Support Freerouting Development

Hey there!

If you've ever used Freerouting, you know how satisfying it is to watch the routing engine magically solve the complex puzzle of connecting your PCB traces, saving you hours of tedious manual routing.

Today, Freerouting has grown into the world's most popular open-source PCB auto-router, powering the designs of tens of thousands of professionals and hobbyists, running over 105,000 routing sessions every single month.

To be completely honest, I could be spending my hours consulting for big companies for a much higher paycheck. Instead, I’ve chosen to dedicate my time and skills to this project because I believe in empowering the global electronics community with free, high-quality tools.

But keeping a project of this scale running smoothly isn't just about writing code. It takes a huge amount of time, effort, and active API hosting costs to continuously roll out new features, squash bugs, and boost routing performance.

On top of that, a significant portion of your donations directly funds AI API credits from various vendors — which I use to accelerate development, improve the code, and solve tricky bugs. I am constantly benchmarking and searching for the absolute best value-for-money options to ensure every single dollar you donate is stretched to deliver the maximum possible value back to you and the Freerouting software.

If Freerouting has saved you time, spared you a routing headache, or helped bring your hardware projects to life, please consider setting up a sponsor subscription or a one-time donation. Even the price of a cup of coffee makes a world of difference!

Thank you so much for being a part of this journey and keeping the open-source hardware dream alive!
— Andras Fuchs (Lead Developer & Maintainer)