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DesignSpark PCB vs Lepton EDA: catalog facts
DesignSpark PCB	Lepton EDA
Best for: Hobbyists and engineers designing circuit boards on a budget	Best for: Electronics hobbyists and engineers who want gEDA-style schematic capture
Free + paid options Free plan available, with paid Creator and Engineer plans that add advanced features.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Linux
Free plan without limits on layers, connections or schematic size Schematic capture and PCB layout in one program All 3 strengths for DesignSpark PCB Free plan without limits on layers, connections or schematic size Schematic capture and PCB layout in one program Interactive HTML BOM export and length-matching routing in higher plans	Continues the gEDA schematic and netlisting tools Free and open source All 4 strengths for Lepton EDA Continues the gEDA schematic and netlisting tools Free and open source Includes a symbol library and example projects Command-line tools fit into scripted workflows
Several newer features are limited to paid plans Not open source	Schematics and netlisting only; PCB layout needs a separate program Mainly built from source on Unix-like systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DesignSpark PCB rs-online.com/designspark/pcb-software Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Lepton EDA github.com/lepton-eda/lepton-eda Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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