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Fritzing is an open-source initiative to develop amateur or hobby CAD software for the design of electronics hardware, intended to allow designers and artists to build more permanent circuits from prototypes. It was developed at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Fritzing is free software under the GPL 3.0 or later license, with the source code available on GitHub and the binaries at a monetary cost, which is allowed by the GPL.
Fritzing can be seen as an electronic design automation (EDA) tool for non-engineers: the input metaphor is inspired by the environment of designers (the breadboard-based prototype), while the output is focused on accessible means of production. As of December 2, 2014 Fritzing has made a code view option, where one can modify code and upload it directly to an Arduino device.http://blog.fritzing.org/2014/12/02/its-fritzmas-new-fritzing-code-view-release-and-a-little-present.
Component images are distributed under CC BY-SA 3.0, which will also be the license for any generated breadboard views.
/ref> Before 2016, when Fritzing 0.9.3b was released, donations were not mandatory, so only a few users who downloaded Fritzing donated. Some users wanted development to continue.
Finally, in 2019, Aisler arranged a development team for Fritzing,"...thanks to the folks at Aisler (the Fritzing fab.) Their CTO arranged for a development team to get started..."
The simulator was officially supported in Fritzing 1.0.0, and improvements have been made since.
Transient mode for simulation (or Transitory Simulation) was also released, but it is still a beta feature and is only enabled for Fritzing in debug mode.
The foundation played a crucial role in maintaining the Fritzing software and its ecosystem. However, due to administrative overhead, Friends of Fritzing e.V. ceased operations in 2018.
/ref> started an initiative to find a Maintainer for Fritzing, to which Kjell Morgenstern responded,By Kjell Morgenstern: "In 2019, Aisler started an initiative to find a Maintainer for Fritzing, to which I responded."
/ref> and version 0.9.4 was released. Since then, donations were compulsory, with options to donate either 8€ or 25€.By Kjell Morgenstern: "For Fritzing, the advantage is the direct contact with users. Lots of users. Fritzing is used by teachers and students, makers, curious people, professionals who majored in other disciplines than electronics. This is why an 8 Euro service fee works."
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Simulator
Since version 0.9.10, Fritzing incorporates a basic simulator, which became non-beta in version 1.0.0. The main aim of the simulator is to teach electronics to beginners, and Fritzing version 0.9.10 only supports analysis of DC circuits. The simulator works on the breadboard and schematic views. In addition, it checks that the parts are working within their specifications (otherwise, a smoke symbol appears). The simulator provides multimeters to read voltages and currents and it attempts to recreate a realistic laboratory session.
Friends of Fritzing e.V.
Friends of Fritzing e.V. was a non-profit association established in 2012 to support the development and sustainability of the Fritzing project. Fritzing itself began in 2007 as a publicly funded research initiative at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany, and later transitioned to community-driven development.
Kjell Morgenstern: "Initiatives like the support for payments by FlatHub, or even a SnapStore with micropayments..."
Release history
0.6.0b 9 July 2011 Support for SMD parts, 70 SparkFun Parts, and ; cleaned up parts Inspector, text/graphics on copper layers, Software bug fixes 0.6.1b 10 July 2011 Fixed Windows plugin files 0.6.2b 11 July 2011 Fixed incorrect ratnest lines and copper fill blobs; new half-breadboard part 0.6.3b 18 August 2011 Bendable legs for many parts in breadboard view, bezier curves for wires and bendable legs in breadboard view, more intelligent connection handling when swapping dissimilar parts, easier to select small traces in pcb view, more extensive cursor feedback, wider range of LED colors, new parts, moved some options from the View menu to Preferences, bug fixes around Gerber export 0.7.0 2 July 2012 More accurate export for PCB manufacturing, better Gerber file generation, improved Copper pour, refinements in board shape generation 0.7.1 Early 2012 Minor improvements and bug fixes 0.7.2 Early 2012 Minor improvements and bug fixes 0.7.3 10 April 2012 Minor improvements and bug fixes 0.7.4 April–May 2012 Minor improvements and bug fixes 0.7.5 2 July 2012 Added ability to add multiple PCBs in one sketch, new arduino shield layout, new generic double row headers 0.7.5b 3 July 2012 Added ability to add multiple PCBs in one sketch, new arduino shield layout, new generic double row headers 0.8.5b 17 December 2013 Styling changes, ICSP and no ICSP Arduino parts, bug fixes 0.8.6 23 January 2014 Changed grid size from 0.7mm to 0.1in, bug fixes 0.8.7b 24 January 2014 Fixed battery parts with inverted schematics 0.9.1b 2 December 2014 New code view, new parts, bug fixes, updated 0.9.2b 3 April 2015 New parts, added Romanian translation 0.9.3b 2 June 2016 Continuously updated parts library, critical PCB‑trace bug fix, high‑DPI support, improved part tools, load/save .fz, icons, new parts 0.9.4 1 December 2019 Critical autorouter fix, color‑coded wires, TLS, fixed parts‑search bug, updated translations 0.9.5d Development version; skipped 0.9.6 22 February 2021 Windows/Mac signed builds, bug fixes 0.9.7 21 July 2021 Linux AppImage, .fzp support, 249 issues closed 0.9.8 9 August 2021 Fixed broken Generic IC 0.9.9 24 September 2021 Fab upload memory, keyboard shortcuts, search & part fixes 0.9.10 22 May 2022 Japanese translation, simulator, hi‑res export, new parts 1.0.0 19 June 2023 Official simulator, OCR‑Fritzing font, IPC‑D‑356 export, UI improvements 1.0.1 6 September 2023 Minor improvements and bug fixes 1.0.2 2 January 2024 Schematic subparts, swap improvements, bug fixes 1.0.3 26 June 2024 Minor improvements and bug fixes 1.0.4 10 October 2024 QFN support, PCB UX improvements, alpha‑channel board images 1.0.5 14 April 2025 Arduino CLI v2+, NotoSans font, hardware acceleration, ARM64 installer, bug fixes 1.0.6 21 October 2025 New Adafruit Bin, Generic IC improvements, Fixed copper/ground fill, Fixed incorrect version display, hide obsolete parts in the search 1.0.7 Q4 2025 Unknown style="background:#f2e2fc"
/ref> Migrate framework from Qt 6.5 to Qt 6.7
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