And another vote for KiCad. I started my toner-transfer homebrew efforts with this software, and have never seen any reason to change. There are some good tutorials on line, and an active user group. And as others have said, it is both free (as in open source) and multi-platform.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "tda7000" <Tda7000@...> wrote:
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> Add my vote for KiCad.
>
> I agree very much with what Bob said: 'Eagle just has a very weird way to do things'
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> Plus KiCad is totally free, and no artificial restrictions.
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>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mitch Davis <mjd@> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
>