Fritzing.1

.TH FRITZING 1 "May 23, 2024" "Fritzing 1.0.3" "User Commands"

.SH NAME
Fritzing - electronics made easy

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fritzing
.RI [ options ]

.SH DESCRIPTION
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.

.PP
Fritzing is primarily funded by payments from the community. To support
Fritzing, visit our
.UR https://fritzing.org/download
download page
.UE
, where you will also
get the latest official release.

.PP
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.

.SH OPTIONS
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.B -h, --help
Display help information and exit.
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.B -v, --version
Output version information and exit.
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.B --debug
Start Fritzing with debug output enabled.

.SH USAGE
Fritzing provides a graphical interface to design and simulate electronic circuits. It has three main views:
.TP
.B Breadboard View
This view is used to create a virtual breadboard layout of your circuit.
.TP
.B Schematic View
This view is used to create a schematic representation of your circuit.
.TP
.B PCB View
This view is used to design the printed circuit board (PCB) layout for your project.
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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.

.SH FILES
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.I ~/.config/Fritzing
User-specific configuration files for Fritzing.
.TP
.I ~/Documents/Fritzing
User-specific data files for Fritzing. Your projects and parts are stored here.

.SH BUGS
Report bugs to the Fritzing GitHub issues page:
.UR https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/issues
\z https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/issues
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.SH SEE ALSO
Official website:
.UR https://fritzing.org
\z https://fritzing.org
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.br
Documentation:
.UR https://fritzing.org/learning
\z https://fritzing.org/learning
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.SH DEVELOPMENT
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.