Fritzing
Open source CAD system for electronic design, aimed at hobbyists From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fritzing is an open-source initiative[3] to develop amateur or hobby CAD software for the design of electronics hardware, intended to allow designers and artists to build more permanent circuits from prototypes. It was developed at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.[4] Fritzing is free software under the GPL 3.0 or later license, with the source code available on GitHub and the binaries at a monetary cost, which is allowed by the GPL.[5]
Fritzing's breadboard view | |
| Developer(s) | Interaction Design Lab Potsdam |
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| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Type | EDA |
| License | GPL 3.0 or later (software) CC BY-SA 3.0 (component images)[2] |
| Website | fritzing |
Goals
The software was created with inspiration from the Processing programming language and the Arduino microcontroller[6] and allows a designer, artist, researcher, or hobbyist to document their Arduino-based prototype and create a PCB layout for manufacturing. The associated website helps users share and discuss drafts and experiences as well as to reduce manufacturing costs.
Fritzing can be seen as an electronic design automation (EDA) tool for non-engineers: the input metaphor is inspired by the environment of designers (the breadboard-based prototype), while the output is focused on accessible means of production. As of December 2, 2014 Fritzing has made a code view option, where one can modify code and upload it directly to an Arduino device.[7]
Component images are distributed under CC BY-SA 3.0, which will also be the license for any generated breadboard views.
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Maker
Fritzing allows for creation of printed circuit boards. Fritzing provides access to a commercial service known as ‘FritzingFab’ to order PCBs created with designs made on the Fritzing software.
2016-2019 Fritzing Development Stall
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From 2016-2019, development for version 0.9.4 stopped, mainly because Fritzing’s revenue declined. Before 2016, when Fritzing 0.9.3b was released, donations were not mandatory, so only a few users who downloaded Fritzing donated. Some users wanted development to continue and even tried to convince some developers to continue, but failed.
Finally, in 2019, Aisler arranged a development team for Fritzing, and version 0.9.4 was released. Since then, donations were compulsory, with options to donate either 8€ or 25€
Simulator
Since version 0.9.10, Fritzing incorporates a basic simulator,[8] which is still in beta. The main aim of the simulator is to teach electronics to beginners, and Fritzing version 0.9.10 only supports analysis of DC circuits. The simulator works on the breadboard and schematic views. In addition, it checks that the parts are working within their specifications (otherwise, a smoke symbol appears). The simulator provides multimeters to read voltages and currents and it attempts to recreate a realistic laboratory session.
The simulator was officially supported in Fritzing 1.0.0, and improvements have been made since.
Release history
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| Version | Release date | Notable features, changes |
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| 0.8.7b | 24 January 2014 | No information has been found |
| 0.9.1b | 2 December 2014 | New code view, new parts, bug fixes, updated translations |
| 0.9.2b | 3 April 2015 | New parts, added Romanian translation |
| 0.9.3b | 2 June 2016 | Continuously updated parts library, critical bug fix for messed up PCB traces, high-DPI display support, easier handling of self-created parts, load/save uncompressed fritzing files (.fz), file icons, new parts |
| 0.9.4 | 1 December 2019 | Critical bug fix for autorouter, color coded wires, Transport Layer Security, Fixed bug where Fritzing would potentially search the whole disk for parts, new/updated translations |
| 0.9.6 | 22 February 2021 | Windows and Mac versions aresigned and certified, many bug fixes |
| 0.9.7 | 21 July 2021 | Built AppImage for Linux, ability to read single .fzp files, 249 issues closed, new part |
| 0.9.8 | 9 August 2021 | Fixed broken Generic IC |
| 0.9.9 | 24 September 2021 | Remember uploads to Fritzing Fab, keyboard shortcuts "[" and "]" for 90-degree rotation in addition to the existing Ctrl+R for 45-degree rotation, keyboard shortcut for searching, bug fixes, part fixes |
| 0.9.10 | 22 May 2022 | Added Japanese translation, updated translations, added simulator, image export in higher resolution, bug fixes, new parts |
| 1.0.0 | 19 June 2023 | Simulator officially supported, new OCR-Fritzing font, IPC-D-356 export, UI improvements, and updated translations |
| 1.0.1 | 6 September 2023 | Minor improvements and bug fixes. |
| 1.0.2 | 2 January 2024 | Allowed schematic subparts, improved swapping mechanism, bug fixes |
| 1.0.3 | 26 June 2024 | Minor improvements and bug fixes. |
| 1.0.4 | 10 October 2024 | Enhanced QFN support, improved PCB interaction, better wire creation UX, support for alpha channel in board images. |
| 1.0.5 | 14 April 2025 | Support for Arduino CLI v2+, improved font rendering with NotoSans, experimental hardware acceleration, ARM64 installer for Windows 11 on ARM devices |
| 1.0.6 | Not released yet | |
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