The Best 23 PCB Elegance Alternatives

  • Fritzing

    Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to take the step from physical prototyping to actual product.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • KiCad

    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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • EAGLE

    The EAGLE Layout Editor is an easy to use, yet powerful tool for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs). The program consists of three main modules: Layout Editor, Schematic Editor, and Autorouter.

    Commercial

  • gEDA Project

    The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL'd suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Proteus PCB design

    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.

    Commercial Windows

  • Upverter

    We build the pickaxes of hardware engineering. Ideation tools, schematic capture, PCB layout, design hosting, parts library management, and affordable prototyping.

    Commercial Web

  • DipTrace

    DipTrace - Professional Schematic Capture and PCB Design Software Are you looking for a professional and easy-to-use PCB Design software with powerful autorouter and reasonable price? Try DipTrace and you will be surprised! DipTrace is...

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows

  • OrCAD (All Products)

    The Cadence OrCAD product line provides affordable, high-performance PCB design tools that boost productivity for smaller design teams and individual PCB designers.

    Commercial Windows

  • LibrePCB

    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.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • PCBWeb

    PCBWeb is a 100% free Windows desktop CAD application for designing and manufacturing electronics hardware. Features include schematic capture, PCB Layout with gerber output, and Bill of Materials manager.

    Free Windows

  • Schematics

    Schematics.com empowers engineers to design, share, and collaborate on circuit design online.

    Free Personal Web

  • CometCAD

    Circuit schematic and layout editor program for Windows 2k, XP, Vista and 7.

    Freemium Windows

  • VUTRAX

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

    Freemium Windows Linux

  • VBB4Arduino

    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...

    Commercial Windows

  • AutoTRAX DEX

    AutoTRAX Design Express (DEX) is a powerful integrated Electronic Design Application for Electronic Engineers.

    Commercial Windows

  • OmniGlyph

    OmniGlyph (CIRCAD) is a powerful and easy-to-use PCB Design package. Included within one clean and simple program are ample tools for all aspects of circuit design and...

    Commercial Windows

  • ExpressPCB

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

    Free Windows