Hi all,
I was looking for PCB software to test and eventually use. This is the list of suppliers I ended up with. Please add what's missing and correct mistakes.
Free/Open sourceCircuitMaker (Altium) -
http://www.circuitmaker.com/DesignSpark (RS comp) -
http://www.designspark.com/EasyEDA -
http://easyEDA.com/editor (web based)
FreePCB -
http://www.freepcb.com/Fritzing -
http://fritzing.org/gEDA -
http://www.geda-project.org/KiCAD -
http://kicad.org/Minimal Board Editor -
http://www.suigyodo.com/online/e/index.htm (English, Japanese)
Open Circuit Design -
http://opencircuitdesign.com/Orcad DOS (old) -
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldDosOrcad/OrCAD Lite (Cadence) -
http://www.orcad.com/products/orcad-lite-overviewPCB Elegance -
http://www.pcbelegance.com/PCBWeb Designer -
http://www.pcbweb.com/ (Windows only)
Protel (Altium) AutoTrax/EasyTrax (DOS Based) -
http://www.altium.com/community/downloads/en/downloads_home.cfmTCI -
http://b.urbani.free.fr/ (French)
ZenitPCB -
http://www.zenitpcb.com/Index.htmlLimited free versionCADint -
http://www.cadint.se/p_free.aspCadstar Express (Zuken) -
http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar/downloads/express.aspxCometCAD -
http://www.cometcad.com/DipTrace -
http://www.diptrace.com/Eagle (Autodesk) -
http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overviewLayo1 PCB -
http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/downloads.htmMcCAD -
http://www.mccad.com/index.htmlOrCad (Cadence) -
http://www.orcad.comOsmond PCB -
http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
TopoR -
http://eda.eremex.com/WinQcad -
http://www.winqcad.com/CommercialAllegro (Cadence) -
http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/default.aspxAltium -
http://www.altium.com/Ariadne -
http://www.cad-ul.de/ariadne-eda.html (German)
AutoTRAX DEX 2020 -
http://www.dex2020.com,
https://kov.com/Bartels AutoEngineer -
http://www.bartels.de/bae/bae_en.htm (English, German)
BoardMaker3 -
http://www.tsien.info/index.php#Board Station (Mentor) -
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/boardstation/CADint -
http://www.cadint.se/products.aspCadstar (Zuken) -
http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstarCIRCAD -
http://www.holophase.com/index.htmlCircuitCREATOR -
http://www.circuitcreator.com/creator/index.htmCircuit Studio (Altium) -
http://www.circuitstudio.com/Circuit Wizard, PCB wizard -
http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.htmlCometCAD -
http://www.cometcad.com/CSiEDA -
http://www.csieda.co.jp/en/csieda/ (Japanese, English)
DipTrace -
http://www.diptrace.com/Douglas CAD/CAM -
http://www.douglas.com/software/pro/prolayout.htmlDreamcad -
http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~dreamnet/ (Japanese)
Eagle (Autodesk) -
http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview Easy-PC -
http://www.numberone.com/easypc.aspEDWinXP -
http://www.visionics.a.se/index.htmlExpedition Enterprise (Mentor) -
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/expedition-enterprise/ICADPCB (Fujitsu) -
http://www.fujitsu.com/my/services/software/business/icad_thirdpage.htmlLayo1 PCB -
http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/index.htmlMcCAD -
http://www.mccad.com/index.htmlOrCAD (Cadence) -
http://www.orcad.com/Osmond PCB -
http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
Pads (Mentor) -
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/pads/Pantheon PCB software (Intercept) -
http://www.intercept.com/products/pantheon-pcb-designPollEx PCB/Polliwog -
http://www.polliwogeda.com/xe_new/Proteus PCB Design -
http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb_overview.cfmPulsonix -
http://pulsonix.com/index.aspQuadcept -
https://www.quadcept.com/en/index.htmlRimu Schematics/PCB -
http://www.hutson.co.nz/Scooter PCB -
http://www.scooter-pcb.de/scooter-pcb/index.html (German)
Sprint-Layout -
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.htmlSuperCAD/SuperPCB -
http://www.mentala.com/products.htmTarget 3001 -
http://www.ibfriedrich.com/ (English, German, French)
TINA (DesignSoft) -
http://www.tina.comTopoR -
http://eda.eremex.com/Ultiboard (National Instruments) -
http://www.ni.com/ultiboard/Upverter -
https://upverter.com/ (free for open source projects)
Vutrax -
http://www.vutrax.co.uk/index.htmWinCircuit -
http://alain.michel13.free.fr/Anglais.htmlWinQcad -
http://www.winqcad.com/XL designer (Seetrax) -
http://www.xldesigner.com/Zuken -
http://www.zuken.com/enFree SW for PCB order service (no gerber files export)ECAD Pro -
http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com/ (gerber files $25/board)
ExpressPCB -
