

KiCad is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - designing schematics of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). KiCad is...

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Fritzing

Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to take the step from physical prototyping to actual product. We are...

• Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.9.3b, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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LibrePCB

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.

• 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. dbrgn • May 2018 Disagree   Agree

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Autodesk EAGLE

Autodesk EAGLE is an electronic design automation (EDA) software. Enabling printed circuit board (PCB) designers to seamlessly connect schematic diagrams, component...

• Cheaper but fully competent, and sufficient for most designs. Guest • May 2017 Disagree   Agree

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QUCS

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

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DipTrace

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...

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iCircuit

Its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis. It is the perfect companion to students, hobbyists...

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Ngspice

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...

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