Which software you think is a better one for a beginner to design a PCB

Hello everyone .I'm a new member of PCB designer, I learn all the knowledge about PCB on the net and book, and recently, I decide to design my own boards, but I'm confused about which software I should chose. Anyone has any suggestions?

Hi Ting-You've got lots of options, and all of them are good. One thing to watch out for is that many of the free ones will "lock you in" so that you can only order PCB's from the company that provided the software.  Additionally, some are much harder to learn than others.  My personal preference is Diptrace.  It's easy to learn, and you can download a starter version that will allow you to make designs up to 300 pins for free. There's a very active forum on their site so it's easy to get help if you need it.  The developers are very responsive any time someone finds a bug.There are many other options out there, like Eagle, Circuitmaker 2000, Kicad, PCB123 among others.  You might want to just download some and see what is most comfortable for you. 
-Rick

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Hi Ting -
One thing that I would add is to consider where you want to be with PC board design in a year or so. If you're planning on getting a job designing PCBs, or plan to join a company that uses high end PCB CAD, I'd look at CircuitMaker.CircuitMaker is produced by Altium and is very close in operation to their professional packages. The limitation with CircuitMaker is that all designs you create must be open source. The greatest strength is that it will teach you rules-based design, where you set up your design rules ahead of time, and then whatever you do follows those rules. It's a little harder to get started on, but in the long run, will teach you to be a better designer.Eagle is really easy to get started with, but you need to take extra care with the component libraries. I use Eagle more than any other package, just because it is really easy to learn and use, and there are a lot of tutorials available on the web.
Duane

Thank you, Duane-PC board design is one of my biggest interests, I get into this field just around 3 months. As a beginner, I haven't put it into my career life now, but maybe some years later, with the improvement  of my skill, my idea will change, haha. And now, I decide to download  Eagle have a try. Thanks again.Ting

Mike-Thank you for your reply, and I'll try Eagle CAD, hope I can succeed.  If I make it, I will share my result in the forum.Ting

Hi Rick-So kind of you. You have offered so many choices. I will try both Eagle and Diptrace, there must be  a fit for me. Thank you.Ting

Hi,I think we've made a simple infographics about this before. If you may, I would like to share it with you. http://www.aapcb.com/media/images/PCB-CAD-Software.width-600.jpg
Cheers!

wow， good job， thanks a lot,  kevin. So can I share this infographics with my friend?-Ting

Sure thing.

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Hey Rick-I'm so glad to tell you a good news, I finished my first design. But what a pity I don't know how to share my result with all of you in this forum. And next step, I will invite my friend to inspect whether my design is reasonable, finally, make my design to be a real board. Wow, I'm so excited. 

Wow!  That was fast! You obviously are a quick learner.  It took me a LOT longer than that to do my first PCB in a CAD system. Which software did you use?
It's also good to hear that you're excited about your new skill. Try to never lose that excitement.  It will help you move forward and expand your capabilities.
If you want to share your design, you can upload it to Dropbox or one of the other file storage/sharing services and then post a link here.  You could also upload it to Oshpark.com, which is a good, inexpensive PCB manufacturer.  You can not only see your design on their website, but you can share it so others can see it too.  
Congratulations!
-Rick

I failed to mention the most obvious way to share your project.  Click on your user name in the upper right corner at the top of this page.  Then click on "Post New Project".  You could be famous in a matter of minutes!
-Rick 

Thank you. My friend helped me  lot, he taught me how to use the AD, so that I can finish my design in a short time. Haha, I'll try again to share my simple project with you. And next step, I'll make my board to be  a real one. So excited.