EAGLE dying on June 7, 2026

[kostkaV5ARK]

Per a recent email:

Important changes are coming to EAGLE, included with your current Fusion 360 subscription, that you need to know about. As a note, EAGLE files are fully compatible with Fusion 360 electronics.  

Effective June 7, 2026, Autodesk will no longer sell, nor support EAGLE. As long as you continue to subscribe to Fusion 360, you will have access to EAGLE until the mentioned date.

After June 7, 2026, the path forward is Fusion 360 electronics.

Since Fusion 360 is cloud-based only, that effectively means I can't use Eagle anymore for commercial projects.

Is there really no alternative here? Surely mine isn't the only company who doesn't allow cloud-based tools, or works on computers not always connected to the internet.

Will Eagle be available without support, so existing functionality can be maintained? Doesn't seem like it.

I guess at least we have 3 years to find a solution. Sad though, given how long I've used Eagle and how useful of a tool it is.

What a bummer.

[alex.bussiere]

Until Autodesk realizes there are people that need to work with locally saved files in Fusion360, we will be making a plan to transition our team to another platform ASAP. This is a complaint so many of us have voiced for years and Autodesk keeps dismissing it as essentially " you don't really have an issue, nobody needs local files".

I have used Eagle for 20 years and this announcement is deeply disappointing

[C.Nicks]

Yup, this is pretty unfortunate. It doesn't seem like Fusion electronics will ever have feature parity either. The cloud storage and terrible file handling really puts me off and I don't see myself ever using it.

Time to dust off my old Eagle 7 perpetual license.

[jorge_garcia]

Hey @C.Nicks ,

It's nice to hear from you again, it's been a while since we spoke. Aside from the cloud storage issue, could you elaborate on what features you feel are still missing. We've worked very hard to fill in all the gaps and at this point Fusion can do everything EAGLE did and more as far as I can tell, however if we missed something we want to know. Giving 3 years notice gives us time to address any concerns you and the rest of the users on the thread may have.

Best Regards,

[pauljeanneret]

This effectively kills off Eagle for me and many other users. 

There are 2 fundamental problems, and 1 annoyance:

1: Security. My clients don't allow us to store our data anywhere in the cloud. 

2: Speed. Fusion360 might work fine if you're located right next to the data centre with a high bandwidth connection. I've never seen 360 work at a reasonable speed here in the UK. The electronics part of 360 is frustratingly slow. I don't know about the performance of the rest of 360 as I'm an electronics engineer & I don't need 3D rendering. 

3: The 3rd problem, which Autodesk really don't seem to care about it that Fusion360 just isn't supported on Linux. The website says Linux is supported for Eagle, but that's only on a really old version. 

Time to start migrating to KiCAD, OrCAD, Altium ... 

[mtl_asm]

"menu" command. literally. for me this is one of the biggest issues because i can't setup my workflow in fusion.

also the ui is slow in comparison and the file handling is terrible as C.Nicks points out.

this is actually absurd. for years now i pay for fusion just to use eagle premium. what a joke. what is the reason for cutting off access to eagle when its clear for many years there wont be more updates, but why not let people still use it if they are willing to pay?

really really disappointing.

[charliex2]

for me it is speed, fusion 360 + eagle is considerably slower to work in than in standalone eagle.

i'd like to be able to use it since i push/pull to fusion 360 and use fusion 360 for cad/cam so using the same one would be great, but its just too cumbersome/slow to use. even swapping between board and schematic is laggy, load times are so much worse too

especially being so used to eagle, i use text commands a lot and the inconsistency in the handling of it in fusion vs eagle is really annoying. i do try to use eagle within fusion but i always end up dropping back to standalone because of the inconsistencies which i guess just sucks for me since i'm used to eagle and i should just relearn, but if i have to do that i might switch elsewhere because of the ui inconsistencies and lag, and lack of customisation.

the other big issue for me is data reliability , odd things just happen in fusion where things like search stop working and versions just seem to break and need to be reconnected, or can't be moved, or will go back to the wrong team. and autodesk doesn't have answers for it, which is even more worrying.

i can use source control with eagle that is tried and true, and it works properly, and i can store things that are related to the project, ulps/lbrs/pdfs/source code/firmware etc. fusion just doesn't have that level of integration.

it lacks features that most source control has had for 40 years.

[mtl_asm]

^^ so on the money. 

[C.Nicks]

Hi Jorge, yeah it's been a while. I kinda gave up hear since Autodesk had just bulldozed over us users and essentially stopped listening to any feedback or direction we wanted.

Off the top of my head here are some issues.
- No MENU support.
- ASSIGN does not work to map or modify shortcuts.
- Projects and file handling are broken. I use ULPs and shortcuts to export a lot of manufacturing documentation into nested folder architectures which Fusion cannot support in the least bit with the cloud management.
-In standard Eagle I use the control panel extensively for project and file management. No good project management features in Fusion, just a folders full of files.
- Cannot use github to sync and track my projects and libraries.
- VERY poor performance doing just about anything. 2-5 fps is just no going to cut it. Panning, zooming, routing, etc all worse than standalone Eagle. Fusion also has a LOT of graphical bugs that force me to restart to clear (stuck QT overlays like browser, black patches, blank windows, etc)
- Cannot use separate windows for schematic/board. So there's no way to side by side a design.
- BRD -> Import -> EAGLE Drawing... is not supported. This is a BIG one for me as I use this extensively to bring in updates, propagate changes, copy designs. Essentially I use it like design blocks, but it's a lot easier than design blocks to manage and is more useful to me.

