gEDA
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![Gschem and gerbv showing a simple connector design under creation using components from the gEDA Suite.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Gschem_and_gerbv3724.jpg")
![Screenshot showing the layout editor PCB in action.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Screenshot_strom_redesign3724.png")
The term gEDA refers to two things:
The word "gEDA" is a conjunction of "GPL" and "EDA". The names of some of the individual tools in the gEDA Suite are prefixed with the letter "g" to emphasize that they are released under the GNU General Public License.