# fritzing/fritzing-app

Fritzing desktop application

Repository: https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fritzing-app
Homepage: http://fritzing.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: fritzing-application
Last push: 2026-08-12T09:15:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4391, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4785, forks 953 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.764354+00:00)

## What it is
Fritzing is an open-source Electronic Design Automation desktop application for makers and hobbyists, offering a breadboard view, schematic capture, and PCB layout tools with a large parts library. It is built in C++ with Qt and is popular for documenting Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects and producing manufacturable PCBs.

## Use cases
- draw breadboard wiring diagrams for Arduino projects
- design a PCB layout from a breadboard prototype
- document and share electronics circuits for teaching
- create schematics with a beginner-friendly parts library
- export gerber files for manufacturing a custom board
- learn electronics in a classroom setting

## When to choose
- you are a hobbyist or educator wanting a low-barrier EDA tool
- you need to visualize breadboard prototypes and share them
- you want to turn simple circuits into PCB layouts
- you work with Arduino or Raspberry Pi and want circuit documentation

## When to avoid
- you need professional-grade PCB design with advanced constraints
- you require full-featured circuit simulation
- you need high-speed or multi-layer complex board design
- you want a scriptable or headless EDA workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, simulation, documentation, gui
- domain: hardware, education, developer-tools, simulation
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: eda, pcb-design, breadboard, electronics, arduino, raspberry-pi, schematic-capture, qt, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- fritzing/fritzing-app (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.764354+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:42.787511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.764354+00:00, sha 458e349e6a57)
  - homepage: http://fritzing.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:53.686261+00:00, sha 822f6aeafb31)
  - site_page: https://fritzing.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:53.698255+00:00, sha ba1e1796f3be)
  - site_page: https://fritzing.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:53.695671+00:00, sha 57f2066bc35a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.