Best Free Pcb Design Tool

Hope this article will be helpful for finding a suitable Free PCB Layout Software for you.

Description

Do you want to have a # free PCB layout software # or tools to put the upcoming design of new electronic projects into practice? Nothing is better than free. So, I will introduce 10 best PCB software tools available on the Internet that will help you develop printed circuit boards faster and more easily.

1 EasyEDA

EasyEDA is a free, zero-install, Web and cloud-based EDA tool suite that integrates powerful schematic capture, hybrid mode circuit emulation, and PCB layout in a seamless cross-platform browser environment for electronics engineers, educators, students, and hobbyists.

And it can generate Gerber files directly to JLCPCB which provide $2 for 5 pcs 2 layer PCB within 100mm x 100mm & $5 for 4 layer PCB.

2 ZentiPCB

Mirko Bruno Sortini's ZentiPCB platform, which offers a range of free software to help users design their own PCBs.

The ZentiCapture allows the user to quickly and easily use a simple toolset design schematic that allows the user to place parts (component symbols) through orthogonal locking and pin capture.

Once the schematic (in chart form) is complete, they can be ported to the ZentiPCb.

ZentiPCB is a CAD-based program that allows users to import table files and visualize their charts. The layout editor provides the ability to import components directly from the library using cursors and supports single and double panels depending on requirements.

3 TinyCAD

TinyCAD is a program for drawing circuit diagrams commonly known as schematic drawings. It supports standard and custom symbol libraries. It supports PCB layout programs with several netlist formats and can also produce SPICE simulation netlists.

4 Fritzing

The Fritzing platform is not just a simple PCB editor, but a way for makers and hackers to actually create their own designs.

The purpose of its design is to enable users to realize their own design based on the Arduino microcontroller and create PCB wiring that can be used for production. Once the user has designed an actual circuit on the breadboard, it can then be moved to the editor, which contains three different project perspectives.

The breadboard view allows the user to drag and drop virtual electronic components over a virtual breadboard.

The schematic view is the formal expression of the schematic diagram, which is the corresponding circuit on the virtual breadboard, but users can also edit it according to their needs.

Finally, the PCB view allows the user to place the component on a virtual printed circuit board, which can then be used for production.

5 KICAD

One of the most popular FREE PCB editors on the Internet is arguably KiCAD, an EDA tool similar to the above Fritzing. The software provides virtual environment functionality at every stage of the design process. The components included are Eeschema (schematic editor), Pcbnew (printed circuit board editor), Gerbview (Gerber file viewer), and Cvpcb (component association path selector). There is also a built-in BOM manager that allows users to tag bills of materials and easily calculate costs.

6 DesignSpark

DesignSpark's PCB platform is another PCB editing tool that is widely used in EDA applications. Similar to the two tools mentioned above, the DesignSpark PCB provides schematic editing, the PCB Wizard completes the schematic, and the Autorouter completes the automatic wiring between components. But the software does have a few caveats. For example, the software eats a lot of resources, if the project does not exist on the same computer, some features must be registered to unlock, and worst of all, the software will display advertisements.

7 ExpressPCB

ExpressPCB circuit board layout program is a snap to learn and use. Laying out PCBs is easy, even for first-time users.

8 Osmond PCB

Osmond PCB for Macintosh puts great power and flexibility within your reach. Artificial limits and restrictions are banished. With a spatial resolution of 10 nanometers (0.00001...

Discussions

Ken Yap wrote 07/30/2020 at 23:38

Two others I know of are Horizon EDA and PCB-RND. No experience with either, read about them but no time to try. Currently using KiCad because it does far more than I can use, i.e. the limitation is me, not the software.

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Catherine Sui wrote 07/31/2020 at 01:46

I did not hear these two before, since I work in JLCPCB, so mostly I use EasyEDA, this one is also far more than I can use. if you did not use this before, you can have a try it. LOL.

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Ken Yap wrote 07/31/2020 at 02:37

I prefer to have my designs on my own computer so that I can send to any fab and not depend on a website. 😉

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