Online circuit simulators are getting more popular day by day. Electronics hobbyists, as well as professionals, use circuit simulators often to design and check circuit diagrams. The best thing about online simulator is, you don’t have to install anything at all on your PC or laptop. All you need is a browser and a stable internet connection. Work from anywhere just by opening the online circuit simulator website and signing in to your account. Cool, huh?
Now the question is, which simulator should one use? Which one is the best simulator? Well, in one sentence, “there is NO best simulator“. It depends on your requirement and level of expertise. If you are just a beginner, then you need a basic and less complex simulator. But if you’re professional and very expert in this field, obviously you’ll need a complicated, multipurpose simulator.
Here I’ve listed top ten online simulators based on their popularity, functionality, pricing, and availability of library parts.
1. Easy EDA
Easy EDA is a free, zero-install, web and cloud-based EDA tool suite which integrates powerful schematic capture, mixed-mode circuit simulator and PCB layout in a cross-platform browser environment, for electronic engineers, educators, students, and hobbyists.
As Easy EDA is completely free, super easy to use, and feature-rich, it holds the first place.
Pros:
- Huge and ever growing community
- Parts library is quite massive
- Very powerful simulator
- High-quality PCB designing is possible
- Designing circuit/PCB is free from any kind of hassle. Beginners can easily get started to Eay EDA
- Easy EDA is completely FREE
Cons:
- Getting the simulation done is kinda difficult. You need to follow the guide.
2. circuits.io (Autodesk Circuits)
Autodesk Circuits empowers you to bring your electronics project ideas to life with free, easy to use online tools.
A circuit/PCB designing tool and simulator developed by Auto Desk, empowering you to design the circuit, see it on the breadboard , use the famous platform Arduino, simulate the circuit and eventually create the PCB. You can program the Arduino directly from this software simulation.
Pros:
- The output design is easier to interpret and will be a handy reference while making a real life connection
- It can simulate Arduino
- The library has plenty of parts
Cons:
- Designing circuit is bit tougher than other simulators
- Can’t draw a circuit quickly
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