KiCad
PCB & electronicsOpen-source electronics design automation suite
- Stars
- 3k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle
Free alternatives to Altium Designer
Professional PCB design software. Here are 4 free options, most popular first.
LibrePCB
PCB & electronicsBeginner-friendly open-source EDA suite
- Stars
- 3k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle
Horizon EDA
PCB & electronicsModern EDA package for schematics and PCB layout
- Stars
- 1.3k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle
EasyEDA
PCB & electronicsFree browser-based schematic and PCB design
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Status
- Free (proprietary)
Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle
Check file compatibility before switching. Free tools import STEP, DXF and other neutral formats well, but native SolidWorks, Altium or Revit files, drawing standards and PDM workflows may not carry over cleanly.