Which PCB Software do you use?

I'm enjoying reading the comments. I felt rather sheepish when I made the entry of Fritizing. I felt it was a step back in terms of PCB capabilities from Eagle. I'm in the infancy stage of developing PCB's. When I discovered Eagle was unable to handle my board size in the demonstration software I decided to purchase a subscription. When I needed to change operating systems on my computer to license Eagle, I went in search of something that would work. Fritizing worked.

Before I retool and look at software I'm going to sit on the sidelines and listen to the commentary.

The question "Which PCB software do you use?" doesn't explain why it is being used or the level of experience involved or the long term application. What are the chances of overlaying the different products on a grid similar to what I have drawn?

It appears the list of software far exceeds what the author has included. I hate to miss any of the software collections in the comments. I'm interested in evaluating the products by hearing the feedback. I have no interest in taking the PCB building knowledge into a career. If I was still working you can bet that would be important. Building a few boards in my basement is a lot different than learning in my basement so I can develop skills to take it to a project at work.

What is reasonable investment of time for a return from the software. I try to evaluate software purchases like hardware. What am I going to do with it now and what does the future hold. I have learned to invest in computer hardware that has the ability to expand. Since I keep the hardware for ten years it provides some flexibility.

I'm enjoying reading the comments. I felt rather sheepish when I made the entry of Fritizing. I felt it was a step back in terms of PCB capabilities from Eagle. I'm in the infancy stage of developing PCB's. When I discovered Eagle was unable to handle my board size in the demonstration software I decided to purchase a subscription. When I needed to change operating systems on my computer to license Eagle, I went in search of something that would work. Fritizing worked.

Before I retool and look at software I'm going to sit on the sidelines and listen to the commentary.

The question "Which PCB software do you use?" doesn't explain why it is being used or the level of experience involved or the long term application. What are the chances of overlaying the different products on a grid similar to what I have drawn?

It appears the list of software far exceeds what the author has included. I hate to miss any of the software collections in the comments. I'm interested in evaluating the products by hearing the feedback. I have no interest in taking the PCB building knowledge into a career. If I was still working you can bet that would be important. Building a few boards in my basement is a lot different than learning in my basement so I can develop skills to take it to a project at work.

What is reasonable investment of time for a return from the software. I try to evaluate software purchases like hardware. What am I going to do with it now and what does the future hold. I have learned to invest in computer hardware that has the ability to expand. Since I keep the hardware for ten years it provides some flexibility.