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Free alternatives to Altium Designer for Windows

For circuit boards, the free option is capable enough for real production work.

KiCad 10.0.7 Free
Open-source electronics design and PCB layout suite
Updated
2 Nov 2026

Schematic capture, PCB layout, a 3D viewer and Gerber export with no limit on board size or layers.

What you give up

Altium's team collaboration tools, and some of its features for very complex high-speed designs.

Altium Designer is a trademark of its owner. SoftNest is not connected to it. Check each publisher's licence and pricing before you switch.

Other paid programs