Electronics Workbench AlternativesTop Circuit Simulators and other similar apps like Electronics Workbench

Electronics Workbench is described as 'In 1999 the companies merged, and renamed itself after its most well known product, Electronics Workbench. The then current product line consisted of schematic capture and a simulation product named MultiSIM and the printed circuit board software called Ultiboard' and is a circuit simulator in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Electronics Workbench for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Electronics Workbench alternative is Circuit JS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Electronics Workbench are QUCS, LTspice, Proteus PCB design and Ktechlab.

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  1. Circuit JS icon

    Circuit JS

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    This is a javascript electronic circuit simulator. When the applet starts up you will see an animated schematic of a simple LRC circuit. The green color indicates positive voltage. The gray color indicates ground. A red color indicates negative voltage.

    47 Circuit JS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Most users think Circuit JS is a great Electronics Workbench alternative.

    • Circuit JS is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Electronics Workbench.

    • Circuit JS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Electronics Workbench.

    • Circuit JS is Free and Open SourceElectronics Workbench is Paid and Proprietary
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    QUCS

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Proteus PCB design icon

    Proteus PCB design

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Proteus PCB design is the most popular commercial alternative to Electronics Workbench.

    • Proteus PCB design is Paid and ProprietaryElectronics Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Ktechlab icon

    Ktechlab

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    KTechLab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics. It supports circuit simulation, program development for microcontrollers and simulating the programmed microcontroller together with its application circuit.

    28 Ktechlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Pspice icon

    Pspice

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    Software for Simulating Voltage and Currents of a text file net-list of a electronics components such as Resistors, Capacitors, inductors, transisters, Diodes, Voltage and Current Sources, etc.

    32 Pspice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. CircuitJS1 Desktop Mod icon

    CircuitJS1 Desktop Mod

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    This electronic circuit simulator is highly interactive giving the feeling of playing with real components. It's very helpful for experimentation and visualization. It's a desktop version of the Circuit JS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Altium Designer icon

    Altium Designer

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. iCircuit icon

    iCircuit

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    iCircuit is the easy to use electronic circuit simulator and designer - the perfect tool for students, hobbyists, and engineers.

    46 iCircuit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    • Almost everyone thinks iCircuit is a great Electronics Workbench alternative.

    • iCircuit is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Electronics Workbench.

    • iCircuit is Paid and ProprietaryElectronics Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro icon

    NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro

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    NI Circuit Design Suite software improves the PCB design process by integrating capture, simulation, and layout into a single toolchain with NI Multisim and Ultiboard software.

    46 NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Qucs-S icon

    Qucs-S

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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