OrCAD (All Products) Alternatives for Linux

OrCAD (All Products) is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to OrCAD (All Products) and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to OrCAD (All Products) are Fritzing, QUCS, LibrePCB and Autodesk EAGLE.

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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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Docker
    PcbNew - Editor
     
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    • Most users think KiCad is a great OrCAD (All Products) alternative.

    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OrCAD (All Products).

    • KiCad is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OrCAD (All Products).

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceOrCAD (All Products) is Paid and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightOrCAD (All Products) is not according to our users
  2. Fritzing icon

    Fritzing

     109 likes

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

    57 Fritzing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to OrCAD (All Products).

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceOrCAD (All Products) is Paid and Proprietary
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    QUCS

     38 likes

    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.

    36 QUCS alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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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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  7. Autodesk EAGLE icon

    Autodesk EAGLE

     34 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Autodesk EAGLE screenshot 1
     
  8. EasyEDA icon

    EasyEDA

     20 likes

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

    54 EasyEDA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to OrCAD (All Products).

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryOrCAD (All Products) is Paid and Proprietary
  10. gEDA Project icon

    gEDA Project

     26 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    gschem
     
  11. Coulomb icon

    Coulomb

     2 likes

    Coulomb is a simple and elegant circuit simulator written using Java, Gtk4 and libadwaita.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  12. Qucs-S icon

    Qucs-S

     3 likes

    Qucs-S is a spin-off of the Qucs cross-platform circuit simulator. "S" letter indicates SPICE. The purpose of the Qucs-S subproject is to use free SPICE circuit simulation kernels with the Qucs GUI.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  13. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ngspice on KDE (Linux) with gschem in background
     
  14. eSim icon

    eSim

     4 likes

    eSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is an open source EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    eSim main window provides frontend to create projects for drawing schematic,PCB layout and doing circuit simulation.
     
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    atopile

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    atopile is a language and toolchain to describe electronic circuit boards with code. By replacing the point and click schematic interface with code, we introduce software development workflows like reuse, validation and automation to the world of electronics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Python
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