Copper Connection Alternatives

Copper Connection is described as 'The main home page for the Robot Room Copper Connection PCB editing software. The Copper Connection application lets you design circuit boards' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Copper Connection for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Copper Connection alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Copper Connection are Fritzing, LibrePCB, Autodesk EAGLE and Proteus PCB design.

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  1. KiCad icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Docker
     
    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Copper Connection.

    • KiCad is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Copper Connection.

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceCopper Connection is Freemium and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightCopper Connection is not according to our users
  2. Fritzing icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to Copper Connection.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceCopper Connection is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Autodesk EAGLE icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Proteus PCB design combines the schematic capture and ARES PCB layout programs to provide a powerful, integrated and easy to use suite of tools for professional PCB Design.

    50 Proteus PCB design alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. EasyEDA icon
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    Schematic capture, Ngspice based simulation, PCB layout, custom PCB manufacturing, for electronic engineers, educators, students and hobbyists.

    54 EasyEDA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Copper Connection.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryCopper Connection is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Altium Designer icon
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    Features a unified workflow for schematic capture, PCB layout, mixed analog/digital simulation, signal integrity analysis, real-time 3D editing, ECAD-MCAD collaboration, component libraries, collaborative design tools, BOM generation, routing, and manufacturing outputs.

    51 Altium Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. gEDA Project icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. Coulomb icon
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    Coulomb is a simple and elegant circuit simulator written using Java, Gtk4 and libadwaita.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. atopile icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  11. LochMaster icon
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    Developers tool for strip board projects. It has useful functions for designing, documenting and testing project boards. Therefore you will find functions like auto-generation of components lists, a connection test, a editable library with a large number of symbols and...

    50 LochMaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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