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I recently started playing with LibrePCB. Best PCB tool out there which I've used. The project is 5 years old roughly, the documentation is not complete and the library of parts does not compete, but for small projects it's really a delight. It focuses on simplicity, compatibility with versioning, fully open parts library and ease to send to manufacturing with built-in partnerships with PCB manufacturers. I highly recommend having a look: https://librepcb.org/
Edit: They very recently released version 1.0 of LibrePCB, with many exciting changes such as the 3D parts viewer. Read more about it here:
https://librepcb.org/blog/2023-09-24_release_1.0.0/
Thanks for sharing, LibrePCB looks amazing, much simpler than KiCAD.
Last time I used KiCAD (admittedly quite some years ago) it was amazingly powerful but kinda overwhelming to get started