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24 alternatives to Fritzing

Open Source Hardware layout design for hardware prototyping

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fritzing launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   O'Reilly Hardware - The Hidden Complexity of Power Supplies▲52

   Discovering unexpected sophistication in everyday objects

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CUBE▲139

   Mobile projector

   2016 · rif6.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Layout – Cropping is Hard▲68

   Figma, and the future of design tools

   2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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   Precursor▲227

   A real-time collaborative prototyping tool

   2014 · prcrsr.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gridset▲75

   Web Layout Evolved.

   2014 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UI Design System▲180

   Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

   2017 · uidesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

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   Patternry▲65

   A tool for building living UI libraries

   2014 · pathmode.io · its alternatives →

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   Origami▲109

   A free design prototyping toolkit for Quartz Composer

   2013 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

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   LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

   The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

   2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tessel 2▲75

    Hardware development for software developers.

    2013 · bairesdev.com · its alternatives →

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    Flinto▲52

    Super easy tool for prototyping

    2014 · flinto.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Perch▲70

    A New Paradigm for Product Display

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Carbide▲164

    A new kind of programming environment

    2016 · alpha.trycarbide.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Pattern Language▲68

    Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · nostarch.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Airgora▲130

    A visual community for physical product designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Grid Lover▲68

    Typographic system with modular scale and vertical rhythm.

    2014 · gridlover.net · its alternatives →

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    Mitya▲87

    Prototyping for Interaction Designers

    2014 · mitya-app.com · its alternatives →

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    CircuitHub▲63

    AWS for hardware startups and makers.

    2014 · circuithub.com · its alternatives →

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    Prototypo▲83

    Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

    2014 · mathey.notion.site · its alternatives →

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    Tweak▲74

    a native iOS design prototyping tool

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Automated Responsive Design Testing▲65

    A step-by-step guide to cross-browser layout testing

    2016 · tinnedfruit.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pencil▲6

    An open-source prototyping tool avilable on all platforms

    2015 · pencil.evolus.vn · its alternatives →

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    Feedbag▲131

    A super lightweight design collaboration tool.

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →