LTSpice Simulation on Mac

Just recently, LTSpice has become my new favorite EE tool. I use a Mac, and to my biggest surprise, the Mac version does not have the toolbar icon that I see in YouTube videos. As a result, I found myself looking at a window without knowing what to do next.

I hesitated, unsure if I needed to go through the hassle of a full Windows installation to access the complete featured UI. However, I stumbled upon my second favorite EE tool - CrossOver from CodeWeavers. CrossOver, also known as Wine, offers a paid version with added UI enhancements and pre-made recipes. Within minutes, I had the Windows version of LTSpice up and running on my Mac, neatly contained within a native window, without requiring Windows installation or licensing. It's worth noting that LTSpice is readily available as a community-provided recipe in CrossOver, but you also have the option to provide your own installer.

I also have other EE-related tools, such as TINA-TI, installed there, which provides a lightweight solution for the absence of Mac-compatible electrical engineering development tools. Unfortunately, the USB driver support for my beloved ANT-8 Logic Analyzer is still a challenge that I have yet to overcome. For now, I have to rely on Parallels and a full Windows installation to use ANT.

In the end, the simulation was successfully up and running. Here is a circuit that I will always remember, as it was one of the first I built many years ago:

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