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Electronics Guides

Electronics Design Software

  • KiCad - Software suite for the creation of electronic schematics
  • gEDA - Full suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools
  • Fritzing - Suited to the needs of designers and artists
  • Magic - VLSI layout editor, extraction, and DRC tool
  • LibrePCB - Software to develop printed circuit boards
  • QElectroTech - Design electric diagrams
  • KLayout - GDS and OASIS file viewer and editor
  • PyOPUS - Library for simulation-based optimization of arbitrary systems
  • Horizon EDA - Supports an integrated end-to-end workflow for printed circuit board design
  • DIYLC - Circuit layout and schematic drawing tool
  • KTechLab - IDE for electronic and PIC microcontroller circuit design and simulation
  • Ringdove - EDA suite of multiple software components
  • Electric - The Electric VLSI Design System
  • FidoCadJ - Offers a large library of electronics and electronic engineering symbols
  • Lepton - Suite of software tools for designing electronics

Parts & Sourcing

  • Adafruit.com - Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels.
  • Open-EPhys.org - open-source electrophysiology