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nth_degree:
How can I get a modern copy of Altium for a reasonable price w/o cracking it? I’m not a student and $355 a month is unaffordable, and a 15 day trial won’t do especially if I have to go through the torture of using windows. Tell me there’s a way!

Hawaka:
I am not sure there is a way. Altium is expensive no matter the licence, and since (I believe) they have stop selling infinite stand-alone licence there is no more good deal.

Do you have to use Altium?  If so, why isn’t it provide to you?

If not, I would definitively go with KiCad (and you don’t have to use Windows). I use both software and yes, Altium has some nicer features and option, but is it really worth what they are charging you? As long as you don’t plan to do some very complex PCB that you have to rely on a specific features, KiCad should cover it without a problem.

Pseudobyte:
With the release of KiCAD 7 I was thinking of finally playing around with it for hobby projects. The big thing holding me back was the component management. In the latest KiCAD they now have database libraries which is super exciting.

nth_degree:
Well I don’t want to invest my time learning a lesser tool and then have to switch. My board is an RF project and fairly complex. It just makes sense to use Altium from day 1. But it looks like I have to use cracked software from Russia(!?) because Altium can’t provide an affordable license. That’s so myopic of them. Surely they -want- users to get hooked on their CAD? Maybe Allegro. If I’m going to be naughty why not steal the most expensive product? But it’s sad because I’d much rather pay and be legit. BTW are there CADs especially for RF PCBs?

thm_w:

--- Quote from: nth_degree on February 17, 2023, 10:27:57 am ---How can I get a modern copy of Altium for a reasonable price w/o cracking it? I’m not a student and $355 a month is unaffordable, and a 15 day trial won’t do especially if I have to go through the torture of using windows. Tell me there’s a way!

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You've already answered your own question. Either you get it for free or you don't get it at all, as its not affordable for a hobbyist.
There are also many people using Altium in Wine or vmware here.


--- Quote from: nth_degree on February 17, 2023, 09:15:14 pm ---Well I don’t want to invest my time learning a lesser tool and then have to switch. My board is an RF project and fairly complex. It just makes sense to use Altium from day 1. But it looks like I have to use cracked software from Russia(!?) because Altium can’t provide an affordable license. That’s so myopic of them. Surely they -want- users to get hooked on their CAD? Maybe Allegro. If I’m going to be naughty why not steal the most expensive product? But it’s sad because I’d much rather pay and be legit. BTW are there CADs especially for RF PCBs?

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Now you are just whining.
https://www.cadence.com/ko_KR/home/solutions/rf-microwave-solutions/rf-pcb-design.html

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