Name: Osmond PCB
Rating: 4.75 (9 reviews)

Osmond PCB overview

If you design printed circuit boards, or you would like to, Osmond PCB puts great power and flexibility within your reach. Artificial limits and restrictions are banished. You can now design boards of any size and shape and with as many layers as you want. With a spatial resolution of 10 nanometers (0.00001 mm), Osmond gives you all the precision you need. You can place parts anywhere on the board with any orientation. You can also run traces of any width along any path and at any angle.

Features:

Virtually unlimited board sizes
Virtually unlimited number of board layers
Virtually unlimited number of parts
Spatial resolution down to 10 nanometer
Concurrent support for both Imperial and metric units
All angle routing
Rubber-band traces
Rats Nest Layer
Variable size grid
Support for both through-hole and surface mount parts
Circular, rectangular, and oval pads
Easy part editing
Variable trace widths
Variable trace spacing
Curved traces
Silkscreen, solder-mask, and auxiliary layers
Signal and ground planes
Copper fill areas
Automatic clearance checks
Easy manual and semi-automatic routing
Built-in script language using Lua
Gerber (RS-274X) and drill file (Excellon) output
DXF file output
DXF file input
Encapsulated PostScript file output
Net check output (IPC-356)

Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.

What’s new in version 1.2.8

Updated on Jun 05 2020

Version 1.2.8:

Note: Now requires OS X 10.13 or later

Fixed a decimal number localization problem in dialogs.
Fixed a printing justification problem.
Added a "Show Zero Width Traces" option to the "View" menu that can be turned off temporarily to make zero width traces invisible.
Part names within quotation marks in a design file can now contain the # character, which normally initiates a comment.
Added a checkbox to the Preferences window called "Part Aux Paths on First Two Layers". This affects the placement of Aux paths in Part Type definitions when more than two Aux layers are created. If the option is not set, then Aux paths in Part Type definitions will be placed on the first and last Aux layer. If the option is set, then Aux paths will be placed on the first two Aux layers, no matter how many Aux layers are created.
The Part panel in the Info dialog now contains the part's sub-design designation if applicable.
Added a Lua method that provides access to a part's sub-design designation. If p is a reference to a part, then p:sub_design() returns the sub-design designation as a string.

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Information

License

Free

Size

5.7 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.osmondpcb.com/

Downloads

11309

App requirements

Intel 64
macOS 10.13.0 or later

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Abramurkwian

Sep 23 2013

1.1.23

5.0

Version: 1.1.23

I have successfully used this app since non-commercial beta version. It is excellent! Without bells and whistles it does its work very well. Every new release is better, remaining quick and compact. It does not need an installer - it works out of the box. You have to pay for this app only once - all upgrades are free of charge! I totally agree with pacman's review. If you need a good PCB layout program for a Mac do not hesitate - buy this one.

Holypoly

May 21 2013

1.1.22

Version: 1.1.22

I seem not to be able to connect to osmondpcb's web site, getting a "server not answering" error. However, since 60 people have been successfully downloading the new version by now - is there an alternative download link, a secret time window, some magic spell someone could feel urged to share here ? ;)))

Pacman

Oct 30 2011

1.1.13

Version: 1.1.13

Definitely the best PCB layout program for the Mac. Ferget about Eagle, it's a completely non-intuitive program that should never have made it to Mac. -But Osmond works quite well. If you have trouble finding out how to make your first PCB, please follow the tutorials; after you've done so, you'll find Osmond PCB quite easy! :) Definitely recommended. I couldn't resist buying it, although I haven't gone past the limits yet. ;)

Moog-Modular

Mar 8 2011

1.1.8

4.5

Version: 1.1.8

Excellent app! Developer was very quick and helpful when I had questions. I have made products using this app with no problems from the pcb house.] DXF input works for most of my existing drawings from other apps.

Rlong4587

Mar 7 2011

Powerful and easy to use.

BrentB

Jan 31 2011

1.1.7

Version: 1.1.7

Incensed when I discovered this app had absolutely nothing to do with Donny and Marie.

Meetoo

Feb 5 2006

1.0.2

Version: 1.0.2

A superb, yet simple-to-use app that (in my view) blows away anything I've used before on Mac or Windoze platforms, and it's fairly small documentation and physical size disguises Osmond's real power and capability. I agree that Mr. Chavez is very responsive to suggestions and feedback etc.. So much so in fact that I feel guilty about pestering him again to ask why - after some months - the file icons reverted to 'generic' when all other app icons are unaffected (probably something I did anyway...) HIGHLY recommended!

Guest

Nov 16 2004

1.0b15

Version: 1.0b15

Very stable and capable PCB layout package. I have produced many SMT and through-hole PCBs using Osmond, have have been very happy with the results. Integrates well with Designworks. The author has been consistant about releasing upgrades and bug fixes, and listens to feedback from his users.

Jun 14 2004

1.0b12

Version: 1.0b12

A 'must have' application if you're into pcb-design. Good quality, often updated, has a few flaws but JC is definitely getting there. When it comes to designing pcbs I have no reason to start my wintel machine anymore. I cannot recommend this enough. /Per