PCB Artist Alternatives

PCB Artist is described as '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' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PCB Artist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Web-based apps. The best PCB Artist alternative is KiCad, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PCB Artist are Fritzing, Square Sketch, QUCS and LTspice.

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PCB Artist alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
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  1. KiCad icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  3D Renderer
    3.  Portable
    4.  Wast library
    5.  3d sketching

    KiCad VS PCB Artist

     
    • KiCad is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PCB Artist.

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

    • KiCad is Free and Open SourcePCB Artist is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • KiCad is LightweightPCB Artist is not according to our users
  2. Fritzing icon
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    Open-source initiative aiding designers, artists, and researchers in transforming prototypes to actual products, documenting circuits, sharing, teaching, and PCB manufacturing.

    57 Fritzing alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Create UI Components
    2.  Arduino

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    Comments about Fritzing as an Alternative to PCB Artist
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    software not being hobbled purposely.

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    • Fritzing is the most popular commercial alternative to PCB Artist.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourcePCB Artist is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. Square Sketch icon
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    Digital graph paper.

    102 Square Sketch alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Sketching
    8.  Export to PDF
    9.  Export to PNG
    10.  Export to SVG

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  4. QUCS icon
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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.

    37 QUCS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  5. 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.

    38 LTspice alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    LTspice Features

    1.  Electron valves

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  6. Autodesk EAGLE icon
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    EDA software that enables PCB designers to connect schematics, position components, route PCBs, and access extensive libraries, with features like SPICE simulation, drag-and-drop functionality, alignment tools, 3D models for enclosure fit, and direct links to manufacturers for parts replacement.

    47 Autodesk EAGLE alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  7. EasyEDA icon
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    Schematic capture, Ngspice based simulation, PCB layout, custom PCB manufacturing, for electronic engineers, educators, students and hobbyists.

    55 EasyEDA alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    EasyEDA VS PCB Artist

     
    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to PCB Artist.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryPCB Artist is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Proteus PCB design combines the schematic capture and ARES PCB layout programs to provide a powerful, integrated and easy to use suite of tools for professional PCB Design.

    51 Proteus PCB design alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

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  9. LibrePCB icon
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    LibrePCB is a free EDA software to develop printed circuit boards. It’s currently under heavy development to bring out first stable releases as soon as possible.

    53 LibrePCB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  3d sketching

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  10. Altium Designer icon
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    Altium Designer software is for PCB design. From schematic capture to PCB design as well as FPGA Programmation, signal integrity check, mixed analog/digital simulation, this software is what you need when it comes to PCB design and all aspects of ECAD/ MCAD and team...

    51 Altium Designer alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  11. Ktechlab icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode

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  12. Pspice icon
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

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