CIDess Alternatives

CIDess is described as 'Free software to design electronic PCB' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are six alternatives to CIDess for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best CIDess alternative is PCB Elegance, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CIDess are ExpressPCB, CometCAD, Razen and Osmond PCB.

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Alternatives list

  1. PCB Elegance icon
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    PCB Elegance is a suite of circuit board design tools for Windows. Including schematic capture, board layout, and manufacturing file generation. First released in 1998, it was proprietary software until 2012, when it was released as open source software under the GPL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PCB Elegance is the most popular Windows alternative to CIDess.

    • PCB Elegance is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CIDess.

    • PCB Elegance is Free and Open SourceCIDess is Free and Proprietary
  2. CometCAD icon
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    Circuit schematic and layout editor program for Windows 2k, XP, Vista and 7.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Razen icon
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    Cross-platform PCB design tool that allows you to quickly design and fabricate boards.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Razen is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CIDess.

    • Razen is Freemium and ProprietaryCIDess is Free and Proprietary
  4. Osmond PCB icon
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    Design printed circuit boards software.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Layo1 PCB icon
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    For creative PCB-designers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Layo1 PCB is the most popular commercial alternative to CIDess.

    • Layo1 PCB is Paid and ProprietaryCIDess is Free and Proprietary
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