EasyEDA
Ranked 3 of 6 pcb design software by recommenders
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.
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.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Integrated design-to-order workflow
“the integration of the free design tools (easyEDA pro , DFM review, etc) is unbelievably efficient”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “EasyEDA and the integrated JLCPCB assembly flow solved all these problems good enough”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “OSHW: Small tablet based on RK3568 and AMOLED screen” “for assembly EasyEDA is probably lower friction”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter” Easy UI with auto routing
“I initially found EasyEDA to be easier to use especially with auto routing.”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: KiCad in the Browser” “the UI makes a lot of sense to an amateur”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “OSHW: Small tablet based on RK3568 and AMOLED screen”
Other pcb design software people recommend
The four most recommended other pcb design software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiCad | 99 | 20 | 83% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Altium Designer | 9 | 12 | 43% | 6 | — | — |
| EasyEDAThis page | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| EAGLE PCB design software | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Copperhead | 6 | 3 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“literally just pick a different name, there are infinitely many!”
“it's just so annoying having to sift through pages and pages of listings”
“I initially found EasyEDA to be easier to use especially with auto routing.”
“it is easy to drag and drop components from lcsc. Sounds like an enormous time saver. But you're probably right about the lock-in.”
“its design library is of worse than dubious quality”
“Footprints are a point in EasyEDA's favor”
“the UI makes a lot of sense to an amateur”
“EasyEDA and the integrated JLCPCB assembly flow solved all these problems good enough”
“EasyEDA is more than sufficient for most uses that don't require large amounts of layers or components”
“Why people actually use those clunky web-based tools is beyond me. It's like using a normal design tool but worse in every conceivable way.”
“for assembly EasyEDA is probably lower friction”
“the integration of the free design tools (easyEDA pro , DFM review, etc) is unbelievably efficient”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.