# EAGLE PCB design software

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/eagle/

5 people recommended EAGLE PCB design software in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for circuit board design, especially with its EAGLE.DTD schema for AI tools, though critics say the Autodesk acquisition hurt it and KiCad is better. Some quotes mix in an image library app.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.

## Other PCB design software people recommend

- [KiCad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kicad/): 67 recommend, 14 mixed, 15 criticize
- [EasyEDA](https://hackerapproved.com/p/easyeda/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 3 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "EAGLE PCB design software", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eagle/ (5 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.