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Horizon EDADipTrace

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Horizon EDA board editor showing an finished development PCB with red and green routed copper traces and 20 by 31 mm dimensionsHorizon EDA board editor showing an unrouted development PCB with cyan airwires between placed components

Best for: Design circuit boards from schematics through manufacturing files

Best for: Electronics engineers designing circuit boards on a perpetual license

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.

 Paid

Perpetual licenses, with a trial version available to download.

Windows, Linux Windows
  • Includes parts management, interactive routing and design-rule checks.
  • Real-time design rule checking with detailed constraints
  • Push-and-shove routing that keeps traces attached when parts move
  • Differential pair routing with length and phase rules
  • Perpetual licensing instead of a subscription
  • Desktop builds target Windows and Linux.
  • Commercial software beyond the trial
  • Only a Windows installer is shown on the site
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Not open source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Offline features available

Sources

Catalog checked September 22, 2026

Sources

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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