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gEDA Project is a free, GPL-licensed suite of Electronic Design Automation tools for electrical circuit work, including schematic capture, simulation, protot…

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What gEDA Project is

gEDA Project is a free, GPL-licensed suite of Electronic Design Automation tools for electrical circuit work, including schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, production, and PCB layout. Its components cover different parts of the workflow: gschem edits schematics, gattrib supports spreadsheet-like bulk editing of component attributes, and gnetlist parses schematics to produce outputs such as PCB netlists, bills of materials, and design-rule-check reports. The suite can generate netlists in over 20 formats and includes analog and digital simulation. gsch2pcb is a command-line utility for workflows that use PCB and gschem together, while gsymcheck checks symbol files for common errors. The project began with the aim of providing free EDA tools for UNIX. Development is mainly on GNU/Linux, with effort to support other UNIX variants; Linux is the listed platform. Building from source requires a C/C++ compiler, Make, pkg-config, gettext, lex, awk, and development libraries. For help, the project points to its documentation wiki, user mailing list, and Launchpad answers page.

Good

  • Free software under the GPL.
  • Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout included.
  • Netlisting supports over 20 formats.
  • Documentation wiki, mailing list, and Launchpad answers are listed.

Watch out

  • Linux is the only listed platform.
  • Building from source requires development tools and libraries.
  • No free trial is listed.

Who it suits

gEDA suits Linux users who need free tools for circuit schematics, simulation, or PCB design. It may also suit developers comfortable building software from source and using the listed command-line utilities.

Verdict

gEDA brings several circuit-design and PCB workflow tools together in a free suite. Check the source-build requirements and Linux platform listing before choosing it.

Plans and prices

From gEDA Project's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
gEDAFreeFree software applications for electronics design

The facts

Each one read from gEDA Project's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Attribute editing
gattrib is a spreadsheet-like program for bulk editing component attributes.checked 11 Oct 2026
Audience
The project was started to provide free EDA tools for UNIX.checked 11 Oct 2026
Build requirements
Building from source requires a C/C++ compiler, Make, pkg-config, gettext, lex, awk, and listed development libraries.checked 11 Oct 2026
Features
The suite includes schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials generation, netlisting into over 20 formats, analog and digital simulation, and PCB layout.checked 11 Oct 2026
License
The project describes its tools as a GPL suite.checked 11 Oct 2026
Netlisting
gnetlist parses schematics and generates outputs including netlists for PCB layout tools, bills of materials, and design rule check reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
PCB workflow
gsch2pcb is a command-line utility for streamlining workflows that use PCB and gschem together.checked 11 Oct 2026
Product
gEDA is a suite of Electronic Design Automation tools for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production.checked 11 Oct 2026
Schematic editor
gschem is a schematic editor.checked 11 Oct 2026
Security and compliance
The pages reviewed describe GPL licensing but do not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 11 Oct 2026
Support
The project README points users to its documentation wiki, the geda-user mailing list, and the gEDA Answers page on Launchpad for help.checked 11 Oct 2026
Symbol checking
gsymcheck checks schematic symbol files for common errors.checked 11 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Development platform
The tools are developed mainly on GNU/Linux, with effort to support other UNIX variants.checked 11 Oct 2026

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