KiCad

Design printed circuits boards and electronic schematics with this tool.

People that are dedicated to electronics will really be able to make the most of applications like KiCad, that make it a lot easier to design electronic schematics and printed circuit boards (PCB), which are really important elements in the electronics world.

  The program is formed by four modules, that are perfectly integrated into the program's main interface:

  - Cvpcb: To select the footprints of the components on a schematic.

  - PcbNew: That allows you to design full PCBs, even including a 3D view.

  - Eesschema: Fundamental module to develop schematics.

  - Gerbview: Created in order to be able to view files created with GERBER.

  The interface has various menus that will allow us to access each of the functions, from the component creator to the visualization of the project in 3D.

  If you are a student or a professional electrical engineer, you may find KiCad a really interesting tool.