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

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iCircuit alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2025
  1. KiCad icon
     108 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...

    58 KiCad alternatives
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    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 iconiCircuit Icon

    KiCad VS iCircuit

    Is KiCad a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
    • 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
  2. Fritzing icon
     100 likes

    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.

    56 Fritzing alternatives
    Fritzing screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub

    Fritzing Features

    1.  Create UI Components
    2.  Arduino
    Fritzing iconiCircuit Icon

    Fritzing VS iCircuit

    Is Fritzing a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
    Comments about Fritzing as an Alternative to iCircuit
     
    Nuncio Bitis

    Fritzing is for Arduino development.

    Negative commentJan 27, 2025
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    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to iCircuit.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceiCircuit is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Circuit JS icon
     61 likes

    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.

    48 Circuit JS alternatives
    Circuit JS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Circuit JS Features

    1.  Circuit Simulation
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from November 2022.

    Circuit JS iconiCircuit Icon

    Circuit JS VS iCircuit

    Is Circuit JS a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
    • 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
  4. 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.

    100 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 iconiCircuit Icon

    Square Sketch VS iCircuit

    Is Square Sketch a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
    Comments about Square Sketch as an Alternative to iCircuit
     
    Nuncio Bitis

    This isn't for simulating circuits at all.

    Negative commentJan 27, 2025
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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
  5. QUCS icon
     35 likes

    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.

    38 QUCS alternatives
    QUCS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    QUCS iconiCircuit Icon

    QUCS VS iCircuit

    Is QUCS a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  6. LTspice icon
     21 likes

    LTspice IV is a high performance Spice III simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with enhancements and models for easing the simulation of switching regulators.

    37 LTspice alternatives
    LTspice screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    LTspice Features

    1.  Electron valves
    LTspice iconiCircuit Icon

    LTspice VS iCircuit

    Is LTspice a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  7. EasyEDA icon
     19 likes

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

    54 EasyEDA alternatives
    EasyEDA screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

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

    EasyEDA VS iCircuit

    Is EasyEDA a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  8. 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.

    51 Proteus PCB design alternatives
    Proteus PCB design screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Proteus PCB design iconiCircuit Icon

    Proteus PCB design VS iCircuit

    Is Proteus PCB design a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  9. LibrePCB icon
     18 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.

    51 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 iconiCircuit Icon

    LibrePCB VS iCircuit

    Is LibrePCB a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  10. 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...

    50 Altium Designer alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Altium Designer iconiCircuit Icon

    Altium Designer VS iCircuit

    Is Altium Designer a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  11. Pspice icon
     4 likes

    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.

    33 Pspice alternatives
    Pspice screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pspice iconiCircuit Icon

    Pspice VS iCircuit

    Is Pspice a good alternative to iCircuit?
     
  12. PipeWalker icon
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    This is a puzzle game in which you need to combine the components into a single circuit: connect all computers to a network server, bring water to the taps, etc.

    36 PipeWalker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    PipeWalker Features

    1.  Portable
    PipeWalker iconiCircuit Icon

    PipeWalker VS iCircuit

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