Developer(s) | Altium |
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Initial release | January 2015 |
Stable release | 2.2.1
/ June 2021 |
Written in | Delphi, C++, C# |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Size | ca. 900 MB |
Available in | English |
Type | Electronic design automation |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www |
CircuitMaker is electronic design automation software for printed circuit board designs targeted at the hobby, hacker, and maker community.[1][2] CircuitMaker is available as freeware, and the hardware designed with it may be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes without limitations.[3] It is currently available publicly as version 2.0 by Altium Limited, with the first non-beta release on January 17, 2016.[4]
No, there is no licensing to worry about, and no subscription to maintain. The original version of CircuitMaker (latest edition was CircuitMaker200) always came with a free version targeted towards the educational market. The current version of CircuitMaker is totally free, giving you all the tools to think big and make cool stuff, with features and functionality to facilitate creation of diverse and challenging designs.