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. iCircuit icon
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    iCircuit is the easy to use electronic circuit simulator and designer - the perfect tool for students, hobbyists, and engineers.

    46 iCircuit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
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    It isn't an alternative. Kicad is a schematic and PCB design tool. iCircuit is just a basic circuit simulator. They do totally different things.

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    • Some users think iCircuit is a great KiCad alternative, some don't.

    • iCircuit is Paid and ProprietaryKiCad is Free and Open Source
  2. Elwi icon
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    Circuit Layout Designer for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. JumboCAD EDA icon
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    JumboCAD EDA contains 3 packages, Schematic Capture, PCB designer and Library Editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Tool to easily create electrical and electronic schematics, PLC ladder, flow and timing diagrams

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Layo1 PCB icon
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    For creative PCB-designers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. LochMaster icon
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    Developers tool for strip board projects. It has useful functions for designing, documenting and testing project boards. Therefore you will find functions like auto-generation of components lists, a connection test, a editable library with a large number of symbols and...

    50 LochMaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. VBB4Arduino icon
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    Virtual Breadboard for Arduino is a learning 'app' version of VBB designed to help you take the first steps in the exciting world of physical computing with the Arduino microcontroller and ‘Breadboard’ based electronic circuit models.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Epoxy icon
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    Software which creates PCB, and allows to create your electronic cards from elementary tools and customable objects library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9.  1 like

    Free PCB layout software - Low cost circuit boards - Top quality PCB manufacturing

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Electronics CAD with circuit simulator • interactive component adjustment and display of simulations. • export a net list that can be imported directly into KiCad Pcbnew for PC board layout.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Circuit Canvas is a modern, browser-based electronics circuit diagram tool designed for speed and clarity—no installs, no file management, just clean schematics you can draw, save, and share instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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