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Lepton EDA vs DipTrace: catalog facts
Lepton EDA	DipTrace

Best for: Electronics hobbyists and engineers who want gEDA-style schematic capture	Best for: Electronics engineers designing circuit boards on a perpetual license
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Paid Perpetual licenses, with a trial version available to download.
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	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
Schematics and netlisting only; PCB layout needs a separate program Mainly built from source on Unix-like systems	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-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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 DipTrace diptrace.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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