KiCad Alternatives

KiCad is described as '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' and is a very popular circuit simulator in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to KiCad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best KiCad alternative is Fritzing. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LibrePCB or EasyEDA. Other great apps like KiCad are Autodesk EAGLE, Altium Designer, Square Sketch and Proteus PCB design.

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KiCad alternatives are mainly Circuit Simulators, but if you're looking for Electronic Design Automation Tools or Circuit Designers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Mac, iPad and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to KiCad.
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  1. SoloPCB icon
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    The SoloPCB editor is the workhorse of the SoloPCB Design suite. SoloPCB uses preset technology files aligned with your chosen manufacturer to ensure that your designs can be manufactured quickly and within minimal issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. PCB Design Software, Schematic Capture Software and automatic 3D model generation. The PCB layout generates 3D models automatically

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Circuit Diagram is a free application for making electronic circuit diagrams and exporting them as images. Design circuits online in your browser or using the desktop application.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  4. This electronic circuit simulator is highly interactive giving the feeling of playing with real components. It's very helpful for experimentation and visualization. It's a desktop version of the Circuit JS.

    34 CircuitJS1 Desktop Mod alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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
     
  6. Osmond PCB icon
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    Design printed circuit boards software.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. PCB Elegance icon
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    PCB Elegance is a suite of circuit board design tools for Windows. Including schematic capture, board layout, and manufacturing file generation. First released in 1998, it was proprietary software until 2012, when it was released as open source software under the GPL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. CircuitLab icon
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    Sketch, simulate, and share your circuits, entirely in your browser -- no install required. Easy schematic capture and powerful SPICE-like, mixed-mode circuit simulation helps EE students, electronics hobbyists, and electrical engineers design faster.

    27 CircuitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. pcb-rnd icon
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    pcb-rnd is a free/open source, flexible, modular Printed Circuit Board editor for design of professional and hobby boards. It has a strong UNIX mind set.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  10. CometCAD icon
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    Circuit schematic and layout editor program for Windows 2k, XP, Vista and 7.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. ExpressPCB icon
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    Free PCB layout software - Low cost circuit boards - Top quality PCB manufacturing

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Coulomb icon
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    Coulomb is a simple and elegant circuit simulator written using Java, Gtk4 and libadwaita.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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