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Lepton EDA vs DesignSpark PCB: catalog facts
Lepton EDA	DesignSpark PCB
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Best for: Electronics hobbyists and engineers who want gEDA-style schematic capture	Best for: Hobbyists and engineers designing circuit boards on a budget
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free + paid options Free plan available, with paid Creator and Engineer plans that add advanced features.
Linux	Windows
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	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
Schematics and netlisting only; PCB layout needs a separate program Mainly built from source on Unix-like systems	Several newer features are limited to paid plans Not open source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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 Lepton EDA github.com/lepton-eda/lepton-eda Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DesignSpark PCB rs-online.com/designspark/pcb-software Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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