FreePCB

Printed circuit board design program for Microsoft Windows

Using FreePCB to design a motor controller.
Developer(s)	Allan Wright
Initial release	2003

Stable release	1.359 / 11 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-11)^[1]

Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	EDA
License	GNU General Public License
Website	www.freepcb.com

FreePCB is a printed circuit board design program for Microsoft Windows, written by Allan Wright.

Functionality

The program allows for up to 16 copper layers, both metric and customary units, and export of designs in RS-274X Gerber format. Boards can be partially or fully autorouted with the FreeRouting^[2] autorouter by using the FpcROUTE Specctra DSN design file translator.^{[citation needed]}

Other operating systems

FreePCB can run under Linux by using Wine and on Macintosh computers using Parallels Desktop for Mac, Virtual Box, or Wine via MacPorts.^[3]^[4]

References

^ FreePCB: Latest News:New version 1.359
^ Wirtz, Alfons (2014-03-08) [2004]. "FreeRouting - Printed Circuit Board Routing Software from FreeRouting.net". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^ "Flexible PCB". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ Wright, Allan. "FreePCB User Guide Version 1.4" (PDF).