/products/eagle/b/blog/posts/what-is-the-eagle-freewhat is the eagle freeium codeen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/eagle/b/blog/posts/what-is-the-eagle-freeTue, 14 Nov 2023 23:08:13 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:58442cf9-acb6-42b7-b89e-c23fe5c9d490shabaz0<p>Hi,</p> <p>You can check the Autodesk website for it (they own it), but in case you&#39;re not aware, EAGLE standalone is disappearing:&nbsp;<a id="" href="https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/they-used-to-be-a-big-shot-now-eagle-is-no-more/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/they-used-to-be-a-big-shot-now-eagle-is-no-more/</a></p> <p>If you&#39;re a newcomer looking for a free PCB CAD package then it is worth considering a different package, e.g. KiCad. For a 50-minute quick-start training guide, see here:&nbsp;&nbsp;[mention:da755a515e334e1da4f67e5d187d9f35:f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07]&nbsp;</p> <p>That video is suitable for both KiCad 7 and KiCad 6 (there&#39;s not much difference between the two for getting up-to-speed with KiCad, so you can download KiCad 7 but still follow the KiCad 6 video).&nbsp;</p> <p>If you&#39;re trying to open an EAGLE file, then see this link:&nbsp;&nbsp;[mention:7bd8848f1d844be1ab36318ec6048024:f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07]&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=27222&AppID=69&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">