gEDA Project vs LibrePCB
gEDA Project
geda-project.orgLibrePCB
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| Figure | gEDA Project | LibrePCB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Electrical Design Software | 7.6 (#21) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Audience | The project was started to provide free EDA tools for UNIX. | The maker describes it as suitable for makers, students and professionals, from beginners to experts. |
| Product | gEDA is a suite of Electronic Design Automation tools for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. | LibrePCB is electronic design automation software for drawing schematics and designing printed circuit boards. |
| Schematic editor | gschem is a schematic editor. | The schematic editor supports multi-page flat schematics, automatic board synchronization, live electrical-rule checking, assembly data and EAGLE project import. |
| Support | The project README points users to its documentation wiki, the geda-user mailing list, and the gEDA Answers page on Launchpad for help. | User help is provided through the forum, Matrix, issue tracker and community; paid support and feature development are available on request. |
Plans
In their own words
gEDA Project
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LibrePCB
LibrePCB is free, open-source electronic design automation software for drawing schematics and designing printed circuit boards. It runs as a desktop application on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and works fully offline without an online account. The schematic editor supports multi-page designs, live electrical rule checking, and automatic forward annotation to the board editor. Board tools include design-rule checking, a live 3D viewer, and multi-layer layouts with blind and buried vias. EAGLE projects and DXF files can be imported, while output jobs include Gerber, Excellon, CSV BOM, STEP, PDF, and SVG. An integrated library manager handles official libraries; users may also use their own. Projects and libraries use human-readable canonical text files, and projects carry their needed library items and settings. Users can order boards through LibrePCB Fab or export production data. GPLv3 licensing covers the source.