MacSpice Alternatives

MacSpice is described as 'Simulates and analyses electronic circuits that can range in complexity from a single resistor to an integrated circuit comprising tens-of-thousands of devices' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to MacSpice for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best MacSpice alternative is LTspice, which is free. Other great apps like MacSpice are Pspice, Ngspice, Oregano and Gnucap.

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  1. LTspice icon
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    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.

    35 LTspice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • LTspice is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to MacSpice.

    • LTspice is the most popular free alternative to MacSpice.

    • LTspice is Free and ProprietaryMacSpice is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Ngspice icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Ngspice is the most popular Linux alternative to MacSpice.

    • Ngspice is the most popular Open Source alternative to MacSpice.

    • Ngspice is Free and Open SourceMacSpice is Free and Proprietary
  3. Oregano icon
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    oregano - An electrical engineering tool for GNOME

    oregano is an application for schematic capture and simulation of electronic circuits. The actual simulation is performed by Berkeley Spice, or GNUcap or the new generation ngspice which is required for simulation, but not neces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Gnucap is the GNU Circuit Analysis Package, a modern post-spice circuit simulator with several advantages over Spice derivatives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. McCAD 3SPICE icon
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    McCAD 3-SPICE is based on the latest version (3F5) of Berkeley's SPICE 3 and permits interactive mixed mode circuit simulation. It was developed specifically to take advantage of the processing speeds available thus permitting extremely fast simulations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • McCAD 3SPICE is the most popular commercial alternative to MacSpice.

    • McCAD 3SPICE is Paid and ProprietaryMacSpice is Free and Proprietary
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    As IC geometries continue to shrink, the need for an accurate circuit simulator is critical. Designers require a highly accurate circuit simulator to precisely predict the timing, power consumption, functionality, and yield of their designs.

    5 PrimeSim HSPICE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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