Micro-Cap Alternatives

Apps similar to Micro-Cap include KiCad, which is free and open source. Other options are Circuit JS, QUCS, LibrePCB and LTspice. Circuit Simulators like Micro-Cap are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and iPhone.

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  1. VUTRAX icon
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    Professional electronics schematic and PCB (Printed circuit board) design package

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Livewire icon
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    Livewire is a sophisticated software package for designing and simulating electronic circuits.

    41 Livewire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. PCB Wizard icon
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    PCB Wizard 3 is a powerful package for designing single-sided and double-sided PCBs.

    45 PCB Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Circuit Wizard is a revolutionary new system that combines circuit design, PCB design, simulation and CAD/CAM in one complete package.

    46 Circuit Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. CircuitMaker icon
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    CircuitMaker is the best free PCB design software by Altium for Open Source Hardware Designers, Hackers, Makers, Students and Hobbyists. From the about page of the website:

    37 CircuitMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Sprint-Layout icon
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    With Sprint-Layout you can design your PCB’s quick and easy. There is no unnecessary “ballast” which makes it difficult to keep the overview or which makes the usage almost impossible. Because of the logical and understandable strucure of Sprint-Layout the usage is very easy to...

    33 Sprint-Layout alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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
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  8. MacSpice icon
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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. Simetrix icon
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    SIMetrix/SIMPLIS enables engineers to design and simulate switching power electronics systems

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Circuit Solver is an electronic circuit simulator. You drag your electrical components and place them on one at a time. You hook up some sources and you place some meters to read the values.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  11. Browser-based circuit simulator for learning and experimentation, with animated current flow, oscilloscope waveforms, 50+ component types, 360+ examples, guides, shareable circuits, browser saving, and an AI circuit explainer for students and makers.

    50 FreeCircuitSim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Printed Circuit Board Design Made Easy: Professional-Grade PCB Design Software with Free Live Technical Support. PCB Artist Includes Features Such as Multi-Page Schematics and Netlist Import.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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