McCAD 3SPICE Alternatives

McCAD 3SPICE is described as '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' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to McCAD 3SPICE for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best McCAD 3SPICE alternative is LTspice, which is free. Other great apps like McCAD 3SPICE are Pspice, Ngspice, Oregano and Gnucap.

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  1. LTspice icon

    LTspice

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • LTspice is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to McCAD 3SPICE.

    • LTspice is the most popular free alternative to McCAD 3SPICE.

    • LTspice is Free and ProprietaryMcCAD 3SPICE is Paid and Proprietary
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    Pspice

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    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.

    32 Pspice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Ngspice icon

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ngspice on KDE (Linux) with gschem in background
     

    • Ngspice is the most popular Linux alternative to McCAD 3SPICE.

    • Ngspice is the most popular Open Source alternative to McCAD 3SPICE.

    • Ngspice is Free and Open SourceMcCAD 3SPICE is Paid and Proprietary
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    Oregano

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Gnucap

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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
     
  7. MacSpice icon

    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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  9. PrimeSim HSPICE icon

    PrimeSim HSPICE

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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
     

    • PrimeSim HSPICE is the most popular commercial alternative to McCAD 3SPICE.

    • PrimeSim HSPICE is Paid and ProprietaryMcCAD 3SPICE is also Paid and Proprietary
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