LibrePCB VS Sweet Home 3D

LibrePCB Reviews

Sweet Home 3D Reviews

LibrePCB mentions (6)

• Effective June 7, 2026, Autodesk will no longer sell nor support EAGLE

  There's also https://librepcb.org/ Has anyone had time to try Horizon and/or LibrePCB and compare them to KiCad? - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• What is "this type" of PCB "called"

  On the open source front, LibrePCB seems to be the only contender, never used it myself, but have heard good things and met some devs at a conference and they were nice. The level of support you get there may be a bit more personal. Otoh, if you've never designed PCBs before, it may be hard to even tell if something is a bug... Source: 12 months ago

• Hardware design on linux

  I would throw LibrePCB into the mix. Coming from Eagle, it was easier for me to grasp than KiCad. Source: about 1 year ago

• How can I make professional looking schematics for free?

  Also LibrePCB at https://librepcb.org A bit "lighter" in size than KiCad. Source: about 2 years ago

• from where should I start for designing my own PCB?

  I've been turning out some nice results from LibrePCB. It has a learning curve like anything else but its not an impossibly convoluted workflow like some of the more established FOSS programs out there. Source: over 2 years ago

Sweet Home 3D mentions (6)

• House planning App

  It’s not for iPad (don’t think) but we used this on a MacBook Air and it was really useful http://sweethome3d.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• What's a good software to use to design a new house layout that isn't thousands of dollars?

  Sweet Home 3D is a good one. Free, and it's got a web-based version Sweet Home 3D. Source: about 2 years ago

• Are there any tools to mock up a photo realistic 3d model?

  I like http://sweethome3d.com/ for testing single floor layouts. It's not photo realistic, but it's not cartoon either. Very simple to use. Source: over 2 years ago

• Sweet Home 3D [video]

  Sweet Home 3D is a free & open-source interior design application that helps you draw the plan of your house, arrange furniture on it and visit the results in 3D.[0] [0] http://sweethome3d.com/ [1] http://sweethome3d.com/download.jsp. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Dealing with dark wood floors and a slightly dated fireplace

  I found http://sweethome3d.com/ which is free/open source. It’s been useful for playing with layouts if you’re happy to just use boxes for some items as there isn’t a huge library of furniture. You can import textures, model, but for the most part I’ve just cared to check the layout is sane and not to get a pretty render. Source: over 2 years ago