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, Gnucap and Oregano.

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MacSpice alternatives are mainly Circuit Simulators but may also be Electronic Design Automation Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MacSpice.

MacSpice

Free • Proprietary

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

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MacSpice alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2016

LTspice
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.
38 LTspice alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Circuit Simulator
- Electronic Design Automation Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
LTspice Features
Electron valves
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LTspice VS MacSpice
Is LTspice a good alternative to MacSpice?
- 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

Pspice
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
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Circuit Simulator
- Electronic Design Automation Tool
Platforms
- Windows
Pspice VS MacSpice
Is Pspice a good alternative to MacSpice?

Ngspice
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.
39 Ngspice alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Circuit Simulator
- Electronic Design Automation Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Ngspice VS MacSpice
Is Ngspice a good alternative to MacSpice?
- 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

Gnucap
Gnucap is the GNU Circuit Analysis Package, a modern post-spice circuit simulator with several advantages over Spice derivatives.
4 Gnucap alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Circuit Simulator
Platforms
- Linux
Gnucap VS MacSpice
Is Gnucap a good alternative to MacSpice?

Oregano
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.
36 Oregano alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Circuit Simulator
- Electronic Design Automation Tool
Platforms
- Linux
Discontinued
The last version is from December 2015.

Oregano VS MacSpice
Is Oregano a good alternative to MacSpice?

McCAD 3SPICE
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.
7 McCAD 3SPICE alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
McCAD 3SPICE VS MacSpice
Is McCAD 3SPICE a good alternative to MacSpice?
- McCAD 3SPICE is the most popular commercial alternative to MacSpice.
- McCAD 3SPICE is Paid and ProprietaryMacSpice is Free and Proprietary

PrimeSim HSPICE
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
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
PrimeSim HSPICE VS MacSpice
Is PrimeSim HSPICE a good alternative to MacSpice?