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## Summary

| pcb-rnd

is a free/open source, flexible, modular Printed Circuit Board editor

is feature-rich and compatible

has a long history, fast paced development, and big plans.

Version Control | svn://repo.hu/pcb-rnd/trunk
Download | source releases
Comments, feedback, patches | live chat with the developer or mail to: pcb-rnd (at) igor2.repo.hu Mailing list: pcb-rnd (at) list.repo.hu (send a mail with subject: subscribe)
Contribution and support | How to join or contribute We are looking for help and sponsoration/donation. Do you have a feature request?

Key features

editor for multilayer Printed Circuit Boards
scriptable in 10+ different scripting languages
parametric footprint generation, web footprints
modular code with a flexible plugin system
fits well in a UNIXy workflow
supports CLI and server applications
active development, frequent releases
friendly and efficient developer and user community
predictable development cycles
compatible with KiCad and gEDA/PCB

Supported platforms

Linux desktop (various distributions, from source) official packages in Debian and Ubuntu Arch Linux (user package) Mac OS X IRIX 5.3 (Likely: any 90's UNIX system with motif) Screen resolution as small as 800x600 GUI options: motif/lesstif, gtk-gdk, gtk-gl |  |

## What is -rnd?

RespoNsive Developers | Developers try to respond on user needs, adding features that are actually needed by current users.

Response Not Delayed | Bugreports, user requests and patches submitted are answered ASAP. There are no patches bitrotting for months. There are no forgotten bugreports.

Research & Development Rázós, Nehéz Döntések (Brave, hard decisions) | There is a constant experimentation with new features and directions. We are willing to try strange/unusual ideas without risking the stability of the daily workflow.

Rants Now Dissipating | Instead of talking and ranting a lot about what could work better, we just sit down and make it work better.

Rather Nicely Decentralized | Slim, generic core; most of the code organized in replacable plugins. Most plugins depend only on the core.