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DIY Layout Creator vs Horizon EDA: catalog facts
DIY Layout Creator	Horizon EDA
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Best for: Hobbyists laying out guitar pedals and small hand-built circuits	Best for: Design circuit boards from schematics through manufacturing files
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
Linux	Windows, Linux
Covers stripboard, perfboard, PCB and point-to-point layouts Guitar wiring diagrams supported Drag-and-drop component placement	Includes parts management, interactive routing and design-rule checks.
Aimed at hobby builds rather than professional PCB manufacturing workflows	Desktop builds target Windows and Linux.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DIY Layout Creator github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Horizon EDA github.com/horizon-eda/horizon github.com/horizon-eda/horizon/blob/master/LICENSE Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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