http://www.expresspcb.com/Pad 2 Pad -
http://www.pad2pad.comPCB123 -
http://www.sunstone.com/PCB123-CAD-Software.aspx (gerber files $100/board)
PCB Artist -
http://www.4pcb.com/free-pcb-layout-software/Target 3001 (PCB Pool edition) -
http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/service_downloads.html (gerber with proto)
Schematic CapturesPlan -
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/splan.htmlTinyCAD -
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tinycad/index.php?title=TinyCADXCircuit -
http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/Gerber tools3D Gerber Viewer (online) -
http://mayhewlabs.com/3dpcbCircuit people online Gerber viewer -
http://circuitpeople.com/DFM Now! -
http://www.numericalinnovations.com/pages/dfm-now-free-gerber-viewerGCPrevue (Graphicode) -
http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials GerberLogix -
http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1gerbv -
http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/McCAD -
http://www.mccad.com/FREE_GerberViewer.htmlOnline Gerber-Viewer -
http://www.gerber-viewer.com/Tracespace -
http://viewer.tracespace.io/ (online viewer)
ViewMate -
http://www.pentalogix.com/viewmate.php (Free & Commercial versions)
Viewplot -
http://www.viewplot.com/ZofzPCB 3D Gerber Viewer -
http://www.zofzpcb.com/PCB panelizingCAM 350 -
http://www.downstreamtech.com/CAM350XL.htmlFAB 3000 -
http://www.numericalinnovations.com/fab3000.htmlStripboard/Veroboard layout toolsDIY Layout Creator -
http://diy-fever.com/software/LochMaster -
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/lochmaster.htmlStripboard Designer -
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Graphics_Tools/StripBoard_Designer.htmlStripboard Magic -
http://www.marlwifi.org.nz/other/stripboard-magicStripes -
http://sites.google.com/site/libby8dev/stripesVeeCAD -
http://veecad.com/VeroCAD -
http://xtronic.org/download/verocad-3-veroboard/VeroDes -
http://www.heyrick.co.uk/software/verodes/Simulation - Free5Spice -
http://www.5spice.com/ (not free for commercial use)
Cider -
http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/downloads/cider/index.htmCircuitLab.com -
https://www.circuitlab.com/ (Online only)
Circuit Simulator Applet -
http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ (iPad/iPhone version available, iCircuit - NOT FREE)
Logisim -
http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/LTpsiceIV (Linear Technology) -
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/Mindi (Microchip) -
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en537206Ngspice -
http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/screens.htmlQucs -
http://qucs.sourceforge.net/SimOne -
http://eda.eremex.com/ (limited)
Systemvision -
https://www.systemvision.com/ (cloud)
TINA-TI (Texas Instruments version) -
http://www.ti.com/tool/tina-tiXSPICE -
http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mrichard/Xspice/Simulation - CommercialAdvanced Design System, ADS (Keysight) -
http://www.keysight.com/en/pc-1297113/advanced-design-system-ads?nid=-34346.0&cc=US&lc=engAIM Spice -
http://www.aimspice.com/B2 Spice (Beige Bag) -
http://www.beigebag.com/Circuit Wizard -
http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.htmlEveryCircuit -
http://everycircuit.com/ (online or app. limited free usage available)
ICAP/4, etc.. -
http://www.intusoft.com/default.htm (Limited Free version available)
Micro Cap -
http://www.spectrum-soft.com/index.shtm (Limited Free version available)
NI Multisim (National Instruments) -
http://www.ni.com/multisim/NL5 Circuit Simulator -
http://nl5.sidelinesoft.com/PartSim -
http://www.partsim.com/ (online)
Plecs -
http://www.plexim.com/PSpice (Cadence) -
http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pspice_simulation/pages/default.aspx (Limited Free version available)
SIMetrix -
http://www.simetrix.co.uk/ (demo available)
Super Spice (Anasoft) -
http://www.anasoft.co.uk/ (Limited Free version available)
TINA -
http://www.tina.com/English/tina/start.phpTopSpice -
http://penzar.com/topspice/topspice.htm (Limited Free version available)
Via Designer -
http://www.viadesigner.com/WinSpice -
http://www.winspice.com/OtherOpenboardview, PCB viewer -
http://openboardview.org/Front panel: Frontdesigner -
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/frontdesigner.htmlFront panel: Front Panel Express -
http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/index.htmlCAD: DraftSight -
http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/overview/CAD: Free CAD -
http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/VLSI Design:
http://www.staticfreesoft.com/index.html