Free LTspice AlternativesCircuit Simulators & Electronic Design Automation Tools like LTspice

The best free alternative to LTspice is KiCad, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LTspice and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to LTspice are QUCS, Pspice, Circuit JS and Ngspice.

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LTspice 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 Linux, Android, iPad, Free, iPad + Circuit Simulation, Open Source and iPhone. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to LTspice.
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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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Docker
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    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LTspice.

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

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourceLTspice is Free and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightLTspice 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    it is much easier to operate compared to Lt Spice

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think QUCS is a great LTspice alternative.

    • QUCS is Free and Open SourceLTspice is Free 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    The best free tool to simulate circuits in the browser. There are almost no other tools to do simulations in a browser and it even allows to save and load circuits as files.

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    It isn't a SPICE software!

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    CircuitJS does not run Spice (the core circuit simulator used by LTSpice, PSpice, and others). CircuitJS does not have built-in models for manufactured components nor does it allow you to define your own subcircuits. It was never built for commercial circuit design (while LTSpice was).

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    • Some users think Circuit JS is a great LTspice alternative, some don't.

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

    • Circuit JS is Free and Open SourceLTspice is Free and Proprietary
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    Ngspice

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    Ngspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator. Its code is based on three open source software packages: Spice3f5, Cider1b1 and Xspice. Ngspice is part of gEDA project, a full GPL'd suite of Electronic Design Automation tools.

    38 Ngspice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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.

    31 Qucs-S alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Has a nice graphical interface and can integrate a simulation application like ngspice

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    Harmonic Balance simulation and Xyce!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Qucs-S is Free and Open SourceLTspice is Free and Proprietary
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    VoltSim

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    VoltSim is an interactive realtime circuit simulator. It has digital and analog components and even Integrated Circuits. It is the perfect companion to students, hobbyists, and engineers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • VoltSim is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to LTspice.

    • VoltSim is Free and ProprietaryLTspice is also Free and Proprietary
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    OpenModelica

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    OpenModelica – A Free Modelica Environment! OpenModelica is an open-source Modelica-based modeling and simulation environment intended for industrial and academic usage. Its long-term development is supported by a non-profit organization – the Open Source Modelica Consortium (OS.

    48 OpenModelica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MacSpice

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    Simulates and analyses electronic circuits that can range in complexity from a single resistor to an integrated circuit comprising tens-of-thousands of devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    good documentation written in simple terms and easy to use

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ktechlab is Free and Open SourceLTspice is Free and Proprietary
    • Ktechlab is Privacy focused and LightweightLTspice is not according to our users
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    Everycircuit

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    Design and simulate electronic circuits! All joking aside, this time you will understand how electronic circuits work. "I stumbled upon some serious gold" - GeekBeat.tv "A fully realized circuit simulator" - EDA360 Insider Build any circuit, tap play button, a.

    12 Everycircuit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • Kindle Fire
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    Simplistic circuit simulator for the phone (and the browser, but when on desktop why not use a proper simulator ...). Has all your basic building blocks for simple electronic circuits.

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    • Everycircuit is the most popular iPhone alternative to LTspice.

    • Everycircuit is Freemium and ProprietaryLTspice is Free and Proprietary
  14. Coulomb icon

    Coulomb

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    Coulomb is a simple and elegant circuit simulator written using Java, Gtk4 and libadwaita.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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