[sdiy] What's the best freeware schematic capture and PCB layout software

[Eric Schlappi]

Kicad is the way.

There's a free version of Diptrace which can be easier to get started with
but depending on the number of pins it can get medium expensive. I
recommend that if you find kicad difficult and are willing to spend a
little money, but you should try kicad first.

Kicad still had some UI quirks but is extremely powerful at this point.

On Sun, May 12, 2024, 10:41 PM <tamedogs at wildcats.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a number of 45 year old blue line schematics that I want to capture
> on the computer before they disintegrate or fade away entirely from age.
>
> Using search engine, I see a number of freeware schematic and PCB layout
> packages available.
>
> Is the any consensus here as to what is the best software to use?
>
>
>
> I downloaded the first package I came across (KiCad). I wonder if
> something else might be better.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
>
> Dana
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