Top 10 free Software for Circuit Diagrams Schematics

There are several circuit diagram software available in the market which vary in a lot of parameters including user-friendliness, features, and complexities. Here are the top 10 free Software for Circuit Diagrams Schematics.

We have enlisted the top and easy ones for your convenience.

1-EasyEda:

One of the most popular and powerful tool based on cloud platform which offers schematic drawings, simulations and PCB layouts is EasyEda.

There are more than 70,000 schematics in their database with 15,000 plus PSpice libraries. It also gives the convenience of mobility, portability & cross-platform compatibility for this software/app is that it is built & running on the cloud.

You can get lot of further stuff from the following:

https://easyeda.com/

2-CadSoft Eagle:

EAGLE stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor. and is another top rated PCB design software used in professional work. It is tool of choice for thousands of engineers and developers worldwide.

The simplicity curve of this software provides fast learning even for beginners. Now it also comes with integrated MCAD and simulation solutions.

Download this software from the link given below:

http://www.cadsoftusa.com/

3-SmartDraw:

It is also free software for drawing circuit schematics. It is from SmartDraw LLC [US] which is renowned in developing design and CAD software. This company offers free version for promotional purpose and user understanding about core features of the software. You can get a full version by paying for it. You can also run it in browser or download it into your system or PC.

Just go around and download this software ( follow the link given below for drawing Circuit Diagrams Schematics):

https://www.smartdraw.com/downloads/

4-Proteus:

Proteus is one of the top circuit design, PCB design and simulation softwares. It is developed by Labcenter Electronics. It has number of unique options which makes it to be flag bearer.

It is worthy for the tagline of “from concept to completion”.

In this software:

• ISIS is for the purpose of developing circuit diagrams schematics and its simulation and
• ARES is used for design of PCB.

It also has 2D & 3D options and one can view final PCB in 3D with full components.

It also contains a vast library of thousands of components with accurate and flexible usage dimensions.

You can download this software from the following link:

http://proteus.en.softonic.com/

5-Circuit Lab:

This is one of the best circuit diagram design software which is:

• Easy to use schematic editor
• Professional schematic PDFs
• Wiring layouts and plots
• Accurate analogue and digital simulation
• No need of installation

Since it is online software, so you can use this software from following:

https://www.circuitlab.com/

6-PSPICE 9.1:

This is a student version easily available for practice.

Just go and download from the link given below:

http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/circutedesignsimulation/?page=5

7-XCircuit:

It’s a drawing software from Open Circuit design especially designed for UNIX / LINUX environment but you can also run it on Windows if you have X server running or Windows API.

there are many versions of this software available; you have to go through tutorials before selecting anyone.

Just go and download from the link given below:

http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/

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8-TinyCad:

TCadiny helps you design circuit diagrams. It also comes with built-in libraries for number of components to start straight.

You can download this software from below:

http://tinycad.en.softonic.com/download

9-PCB123:

This is a free circuit design software form SunStone especially helpful for PCB design.

Sun Stone offers a number of services as well. Download this software from this link:

http://www.sunstone.com/pcb-products/pcb123

10-Dia:

This is the basic drawing software used for drawing building blocks for any circuit and is only for beginners or new entrants in the field of electronics circuit design. This software has GPL license and is especially made for Mac and Linux but need to check for Windows.

You can download this software from here:

http://dia-installer.de/index.html.en

Software Comparison

Application	Schematic	Simulation	PCB Editing	Runs On Win/Mac/Linux?	Opern Source	UI Language	Imports	Exports	Support Scripts	License	Cloud
EasyEda	yes	NgSpice	yes	yes all	no	en,fr,de,pl,jp, ru,es,se,zh,ua	Altium, Eagle, Kicad libraries, LTspice .asc/.asy files, JSON, Spice	PDF, PNG, SVG, JSON, Gerber/drill, Pick and Place CSV file,CSV-formatted drill chart, Bill of MaterialsCSV file, Altiumnetlist,FreePCB netlist, PADS Layout Netlist, Spice netlist.	JSON	Commercial	yes
CadSoft Eagle	yes	LtSpice	yes	yes all	no	de,en,zh,hu	EAGLE (XML),ACCEL (P-CAD, Altium,Protel), ULTIBOARD, Netlists, BMP,Custom	EAGLE (XML), Protel, Netlists, Images, PDF, Gerber, Excellon, Sieb&Meyer, HPGL, PostScript/EPS, PDF, Images, HyperLynx, Custom	Proprietary User Language Programming (ULP)	Proprietary, freeware	—-
SmartDraw	yes	yes	—-	only win	no	—-	SDR,SDT, SCZ,SDL	All images & PDF	—-	Proprietary	yes
Proteus	yes	yes	yes	only win	no	—-	—-	—-	—-	Proprietary
CircuitLab	yes	yes	—-	web	—-	—-	—-	images & PDF	—-	—-	yes
PSpice9.1	yes	yes	yes	yes all	yes	—-	cir,out,dat–	—-	—-	Proprietary	—-
XCircuit	yes	yes	yes	unix/win	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	GPL	—-
TinyCad	yes	yes	yes	yes all	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
PCB123	yes	yes	yes	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
Dia	yes	—-	—-	all, open suse	yes	—-	xml, —-	eps,svg,dxf, cgm,wmf,png, jpg,vdx	—-	GPL	—-