PCB CAD programs
Compiled by ElCap from EEVblog Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3677.0
Contents
Free/Open source
PCB Design Software Resource 12 Best of Free PCB Design Software
CircuitMaker (Altium) - http://www.altium.com/circuitmaker/overview | http://www.circuitmaker.com/
DesignSpark (RS Components) - http://www.designspark.com/
FreePCB - http://www.freepcb.com
Fritzing - http://fritzing.org
gEDA - http://www.gpleda.org/index.html
KiCAD - http://kicad-pcb.org/
MeowCAD (web-based) - https://meowcad.com
Minimal Board Editor - http://www.suigyodo.com/online/e/index.htm (English, Japanese)
Open Circuit Design - http://opencircuitdesign.com
PCB Elegance - http://etim.net.au/pcbelegance/
Protel/Altium AutoTrax/EasyTrax (DOS Based) - http://www.altium.com/community/downloads/en/downloads_home.cfm <- BAD LINK: Goes to latest Altium press release page.
TCI - http://b.urbani.free.fr (French)
ZenitPCB - http://www.zenitpcb.com/Index.html
TinyCAD - http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tinycad/index.php?title=TinyCAD
Limited free version
AutoTRAX - http://www.kov.com
CADint - http://www.cadint.se/p_free.asp
Cadstar Express (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar/downloads/express.aspx
DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com
Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - http://www.cadsoft.de
Layo1 PCB - http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/downloads.htm
McCAD - http://www.mccad.com/index.html
OrCad 16.3 (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx#demo
Osmond PCB - http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com
CometCAD - http://www.cometcad.com
Commercial
Allegro (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/default.aspx
Altium - http://www.altium.com
Ariadne - http://www.cad-ul.de/ariadne-eda.html (German)
AutoTRAX (Not to be confused with Protel/Altium!) - http://www.kov.com
Bartels AutoEngineer - http://www.bartels.de/bae/bae_en.htm (English, German)
BoardMaker3 - http://www.tsien.info/index.php#
Board Station (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/boardstation
CADint - http://www.cadint.se/products.asp
Cadstar (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar
CIRCAD - http://www.holophase.com/index.html
CircuitCREATOR - http://www.circuitcreator.com/creator/index.htm
Circuit Wizard, PCB wizard - http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.html
CSiEDA - http://www.csitek.co.kr (Korean)
CSiEDA - http://www.csieda.co.jp/en/csieda (Japanese, English)
CR-5000 (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cr-5000
DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com
Douglas CAD/CAM - http://www.douglas.com/software/pro/prolayout.html
Dreamcad - http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~dreamnet (Japanese)
Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - http://www.cadsoft.de
Easy-PC - http://www.numberone.com/easypc.asp
EDWinXP - http://www.visionics.a.se/index.html
Expedition Enterprise (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/expedition-enterprise
ICADPCB (Fujitsu) - http://www.fujitsu.com/my/services/software/business/icad_thirdpage.html
Layo1 PCB - http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/index.html
McCAD - http://www.mccad.com/index.html
Orcad (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/orcad_capture/pages/default.aspx
Osmond PCB - http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
Pads (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/pads
PCB-Investigator - http://www.pcb-investigator.com
Proteus PCB Design - http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb/pcb_overview.cfm
Pulsonix - http://pulsonix.com/index.asp
Rimu Schematics/PCB - http://www.hutson.co.nz
Scooter PCB - http://www.scooter-pcb.de/scooter-pcb/index.html (German)
Sprint-Layout - http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.html
SuperCAD/SuperPCB - http://www.mentala.com/products.htm
Target 3001 - http://www.ibfriedrich.com (English, German, French)
TINA (DesignSoft) - http://www.tina.com
Ultiboard (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/ultiboard
Vutrax - http://www.vutrax.co.uk/index.htm
WinCircuit - http://alain.michel13.free.fr/Anglais.html
WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com
XL designer (Seetrax) - http://www.xldesigner.com
Zuken CR-5000 - http://www.zuken.com/en/products/pcb-design/cr-5000
Techno Tronix (Complete Turnkey PCB) - http://www.technotronix.us/turnkey.html
PCB Assembly (PCB Material Management) - http://www.4pcbassembly.com/services/pcb_material_management.html
Libraries
PCB Library Expert - http://www.pcblibraries.com
You enter component dimension data and the tool automatically makes the IPC-7351 compliant footprints along with your preferences. The tool exports to all the major CAD programs.
SnapEDA - http://www.snapeda.com
Free schematic symbols and PCB footprints that export to nearly every electronics CAD tool (OrCAD, Allegro, Eagle, Altium, KiCad, and Pulsonix).
Free SW for PCB order service (no gerber files export)
ECAD Pro - http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com (gerber files $25/board)
Expresspcb - http://www.expresspcb.com
Pad 2 Pad - http://www.pad2pad.com
PCB123 - http://www.sunstone.com/PCB123-CAD-Software.aspx (gerber files $100/board)
PCB Artist - http://www.4pcb.com/free-pcb-layout-software
Target 3001 (PCB Pool edition) - http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/service_downloads.html (gerber with proto)
Gerber tools
Utility programs Utility programs Gerber tools Download
DFM Now! - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/dfmnow.html
GCPrevue (Graphicode) - http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials
GerberLogix - http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1
GerbTool - http://www.wssi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=16&Itemid=167
gerbv - http://gerbv.sourceforge.net
Online-Gerber-Viewer - http://www.gerber-viewer.com
Viewplot - http://www.viewplot.com
PCB panelizing
CAM 350 - http://www.downstreamtech.com/CAM350XL.html
FAB 3000 - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/fab3000.html
Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools
DIY Layout Creator - http://diy-fever.com/sofware/diylc/
LochMaster - http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/lochmaster.html
Stripboard Designer - http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Graphics_Tools/StripBoard_Designer.html
Stripboard Magic - http://www.marlwifi.org.nz/other/stripboard-magic
Stripes - http://sites.google.com/site/libby8dev/stripes
VeeCAD - http://veecad.com/
VeroCAD - http://xtronic.org/download/verocad-3-veroboard/
VeroDes - http://www.heyrick.co.uk/software/verodes/
Simulation - Free
Analog Devices version of NI Multisim - http://www.analog.com/en/amplifier-linear-tools/multisim/topic.html
5Spice - http://www.5spice.com/ (not free for commercial use)
Cider - http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/downloads/cider/index.htm
Circuit Simulator Applet - http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ (iPad/iPhone version available, iCircuit - NOT FREE)
Logisim - http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/
LTspice IV (Linear Technology) - http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
Mindi (Microchip) - http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en537206
Ngspice - http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/screens.html
Qucs - http://qucs.sourceforge.net/
Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/demo.html
TINA-TI (Texas Instruments) - http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/tina-ti.html
XSPICE - http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mrichard/Xspice/
Simulation - Commercial
AIM Spice - http://www.aimspice.com/
B2 Spice - http://www.beigebag.com/
Circuit Wizard - http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.html
ICAP/4, etc.. - http://www.intusoft.com/default.htm (Limited Free version available)
Micro Cap - http://www.spectrum-soft.com/index.shtm (Limited Free version available)
NI Multisim (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/multisim/
PSpice (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pspice_simulation/pages/default.aspx (Limited Free version available)
Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/index.html
Super Spice (Anasoft) - http://www.anasoft.co.uk/ (Limited Free version available)
TopSpice - http://penzar.com/topspice/topspice.htm (Limited Free version available)
WinSpice - http://www.winspice.com/