A PCB editor for Microsoft Windows

FreePCB
Free
Offline
http://www.freepcb.com/

FreePCB is a printed circuit board editor designed to be easy to learn and use. Although it does not have automatic circuit tracing, it allows you to create up to 8 copper layers, design circuits up to 60 x 60 inches, it has pre-designed elements and allows you to import and export PADS-PCB lists or Gerber and Excellon files.

Design PCB printed circuits easy and free!

FreePCB is a free and open source PCB editor for Microsoft Windows. It was designed to be easy to learn and easy to use, but capable of professional quality work. It doesn't have a built-in auto router, but you can use the FreeRoute web-based auto router.

The main features of the FreePCB editor are:

  • 1 to 16 layers of copper
  • Board size up to 60 inches by 60 inches
  • Use metric or English units (i.e. mils or mm) for most functions.
  • Fingerprint libraries courtesy of Ivex Design International, PCB Matrix and the IPC.
  • Copper fill areas
  • Fingerprint wizard and fingerprint editor to create or modify fingerprints
  • Import and export PADS-PCB netlists
  • Exports Gerber Extended Files (RS274X) and Excellon Drill Files
  • Design rule checker
  • Auto save
  • The design of a small PCB is shown in the screenshot below.

Here we offer a video tutorial on the use and operation for the design of FreePCB printed circuits: