Comparison of EDA packages[edit]

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Multisim Mac Os X 10.6

Multisim is an industry-standard, best-in-class SPICE simulation environment. It is the cornerstone of the NI circuits teaching solution to build expertise through practical application in designing, prototyping, and testing electrical circuits. Multisim is designed for schematic entry, simulation, and feeding to downstage steps, such as PCB layout. More advanced users prefer Altium. NI Multisim is a perfict fit for electronic engineers and technicians alike. Hey all, I'm trying to build a circuit using flip flops that passes data in series using multisim.

Application and developer	Latest version/release + date	Schematic?	Simulation?	PCB editing?	Runs on POSIX style systems?	Runs on Windows?	Other platforms?	Open source?	User Interface Language(s)	Imports	Exports	Scripting support
Active-HDL by Aldec	10.3 16 March 2016 (4 years ago)	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	en	EDIF, Viewlogic, more	PDF, HTML, Verilog, VHDL, EDIF, Zuken, more
Proteus by Labcenter Electronics Ltd	8.11 1 September 2020 (4 months ago)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	en	Gerber, BMP, DXF	PDF, Gerber, GerberX2, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, IDF, PKP, testpoint file, metafile, BMP.	internal script
Advanced Design System by Keysight EEsof EDA	2019 15 November 2018 (2 years ago)^[1]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[2]	Yes^[2]	SuSE, RHEL^[2]	No	en	HSPICE, SPICE, Spectre netlists; Gerber, Excellon, ODB++, artwork; more	HSPICE, SPICE, Spectre netlists; Gerber, Excellon, ODB++, artwork; more	Python, Application Extension Language (proprietary; 'AEL')
Altium Designer (former Protel) by Altium	20.0.11 28 January 2020 (11 months ago)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Wine	No	Multilingual	OrCAD, Allegro, PADS Logic, PADS PCB, Expedition, DxDesigner, EAGLE, P-CAD, Gerber, STEP, Solidworks, IDF, more	3D PDF, Gerber, Gerber X2, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, STEP, OrCAD, EAGLE, more	Delphi, JS, VB
CADSTAR, Board Designer, and Visula by Zuken	2019.0.0.1 18 November 2019 (13 months ago)	Yes	Yes, SI & PI	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	en	PADS, OrCAD, P-CAD, Protel, DXF, IDF	PDF, Gerber, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, IDF more	COM, macros
CircuitLogix by Logic Design Inc.	Release 10 January 2019 (2 years ago)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	en	SPICE, Gerber, DXF	SPICE, PDF, Gerber, DXF
CircuitMaker by Altium	1.3.0.119 August 2016 (4 years ago)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Wine	No	en	AD09, AD10, AD12, PADS, P-CAD, OrCAD, Protel, EAGLE, DXF	Gerber, Excellon, DXF, STEP, more
CR-5000 by Zuken	13 17 May 2011 (9 years ago)	Yes	Yes, SI & PI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unix, Linux	No	en, jp	EDIF, DXF, IGES, IDF, BSDL, STEP, ACIS, Gerber, Excellon, more	PDF, Gerber, Excellon, ODB++ (must request^[3]), DXF, STEP, IPC D-356, IPC-2581, EPS, ACIS
CR-8000 by Zuken	2020 30 June 2020 (6 months ago)	Yes	Yes, SI & PI, IBIS-AMI/SERDES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unix, Linux	No	en, jp	EDIF, DXF, IGES, IDF, BSDL, STEP, ACIS, Gerber, Excellon, more	PDF, Gerber, Excellon, ODB++ (must request^[3]), DXF, STEP, IPC D-356, IPC-2581, EPS, ACIS
DesignSpark PCB by RS Components	9.0.3 8 July 2020 (6 months ago)	Yes	Yes, Spice	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	en	EAGLE, DXF, EDIF	Gerber, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, IDF, PDF, LPKF
DesignSpark PCB Pro by RS Components	9.0.3 8 July 2020 (6 months ago)	Yes	Yes, Spice	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	en	EAGLE, OrCAD, Easy-PC, NI Ultiboard, BoardMaker, DXF, PNL, EDIF	Gerber, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, IDF, PDF, LPKF
DipTrace by Novarm	4.0.0.5 30 July 2020 (5 months ago)	Yes	External (Spice netlist export)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Mac, Wine	No	21 languages	EAGLE, Altium, P-CAD, PADS, OrCAD, Gerber, N/C Drill, DXF, BSDL Pinlist, Netlists	Gerber, Gerber X2, Excellon, ODB++, DXF, P-CAD, PADS, OrCAD, IPC-D-356, STEP, VRML, Pick and Place, CSV, BOM
EAGLE by Autodesk/CadSoft Computer	9.6.2 27 May 2020 (7 months ago)	Yes	Ngspice	Yes	Yes	Yes	Linux, Mac	No	de, en, zh, hu, ru	EAGLE (XML), ACCEL (P-CAD, Altium, Protel), ULTIBOARD, Netlists, BMP, Custom	EAGLE (XML), Protel, Netlists, Images, Gerber, Gerber X2, Excellon, Sieb & Meyer, HPGL, PostScript/EPS, PDF, Images, HyperLynx, IDF, Custom	Proprietary User Language Programming (ULP)
EasyEDA	6.4.5 19 August 2020 (4 months ago)	Yes	Ngspice	Yes	Yes	Yes	Linux, Mac, and Chrome OS as a Web application	No	en, fr, de, pl, jp, ru, es, se, ua, zh ..	Altium, EAGLE, KiCad libraries, LTspice .asc/.asy files, JSON, Spice	PDF, PNG, SVG, JSON, Gerber, Excellon, Pick and Place CSV file, CSV-formatted drill chart, Bill of Materials CSV file, Altium netlist, FreePCB netlist, PADS Layout Netlist, Spice netlist.	JSON
Fritzing	0.9.3b^[4] 3 June 2016 (4 years ago)	Yes, + breadboard	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Linux, Mac	Yes	en, de, nl, es, it, fr, pt, ru, zh, jp, ..	gEDA symbols, KiCad symbols, SVG	Gerber, DIY etching, BOM, SVG, PDF, EPS
gEDA	1.10.1^[5] 16 December 2020 (26 days ago)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Linux, Mac	Yes	en	gschem netlists, image as background	Gerber, Excellon, SVG, PDF, EPS, PNG, GIF, JPEG, Specctra, XYRS	yes
KiCad	5.1.9^[6] 28 December 2020 (14 days ago)	Yes	Internal: Ngspice External: SPICE netlist export	Yes	Yes	Yes	Linux, Mac	Yes	zh_CN, de, en, es, fr, it, pt, ru, ja, pl, cz	TinyCAD net lists, OrCAD EDIF, EAGLE (XML)	PDF, Gerber, Gerber X2, Excellon, netlist, VRML2, STEP, IDFv3	Python
Micro-Cap (end-of-life)	12.0.2.3 18 November 2019 (13 months ago)	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Wine	No	en, jp	HSPICE, PSPICE, SPICE3, netlists, Images, IBIS, Touchstone	SPICE text file, netlist, BOM, Protel, Accel, OrCad, PADS netlists, Schematic and Analysis Plots Images, Numeric Output Text, Excel
NI Ultiboard and Multisim by National Instruments	14.2 19 May 2019 (19 months ago)^[7]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Web application^[8]	No	en	MS, MP, EWB, Spice, OrCAD, UltiCap, Protel, Gerber, DXF, Ultiboard 4&5, Calay	BOM, Gerber, Excellon, IGES (3D), DXF

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