Fritzing - Man Page

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Fritzing is an open-source software tool to support designers, artists, researchers, and hobbyists to work creatively with interactive electronics. It allows you to document your prototypes, share them with others, teach electronics in a classroom, and create a PCB layout for professional manufacturing. The fundamental idea behind Fritzing is "sketching in hardware," making it easy to move from prototype to product.

Fritzing is primarily funded by payments from the community. To support Fritzing, visit our download page , where you will also get the latest official release.

One of the main features of Fritzing is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates the creation of electronic circuits. Users can document circuits, convert them into PCB designs, and order professional manufacturing. Additionally, Fritzing includes a basic circuit simulator for testing simple circuits.

-h,  --help

Display help information and exit.

-v,  --version

Output version information and exit.

--debug

Start Fritzing with debug output enabled.

Fritzing provides a graphical interface to design and simulate electronic circuits. It has three main views:

Breadboard View

This view is used to create a virtual breadboard layout of your circuit.

Schematic View

This view is used to create a schematic representation of your circuit.

PCB View

This view is used to design the printed circuit board (PCB) layout for your project.

All views are synced. If you add a connection in the schematic, the PCB view will indicate it, and the other way around. All three views have equal priority, so you may choose the design approach that fits your work style.

~/.config/Fritzing

User-specific configuration files for Fritzing.

~/Documents/Fritzing

User-specific data files for Fritzing. Your projects and parts are stored here.

Report bugs to the Fritzing GitHub issues page: https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/issues

Official website: https://fritzing.org
Documentation: https://fritzing.org/learning

Fritzing is developed by Fritzing GmbH and contributors worldwide. It was started in August 2007 by the Interaction Design Lab at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany.