Free alternatives to Eagle

Autodesk's PCB design tool, which Autodesk has retired in favour of Fusion. Here are 4 free options, most popular first.

KiCad

PCB & electronics

Open-source electronics design automation suite

Stars: ★ 3k
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: yesterday

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

LibrePCB

PCB & electronics

Beginner-friendly open-source EDA suite

Stars: ★ 3k
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: 7 days ago

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

Horizon EDA

PCB & electronics

Modern EDA package for schematics and PCB layout

Stars: ★ 1.3k
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: 15 days ago

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

EasyEDA

PCB & electronics

Free browser-based schematic and PCB design

Licence: Freeware
Status: Free (proprietary)

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

Check file compatibility before switching. Free tools import STEP, DXF and other neutral formats well, but native SolidWorks, Altium or Revit files, drawing standards and PDM workflows may not carry over cleanly.