Hey Guys, I want to start creating neater schematics. What are some of the tools you guys use? Some that I found:
I find that some of these don't list some of the components I need to show but, I got to do better than this:
I appreciate any feedback.
EasyEDA
Thanks @UKHeliBob. Playing with it now. A bit of a learning curve and videos on YouTube are a bit out of date. I'll see if I can make some decent progress with it.
EAGLE? All have a learning curve.
fritzing is hell. Learn something where there is authentication between schematic and layout. Change something in schema must be change in the layout part. Don't use autorouter.
I saw this and it looked pretty simple to create but, I can't find the app. Still playing with EasyEDA.
But the result is usually misleading, useless, or just plain wrong. We don't like to see those drawings on this forum because pins and parts are not properly represented or labeled.
A hand drawn, pencil and paper schematic, with proper labeling, is much better. Learn how to read and draw them following this tutorial: How to Read a Schematic - SparkFun Learn
Yeah, I know you are right. I've been at it for a year if you include the books on C that I've read and the problems in each chapter. Will the learning curve ever stop going straight up! 
Have you ever watched someone tie a bow at the top of shoelaces that was nothing like how you tie a bow, learning there are many methods? Do you change to "their" method when tying your laces, or keep your own method, however elegant or backwards? If you want to share drawings, it is good to use an accepted way. No one should say that you can't use your own way. I used WordPerfect line-draw font to draw schematics of buildings full of data control systems connected through telephone and leased lines well into Y2K. It was accurate. It was readable. It worked. It was free.
Ha ha. I ran a software company for 20 years and I had about 15 software developers when I sold the company in 2018. I did all the interface design work in powerpoint which isn't exactly how many would have done it. I'm sure there was a better way but, it worked. Thank you for reminding me.
Still, I want to make friends on this forum, therefore I will learn one of the proper tools. What's one more thing to learn!
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