# KiCadRoutingTools

5 Hacker News commenters recommended KiCadRoutingTools and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, easy-to-set-up autorouter for KiCad that makes sensible routes. Critics note routing runs take minutes and some layouts fail DRC spacing rules.

## What people warn about

- Fails DRC spacing, forces via-in-pad (1 comments): "it failed a bunch of DRC spacing rules and insisted on via-in-pad to make it all work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49742209))
- Routing runs take minutes (1 comments): "My routing runs are way slower though - on the order of minutes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49699891))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [KiCad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kicad.md): 99 recommend
- [Altium Designer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altium.md): 9 recommend
- [EasyEDA](https://hackerapproved.com/p/easyeda.md): 8 recommend
- [EAGLE PCB design software](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eagle.md): 6 recommend
- [Copperhead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/copperhead.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

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