Fritzing AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Circuit Simulators

The best Circuit Simulator alternative to Fritzing is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Fritzing and 16 are Circuit Simulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Circuit Simulator alternatives to Fritzing are LibrePCB, Proteus PCB design, EasyEDA and NI Circuit Design Suite Power Pro.

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Fritzing alternatives are mainly Circuit Simulators, but if you're looking for Electronic Design Automation Tools or Circuit Designers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Online, Android, Mac, Circuit Simulation and Online + Circuit Simulation. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Fritzing.
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Docker
    PcbNew - Editor
     
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    • 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
  5. EasyEDA icon

    EasyEDA

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    gschem
     
  9. Wokwi Arduino Simulator icon

    Wokwi Arduino Simulator

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Wokwi Arduino Simulator is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Fritzing.

    • Wokwi Arduino Simulator is Free and ProprietaryFritzing is Paid and Open Source
  10. eSim icon

    eSim

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    eSim main window provides frontend to create projects for drawing schematic,PCB layout and doing circuit simulation.
     
  11. Experimenters Circuits icon

    Experimenters Circuits

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    Educational virtual 3D laboratory simulator helps students, teachers, and tutors conduct electrical circuit experiments by providing realistic equipment access anywhere, avoiding availability issues and safety hazards, and enhancing learning with immediate feedback and...

    87 Experimenters Circuits alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Experimenters Circuits Lessons
     
  12. TINA icon

    TINA

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    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.

    51 TINA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    TINA screenshot 1
     
  14. CircuitLab icon

    CircuitLab

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    Sketch, simulate, and share your circuits, entirely in your browser -- no install required. Easy schematic capture and powerful SPICE-like, mixed-mode circuit simulation helps EE students, electronics hobbyists, and electrical engineers design faster.

    27 CircuitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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