

Now structured on a 64-bit multithreading system’s architecture, Altium Designer is ready to put its power to work for you. To give you the power that you need as a PCB designer for today’s challenging designs, Altium Designer has been rebuilt from the ground up. Today that PCB file experience has culminated in the best PCB design tools available on the market today, Altium Designer. Starting with Protel, Altium has over 30 years of experience in creating cutting-edge design software. As Altium Designer it carries on that advanced legacy by continually pioneering new and innovative tools that specialize in all aspects of the PCB design process.

As Protel, it made history as one of the first PCB design tools created for the personal computer. The answer is that Protel is still right here and better than ever, although it is now known as Altium Designer 365. The question that often comes up though is whatever happened to Protel? Since the mid-1980s, Protel has been used for PCB design in companies all over the world as well as in universities for teaching circuit design and in homes for the hobbyist. You don’t have to look very hard to find software such as Protel PCB design software or Diptrace still in use.

The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use.
