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However, there are severe limitations on the capabilities.

Tools like ZenitPCB and Fritzing and ORCAD lite which are absolutely free of cost and can be used by hobbyist.

Each of these tools has integrated libraries for components available on each of the above websites. Other tools are PCBweb from Digikey and Multisim from mouser. It has no limit on schematic pages/components or PCB layers. All of them are free however Designspark by RS is more widely used.

Tools which are marketed by vendors such as RS components/Digikey/mouser.etc.

However the user interface is not that great and I could not find a way to print to scale your design for a final check before you order the Gerber.

The tool would have really picked up in case it was as good as PADS/Altium/Eagle. Tools like ExpressPCB which are free to download and use, but will limit you to ExpressPCB services for Gerber files and getting the prototypes made.You do get two “Sandbox” designs that you can hide from the world before you generate your Gerber files, but after that, your project is online for the whole world to see.

It won’t work without an Internet connection, there is no local storage, and it forces you to share your projects with the world. The software uses cloud based storage for your project files, and is community based. It uses the same concept as the Altium commercial version. It is an excellent tool as far as the features are concerned. Online cloud based tools such as such as Altium Circuitmaker.However I am listing them down here for your personal evaluation and review. Also the trial version is not easy to download and one needs to go through a very long process of communication with their representatives, at the end of which you may or may not get a trial version.

they are both very good and at the same time very very expensive. I have carefully excluded the Altium Designer and Mentor Graphics here. The full versions can be purchased either as subscriptions or perpetual licences. Here I try and compare popular freely available ECAD tools, including tools which are available for free in limited capabilities, like Eagle and Diptrace. This guide will look at the options and make recommendations based on the author’s knowledge and preferences. There are relatively few good tools that are low cost or free for the ‘not so rich’ designer. Do you need a PCB design software or tool to put in practice the new electronic project you’ve just designed? While there are a plethora of products, ranging from free - not so expensive - very expensive, finding the one that will make your life easier is difficult.