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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Newbie

From: Mitch Davis <mjd@...>
Date: 2012-10-16

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Mike <mbushroe@...> wrote:
> I usually use the gEDA gschem for schematic capture and editing, and pcb for board layout. Both are not only free but open source.

Another popular free/open source program is KiCad, which is available
for Window and Linux. So nice not to have to worry about board and
size restrictions like with Eagle!

http://www.kicad-pcb.org/

KiCad has a few warts, but I find using it a lot more enjoyable than Eagle.

There's also live help:

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=kicad

KiCad is perfectly good enough for home or small business use, and
I've happily used it for several years.

Mitch.