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Kicad is probably easier to get started with but the library system is very complex and maintaining multiple versions of a given design is PITA. But once you understand how it works it becomes pretty easy. Eagle's UI is modal and pretty much anti-Windows in that regard. Eagle for 20+ years and then switched to Kicad 5.x 6 months ago. Eagle is not free/unencumbered (beware geeks bearing subscriptions). The key attributes are cheap/free, widely used (for good support/tutorials/available designs to dissect) and capable of producing complex multilayer designs. So, the qualification I use for my answer is "Best EDA for a beginner without a lot of money to spend". There is no such thing as best without qualification. ![]() I am not decided on either KiCad or Fusion/Eagle but they seem to make the moist sense currently and watching KiCad in particular even if you go elsewhere makes sense as it is improving quickly.Īsking for the best is a very good way to display your naivete. ![]() Eagle unless you have or can buy outright a recent perpetually licensed copy cheap might be time to look elsewhere as Autodesk support might be in question in time (more than now). This doesn't aid it looking logical in terms of workflow but with a bit of use this will diminish as a negative. This time around it was a pleasent surprise where it is now at The GUI looks like someone has thrown 6 different ones at a wall and applied one to each module. KiCad I tried a few years ago and uninstalled it from my life. #Multisim Component Library Update freeThere is two free tiers available a startup and hobbyist so pick what suits and give it a go. Of the two the Fusion option looks more continuous and logical in the GUI but there is still some glaring bits that need work to me before I would call it fully finished even after a year in the world. I have been using Fusion for a few years now so my view might be a little clouded as the workflow seemed 'logical' to me with Fusion/Eagle. This is a loaded question with the correct answer being the one the respondent uses making all others clearly inferior Just did a quick and dirty first look at Fusion/Eagle and Kicad in the last few days. #Multisim Component Library Update updatepretty closed, i use it time to time for simple and easy designs, you have some differences between the web version and the local one, earlier versions had problems like rotating parts IE: could do it with the local version, not the web version ? but the software is a work in progress, a recent version update helped a lot - Some websites will offer supplemental parts libraries, you can add them into Kickad and Eagle EDITED I'm a hobbyist, But i would say Kickad and Eagle are OR could be your best options ? I never done complex multilayered board, so i can't vouch Some parts distributors like Digikey, Mouser, Electro Sonic offers Kickad and Eagle parts design in their documents. has a free version Altium designer, not free i think ? Pulsonix, never tried, not free i think Cadence ? Solid Works 2020 - 2021, not free, this on has electrical and schematics plugins / add ons - Sometimes you need to build / make your component Kickad and Eagle i think, generates industry standard pcb and schematic file(s) EasyEda not so. #Multisim Component Library Update licenseEasyeda is free once registered, the auto router is kinda fragile, meaning if you dont close the nets EX: ( define unused pins ) it may stall without saying anything, large database Kickad a huge 1.2 gig setup file loll, free, large database Eagle 7.70 was the last before autodesk acquisition, not free the 7.60 license is okay to use with 7.70, but kinda outdated as you can guess Autodesk Eagle 9.6. ![]()
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