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CLUSTER DESIGN-AUTOMATION-BOARD · 13 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2011-11-11

Electronic design automation tools

This cluster comprises desktop and web-based tools for electronic design automation, covering schematic capture, PCB layout, Gerber inspection, KiCAD conversion, and FPGA development. The pre-index timeline shows sparse, sporadic launches from 2011-11 through 2026-05, with a minor clustering in early 2026. Traction leaders — Cirqut, EasyKiConverter, and LibrePCB — each have zero stars, indicating early-stage or minimal adoption.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2011: 1AUG 2017: 1MAR 2023: 1MAY 2024: 1JAN 2025: 1JAN 2026: 2MAY 2026: 1AUG 2026: 3SEP 2026: 1OCT 2026: 1
NOV 2011OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 1 indie · 1 commercial · 9 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 13 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01trace-boardviewer1★7 daysliveopen sourceDesktop app that opens boardview and PCB files alongside schematics and datasheets offline for electronics repair.
  2. 02EasyKiConverter0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop tool that converts electronic component data from online part libraries into schematic symbols, footprints, and 3D models for circuit design software.
  3. 03Cirqut0★1 molivecommercialGuided PCB creation tool that provides source-backed decisions and review-ready handoff for electronics engineers.
  4. 04LibrePCB0★4 moliveopen sourceElectronic design automation software for designing printed circuit boards, including schematic capture and board layout.
  5. 05LCEDA Pro0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceWeb-based electronic design automation tool that lets engineering teams collaboratively create and edit printed circuit board layouts online.
  6. 06EasyEDA Pro0★10 mostaleliveopen sourceWeb-based design tool that lets engineering teams collaborate on printed circuit board layouts and schematics online.
  7. 07Horizon EDA0★10 mostaleliveopen sourceA free open-source electronic design automation tool for PCB design, including schematic entry and parts management.
  8. 08DIY Layout Creator0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop tool for designing circuit schematics and layouts, including PCB, vero-board, perf-board, and guitar wiring diagrams.
  9. 09Gerberoid0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceMobile app that parses and renders Gerber PCB image files, letting electronics designers inspect circuit board layouts on the go.
  10. 10OneWare Studio0★unknownliveIntegrated development environment for electronics design that supports hardware description languages and FPGA development workflows.
  11. 11KiCad0★15 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceOpen-source electronics design automation suite for schematic capture, PCB layout, 3D rendering, and simulation with extensive component libraries.
  12. 12Cirkit Designer0★unknownliveindieDesktop electronics design tool offering drag-and-drop circuit diagramming, integrated code editing for microcontrollers, and one-click component sourcing for hardware prototyping.
  13. 13Pinouts0★unknownliveInteractive web app for viewing pinout diagrams of electronic boards and chips.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.