Suggestions on the Best Free EDA tool for Beginners

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　　Hello everyone, just a quick opinion survey, what EDA do you think is best and why? Something that is hopefully often updated and is stable. I have looked into EasyEDA and Design spark, but are there any other EDAs there?

　　Opinions are highly appreciated, Thanks

michaelkellett · Answer

You don't need your PCB CAD to do simulation - for two reasons:

1) LTSpice is free from Linear Technology and is better than ANY bundled Spice package.

2) You almost never want to simulate the actual circuit - just bits of it - so the ability to attempt a one click simulation is of no practical use.

For free PCB CAD look at KiCad - it's free as in beer and liberty (and seems to be getting more popular).

MK

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