TopSpice

TopSpice is a straightforward piece of software designed to make it as easy as possible for you to design and simulate schematic circuits within a distraction-free environment.

Subsequent to a simple and surprise-free installation process, you are greeted by TopSpice's start window that makes it possible for you to create a new circuit, open any saved schematic or SPICE (short for Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) file or simply open the last project file used.

The main window of TopSpice features a simplistic and clutter-free layout and makes working with the app as straightforward as possible.

Right off the bat, before you even get to what TopSpice can really do, you can find that probably the best thing about this app is the fact that it comes with an extensive model library with analog and digital components.

It contains digital analog IC parts, optoelectronic devices, magnetic parts, digital logic families, power semiconductors, SMPS design models, cables, vacuum tubes, basically, everything a tech-savvy circuit passionate needs in order to build and simulate circuits.

This is a good moment to point out that TopSpice comes with a complete manual with more than 350 example circuit files and an impressive model library database.

TopSpice's mixed mode circuit simulator comes with support for any arbitrary combination of analog devices and digital functions. This makes it very easy for you to verify and optimize your circuit design.

A very important and probably one of the most intuitive and interactive features of TopSpice is its schematic editor. It makes it simple for you to edit circuits and comes with support for hierarchical designs, SPICE subcircuits and 'rubberbanding'. It also features auto-repeat, auto-junction and auto-incrementing of names functions.

Since there are a lot more advanced operations and simulations that TopSpice can perform, advanced users are bound to appreciate the app's extensive feature list, while novices might find its user-friendliness more important.

Nonetheless, TopSpice is a powerful software solution for circuit development and simulation that manages to please both beginners and more advanced electricity-savvy users alike by being both efficient and user-friendly at the same time.