VeroRoute — The Complete Guide: Stripboard and Perfboard Layout Without Short Circuits
VeroRoute is open-source (GPLv3) software for laying out components and tracks on stripboard (Veroboard), perfboard and simple printed circuit boards. It is made for exactly the stage where a circuit moves from a breadboard to a soldered board and ordering a PCB is not worth it.
VeroRoute
VeroRoute (open-source project)
Layout design for Veroboard, perfboard and PCB, with automatic short-circuit and open-circuit checks.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Short-circuit prevention — the program will not let you join different nets by mistake.
- Open-circuit checks — connections not yet completed are flagged.
- Autorouting — a suggested track layout for the board.
- Strip cuts — marks where to cut the copper strips on stripboard.
- Parts library — common through-hole packages, with the option to add your own.
Who it suits
Labs, students and hobbyists building a prototype or a one-off unit. Instead of planning on paper and finding a short after soldering, you see the board in advance. For a project heading to volume production, move to a full PCB program. It is available for Windows and Linux, and there is also an Android version.
Related tools
To document a breadboard circuit and move on to a PCB — Fritzing. For full printed circuit board design — KiCad. To draw the schematic — TinyCAD.
Fritzing
Friends-of-Fritzing e.V.
Beginner-friendly electronics design — breadboard, schematic and PCB from one file.
Get it from the vendor
KiCad
KiCad Development Team
Open-source PCB design suite, from schematic to fabrication files, with no limit on layers or board area.
Get it from the vendorTinyCAD
TinyCAD (open-source project)
Electrical and electronic schematic drawing with symbol libraries, PCB netlists and SPICE export.
Get it from the vendorSimulIDE
SimulIDE (open-source project)
Real-time circuit simulator with PIC, AVR and Arduino microcontrollers, an oscilloscope and a serial monitor.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
VeroRoute turns building a prototype on stripboard from guesswork into proper planning — free, commercial use included.