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Type: | EDA (electronic design automation) |
Platform: | Linux, Mac, Windows |
License: | GPLv2 |
Source: | http://kicad-pcb.org/ |
Input Formats: | |
Output Formats: | Gerber files |
Users: | Patrick, Mitja |
KiCad is an open source alternative to EAGLE, without any artificial restrictions. As a beginner, you might be interested in Fritzing as well.
Libraries
KiCad comes with an extensive library already. Sources for third party libraries are
- Github: sort of official and maintained KiCad library but there are many more, simply search for "KiCad library"
- vendors, e.g. Freetronics
Issues
- under OSX (10.11) the 4.0.2 Version has a lot of performance issues with the standard canvas. Try using the OpenGL canvas, however for Patrick this resulted in a reoccurring crash (3-2016).