# LibrePCB/LibrePCB

A powerful, innovative and intuitive EDA suite for everyone!

Repository: https://github.com/LibrePCB/LibrePCB
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/librepcb
Homepage: https://librepcb.org
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: eda, electronics, pcb, schematic, qt, linux, unix, macos, windows, cad, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T13:36:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 76, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4093, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 82, "gap_med": 86, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2971, forks 337 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.760173+00:00)

## What it is
LibrePCB is a free, open-source electronic design automation (EDA) suite for drawing schematics and designing printed circuit boards. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, and includes schematic/board/library editors, rule checks, a 3D viewer, and a CLI for automated exports.

## Use cases
- design a printed circuit board
- draw electronic schematics
- generate gerber files for pcb fabrication
- import an eagle project into a free eda tool
- run pcb design rule checks
- order pcbs directly from the design tool
- manage electronic component libraries
- automate bom and production file export in ci

## When to choose
- you want a free, cross-platform EDA tool with no online account required
- you value clean, human-readable, version-control-friendly project files
- you need schematic capture, board layout, and library management in one suite
- you want built-in DRC/ERC, a live 3D board preview, and headless CLI exports
- you are a beginner or professional looking for an intuitive but capable PCB designer

## When to avoid
- you need advanced simulation (SPICE) or high-speed/signal-integrity analysis
- your team is standardized on another EDA tool like KiCad or Altium and needs full interchange
- you require a very large ecosystem of third-party footprints and plugins
- you need features only available in commercial EDA suites

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp, rust
- tags: eda, pcb-design, schematic-capture, cad, electronics, gerber-export, qt, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- LibrePCB/LibrePCB (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.760173+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 2026-08-30T07:31:38.916002+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LibrePCB/LibrePCB (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.760173+00:00, sha 0ece5fd50d3f)
  - homepage: https://librepcb.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.610139+00:00, sha 7f7249d978f9)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/for-everyone (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.613011+00:00, sha 49a1a86b1f86)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/schematic-editor (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.614853+00:00, sha 6d7421e3b5a9)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/board-editor (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.616495+00:00, sha 74271794fb2e)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/output-jobs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.618100+00:00, sha e61c2e594a55)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/fabrication-service (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.619751+00:00, sha 97233ce0cec8)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/library-management (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.621310+00:00, sha 067791eb5853)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/library-editor (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.623304+00:00, sha 4a4930545c09)
  - site_page: https://librepcb.org/features/library-concept (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:04.625050+00:00, sha 4e682ce0ac9e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.