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Horizon EDA vs DIY Layout Creator: catalog facts
Horizon EDA	DIY Layout Creator
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Best for: Design circuit boards from schematics through manufacturing files	Best for: Hobbyists laying out guitar pedals and small hand-built circuits
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Includes parts management, interactive routing and design-rule checks.	Covers stripboard, perfboard, PCB and point-to-point layouts Guitar wiring diagrams supported Drag-and-drop component placement
Desktop builds target Windows and Linux.	Aimed at hobby builds rather than professional PCB manufacturing workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
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 Horizon EDA github.com/horizon-eda/horizon github.com/horizon-eda/horizon/blob/master/LICENSE Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DIY Layout Creator github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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