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What's the best option for PCB CAD on Mac? Last time I checked, the most popular options didn't even support HiDPI mode. E.g. KiCAD on Mac feels very "out of p
by Yaggo 9y ago
What's the best option for PCB CAD on Mac?
Last time I checked, the most popular options didn't even support HiDPI mode. E.g. KiCAD on Mac feels very "out of place", e.g. two fingers control zooming instead of scrolling (panning), not to mention other usability issues / general unpolishness.
I've tried https://circuits.io https://circuits.io (Autodesk Circuits web app) and it's surprisingly good (for a beginner, at least).
- DeRock 9y agoFYI, touchpad panning was enabled a year or 2 ago, but you have to turn it on in the preferences. As well, I strongly suggest switching to OpenGL rendering. With those 2 changes Kicad on Mac went from barely usable to outright pleasant (still not a huge fan of their library management though).
- foldr 9y agoSecond the KiCad recommendation. The UI is super clunky but the functionality is all there, and the push-pull router is great.
- Kliment 9y agokicad on the mac does support hidpi mode in the development version (though it has some rendering performance issues that people are currently working on). I recommend you try out kicad 5.x when it comes out (hopefully in a few weeks, or nightly versions that are available now)