Altium Designer

Spec sheet

Purpose

Altium Designer is an integrated electronics design tool covering schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, and analysis.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Intended users

The product page presents Altium Designer for professional PCB projects ranging from basic circuits to complex systems, including avionics.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Support

Altium lists documentation, a knowledge base, ticketed support cases, training, and community forums as support resources.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Collaboration

Paired with Altium 365 applications, Altium Designer supports collaboration and simultaneous work on different parts of one PCB.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Data management

Altium Designer with Altium 365 provides version-controlled project history and visual comparisons of schematics, layouts, BOMs, and Gerbers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Free trial

The product page offers a free trial with immediate full-feature access.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

License requirement

On-Demand licensing requires signing in to an Altium Account and internet access to the Altium Portal; a roamed seat can be used offline for its specified period.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

MCAD integration

Altium says its ECAD-MCAD integrations include SOLIDWORKS, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, and Siemens NX.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Platform

An Altium comparison page lists Windows 10 and newer as supported and says macOS and Linux are not supported.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

PLM integration

Altium 365 Workspace supports configurable PLM integration with Windchill, Arena, Oracle Agile, Aras Innovator, and Siemens Teamcenter, with additional setup for Teamcenter.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Routing and complexity

Features include interactive routing, constraint management, HDI, rigid-flex, multi-board, and harness design.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Security and trust

Altium's Trust Center provides information on security, reliability, privacy, compliance, and its vulnerability disclosure program.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Simulation

The product supports SPICE simulation, power issue resolution, and signal integrity analysis.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Supply chain

The product provides real-time component pricing, availability, and risk information from supply chain data providers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Unified workflow

The unified design environment supports electronic designs from schematic capture through design documentation and manufacturing files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · altium.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Electrical Design Software#4 of 418.4
• Engineering Design Software#6 of 248.3
• Engineering CAD Software#8 of 278.3