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Best for: Electronics hobbyists and engineers who want gEDA-style schematic capture

Best for: Schematic capture in open-source IC and analog design flows

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free and open source.

• 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

• Netlist output for Spice, Verilog and VHDL
• Hierarchical and parametric schematics for reuse
• Very active development

• Schematics and netlisting only; PCB layout needs a separate program
• Mainly built from source on Unix-like systems

• Aimed at IC and circuit designers, with a learning curve
• Schematic capture only; simulation needs separate tools

• 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 Xschem

• github.com/StefanSchippers/xschem

Catalog checked October 2, 2026