iCircuit AlternativesCircuit Simulators & Electronic Design Automation Tools like iCircuit

iCircuit is described as 'The easy to use electronic circuit simulator and designer - the perfect tool for students, hobbyists, and engineers' and is a circuit simulator in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to iCircuit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best iCircuit alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iCircuit are Fritzing, Circuit JS, Square Sketch and QUCS.

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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Docker
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    • Most users think KiCad is a great iCircuit alternative.

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

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

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceiCircuit is Paid and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightiCircuit is not according to our users
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    Fritzing

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Fritzing is for Arduino development.

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    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to iCircuit.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceiCircuit is Paid and Proprietary
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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Circuit JS is the most popular Web-based alternative to iCircuit.

    • Circuit JS is Free and Open SourceiCircuit is Paid and Proprietary
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    Square Sketch

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    Digital graph paper for diagrams, technical sketches and geometric art.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about Square Sketch as an Alternative to iCircuit
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    This isn't for simulating circuits at all.

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    • Square Sketch is Paid and ProprietaryiCircuit is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Square Sketch is Privacy focusediCircuit is not according to our users
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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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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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