# EasyEDA

8 Hacker News commenters recommended EasyEDA and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free browser-based PCB design tool that pairs well with JLCPCB assembly and LCSC parts, easy for beginners. Caveats: vendor lock-in and a weak component library.

## Why people recommend it

- Integrated design-to-order workflow (3 comments): "the integration of the free design tools (easyEDA pro , DFM review, etc) is unbelievably efficient" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45778837)) "EasyEDA and the integrated JLCPCB assembly flow solved all these problems good enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203449)) "for assembly EasyEDA is probably lower friction" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45955458))
- Easy UI with auto routing (2 comments): "I initially found EasyEDA to be easier to use especially with auto routing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795102)) "the UI makes a lot of sense to an amateur" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203510))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [KiCad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kicad.md): 99 recommend
- [Altium Designer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altium.md): 9 recommend
- [EAGLE PCB design software](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eagle.md): 6 recommend
- [Copperhead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/copperhead.md): 6 recommend
- [KiCadRoutingTools](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kicadroutingtools.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "EasyEDA", https://hackerapproved.com/p/easyeda/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).