Free Autodesk EAGLE AlternativesTop CAD Software & Electronic Design Automation Tools like Autodesk EAGLE

The best free alternative to Autodesk EAGLE is KiCad, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Autodesk EAGLE and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Autodesk EAGLE are LibrePCB, EasyEDA, gEDA Project and Coulomb.

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    PcbNew - Editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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    Comments about KiCad as an Alternative to Autodesk EAGLE
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    Positive •Mar 6, 2018
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    easy, 3d sketching , huge libraries

    Guest
    Positive •Dec 9, 2019
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    I need to print simple PCB, not simulation

    Guest
    Positive •Apr 14, 2019
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    Use Altium if you have more money than time, EAGLE if you are entangled with Autodesk and KiCad if you just want to design PCBs for free.

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    • Almost everyone thinks KiCad is a great Autodesk EAGLE alternative.

    • KiCad is the most popular free alternative to Autodesk EAGLE.

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceAutodesk EAGLE is Paid and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightAutodesk EAGLE is not according to our users
  2. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    LibrePCB screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  3d sketching

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  4. 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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    EasyEDA screenshot 1

    EasyEDA VS Autodesk EAGLE

     

    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Autodesk EAGLE.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryAutodesk EAGLE is Paid and Proprietary
  5. gEDA Project icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    gschem

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  6. Coulomb icon

    Coulomb

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

    51 Coulomb alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Coulomb screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Gtk
    7.  Java based

    Coulomb VS Autodesk EAGLE

     
  7. pcb-rnd icon

    pcb-rnd

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    pcb-rnd is a free/open source, flexible, modular Printed Circuit Board editor for design of professional and hobby boards. It has a strong UNIX mind set.

    7 pcb-rnd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  9. DesignSpark PCB icon

    DesignSpark PCB

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    The World’s Most Powerful Free Schematic and PCB Layout.

    42 DesignSpark PCB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DesignSpark PCB screenshot 1

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  10. Horizon EDA icon

    Horizon EDA

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    Horizon is a free EDA package. Contribute to carrotIndustries/horizon development by creating an account on GitHub.

    14 Horizon EDA alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Horizon EDA screenshot 1

    Horizon EDA Features

    1.  Schema editor
    2.  PCB editor

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  11. Circuit Diagram icon

    Circuit Diagram

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    Circuit Diagram is a free application for making electronic circuit diagrams and exporting them as images. Design circuits online in your browser or using the desktop application.

    36 Circuit Diagram alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Circuit Diagram screenshot 1

    Circuit Diagram VS Autodesk EAGLE

     
  12. FidoCADJ icon

    FidoCADJ

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    FidoCadJ is a free user-friendly vector graphic editor for Mac OS X, Linux, Windows and Android. Available in English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Spanish, Czech, Japanese and Dutch.

    11 FidoCADJ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    FidoCADJ screenshot 1

    FidoCADJ VS Autodesk EAGLE

     

    • FidoCADJ is the most popular Android alternative to Autodesk EAGLE.

    • FidoCADJ is Free and Open SourceAutodesk EAGLE is Paid and Proprietary
  13. XCircuit icon

    XCircuit

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    UNIX/X11 program for drawing publishable-quality electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures, and produce circuit netlists through schematic capture.

    10 XCircuit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    XCircuit screenshot 1

    XCircuit VS Autodesk EAGLE

     
  14. VUTRAX icon

    VUTRAX

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    Professional electronics schematic and PCB (Printed circuit board) design package

    48 VUTRAX alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    VUTRAX screenshot 1

    VUTRAX VS Autodesk EAGLE

     
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