Fritzing AlternativesTop Circuit Simulators & Electronic Design Automation Tools like Fritzing

Fritzing is described as 'Very-very handy a tool, very complex but very simple to use, to design circuits, as well as so called "layouts", be it PCB or stripboard or breadboard' and is a very popular circuit simulator in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Fritzing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Fritzing alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fritzing are Autodesk EAGLE, Square Sketch, EasyEDA and Proteus PCB design.

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Fritzing is a very-very handy a tool, very complex but very simple to use, to design circuits, as well as so called "layouts", be it PCB or stripboard or breadboard.

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Fritzing alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
  1. KiCad icon
     110 likes

    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
    PcbNew - Editor

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    KiCad VS Fritzing

    Is KiCad a good alternative to Fritzing?
     
    • Almost everyone thinks KiCad is a great Fritzing alternative.

    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Fritzing.

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

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceFritzing is Paid and Open Source
    • KiCad is LightweightFritzing is not according to our users
  2. Autodesk EAGLE icon
     32 likes

    Autodesk EAGLE is an electronic design automation (EDA) software. Enabling printed circuit board (PCB) designers to seamlessly connect schematic diagrams, component placement, PCB routing, and comprehensive library content.

    46 Autodesk EAGLE alternatives
    Autodesk EAGLE screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Autodesk EAGLE iconFritzing Icon

    Autodesk EAGLE VS Fritzing

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    • Most users think Autodesk EAGLE is a great Fritzing alternative.

    • Autodesk EAGLE is the most popular commercial alternative to Fritzing.

    • Autodesk EAGLE is Paid and ProprietaryFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  3. Square Sketch icon
     5 likes

    Square Sketch recreates drawing and writing on graph paper. Instead of a pen, a mouse and keyboard are used, creating precise vector graphics that can be edited flexibly.

    101 Square Sketch alternatives
    Square Sketch screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sketching
    6.  Export to PDF
    7.  Export to PNG
    8.  Export to SVG
    Square Sketch iconFritzing Icon

    Square Sketch VS Fritzing

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  4. EasyEDA icon
     19 likes

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

    55 EasyEDA alternatives
    EasyEDA screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    EasyEDA iconFritzing Icon

    EasyEDA VS Fritzing

    Is EasyEDA a good alternative to Fritzing?
     
    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Fritzing.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  5. Proteus PCB design icon
     17 likes

    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.

    52 Proteus PCB design alternatives
    Proteus PCB design screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Proteus PCB design iconFritzing Icon

    Proteus PCB design VS Fritzing

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  6. LibrePCB icon
     19 likes

    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.

    52 LibrePCB alternatives
    LibrePCB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  3d sketching
    LibrePCB iconFritzing Icon

    LibrePCB VS Fritzing

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  7. Wokwi Arduino Simulator icon
     7 likes

    A web-app you can use to simulate circuits as well as run Arduino sketches right in the browser, using the open-source AVR8js platform.

    5 Wokwi Arduino Simulator alternatives
    Wokwi Arduino Simulator screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet

    Wokwi Arduino Simulator Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Browser-based
    Wokwi Arduino Simulator iconFritzing Icon

    Wokwi Arduino Simulator VS Fritzing

    Is this a good alternative to Fritzing?
     
    • Wokwi Arduino Simulator is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Fritzing.

    • Wokwi Arduino Simulator is Free and Open SourceFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  8. Altium Designer icon
     18 likes

    Altium Designer software is for PCB design. From schematic capture to PCB design as well as FPGA Programmation, signal integrity check, mixed analog/digital simulation, this software is what you need when it comes to PCB design and all aspects of ECAD/ MCAD and team...

    51 Altium Designer alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Altium Designer iconFritzing Icon

    Altium Designer VS Fritzing

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  9. NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro icon
     12 likes

    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.

    47 NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro alternatives
    NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro iconFritzing Icon

    NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro VS Fritzing

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  10. gEDA Project icon
     24 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.

    57 gEDA Project alternatives
    gschem

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    gEDA Project iconFritzing Icon

    gEDA Project VS Fritzing

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  11. iCircuit icon
     11 likes

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

    47 iCircuit alternatives
    iCircuit screenshot 1
    iCircuit screenshot 2

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad

    iCircuit Features

    1.  Price Alerts
    iCircuit iconFritzing Icon

    iCircuit VS Fritzing

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    Comments about iCircuit as an Alternative to Fritzing
     
    Guest

    it is copleted and integrated

    Positive commentMar 1, 2019
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    • Most users think iCircuit is a great Fritzing alternative.

    • iCircuit is the most popular iPad alternative to Fritzing.

    • iCircuit is Paid and ProprietaryFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  12. TINA icon
     9 likes

    TINA Design Suite is a powerful circuit simulation package for analyzing, designing, and real time testing of analog, digital, VHDL, MCU, SMPS, RF, communication, optoelectronic and mixed electronic circuits and their PCB layouts.

    52 TINA alternatives
    TINA screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    TINA iconFritzing Icon

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