- No way to easily edit files directly to make changes/fix issues. I tend to edit the XML in some libraries since it's easier and faster than using the built in library tools. Adding variants to components such as those in my RCL always happen directly in the XML. There's no easy way to replicate this in Fusion, everything lives in an Opaque cloud and we have few ways to correct any errors.

There's probably a lot more I'm missing tool, but these are some broad strokes. Just about every big update to Fusion Electronics I'll try importing a design and it really doesn't go well.

[lsnc-e1]

Same here.
​Jorge, I repeat what others just said:

• I cannot rely on cloud storage for critical client projects.  And for hobby projects, I don't want to.
• Linux is a must for me.  I don't use Microsoft sh*t for anything critical.
• I want to have design files locally as I have scripts which modify them in ways which are impossible or very difficult with ULPs.
• I use own scripts to run CAM jobs from command line.
• Eagle with locals files is fast for me.  Others have complained on the slowness of Fusion cloud implementation.
• Does Fusion 30 electronics support copy paste from one invocation to another?

So, for me, I will have subscription for 1-3 more years and migrate to KiCad in the mean time.

This is not personal, so please ignore my frustration on personal level but please forward it to your stupid management.  Please tell them that their stupid decision causes me (and many others) a huge amount of extra work and frustration, worth much more than over 20 years of Eagle licenses I have paid so far.

BR

  Antti Louko

[lsnc-e1]

You claim: "Fusion can do everything EAGLE did and more as far as I can tell, however if we missed something we want to know."

Don't you realize that:

• Fusion doesn't run on Linux?
• Fusion requires the computer to be online? (if I have understood correctly)

Or have you been instructed to gaslight your clients and ignore these facts?

[C.Nicks]

I'm looking a bit closer now it does seem that the import drawing is supported. Located in the Place menu.

Performance seems a bit better too in this latest version (I was on old versions since I stayed on MacOS Catalina, but since updated). But opening files is super slow, switching files is slow, generally Fusion 360 by itself is a pretty slow, sluggish program (on top notch hardware), so the changes of Electronics running faster than standard Fusion modeling are very slim. It'll only be as fast as the host program.

There are some other small things I see missing now that I'm looking.
- HELP does not pull up the documentation anymore.
- GRID supports alias names, but there's no way to see or activate them without using the command line.
- The VARIANT selection box in schematic is missing. How are you supposed to change/see what variant is selected?
- Directory settings no longer support multiple locations. Previously you could specify additional directories with a :
I have many nested subfolders categorizing ULPs and Scripts. Ideally there would be a checkmark to include children of the folder location.
- Looking again at the project view, there is no way to add any kind of useful project information like the standalone .epf format. Control panel parity is needed to add some sort of project management. Files in a bucket does not work for us.

- Having the control panel constantly disabled also slows the workflow. No longer can you use the route shortcut, then type a number for the width. Fusion's UI is all focused on mouse cursor, which I try to use the least. Control panel shortcuts with a macro pad and I'm lightning fast compared to dragging a mouse cursor all over the dialogs.

The UI is super bloated and takes up way too much valuable space. Dialogs and windows all over the place instead of building all the information into a dense location (like Eagle's toolbars). That's a big gripe with Fusion overall. Large icons/margins/padding and no way to adjust.

[C.Nicks]

Here's another thread where some of us go through some of the issues of FE vs Eagle.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-electronics/fusion-360-electronics-vs-eagle-cad/m-p/113147...

[lsnc-e1]

One more thing on the cloud storage:  How large is your liability insurance for leaking your clients' confidential designs?

[summat]

Quick question before I decide to cancel my sub (July) - does anyone have practical experience of F360 Electronics - does this force a migration from local libraries into managed libraries? (it's been a while since I've used F360 and this could be the red-line for me). What's the subscription of F360 Electronics? it looks like 5x the annual cost for my current private license with a GBP £100/year renewal this year.

[jorge_garcia]

Hi @summat,

Fusion works with cloud data, so your local libraries would have to be uploaded into Fusion 360 for use. At that point they would become Fusion Team libraries. Here's a quick video showing the setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_USbMZ85U&list=PLmA_xUT-8UlL5wTsDLkXtj_nBwojmRf5b&index=3

Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Best Regards,

[jorge_garcia]

Hi @lsnc-e1,

Thanks for the feedback, it's true the desktop version of Fusion 360 does not run on Linux (though there is a stripped down version for educational institutions that runs in a browser so that kind of helps). We are working towards device independence(not just running on Linux, but on tablets, phones, etc.) but that is still some time away. 

Fusion can actually be disconnected from the cloud and cache everything locally for a max of 2 weeks I believe. The idea is that you can continue working while on a flight or if your internet drops out. It has to be able to connect to the internet at least once every 2 weeks. It can not be permanently air gapped.

In regards to our insurance, I'm not a lawyer or insurance representative, but I have to figure we have that well sorted. We've been storing customer data for years with mechanical designs prior to the last couple where Electronics design data has been added into the mix. I can get you a white paper on the security measures we take to protect customer data in Fusion if you are interested.

Your scripts and any ULPs you already have should work, but headless operation of Fusion 360 to generate CAM output is not currently possible.

I'm not sure what you mean by copy and paste between one invocation to another of Fusion 360? If you are referring to having two instances of Fusion 360 opening and copy pasting between, I'm actually not sure if that would work. In Fusion land it's generally only recommended to have one instance open at a time.

If I missed any of your questions please let me know.

Best Regards,

[lsnc-e1]

"We've been storing customer data for years with mechanical designs prior to the last couple where Electronics design data has been added into the mix."

Well, how many incidents there has been where customer data has leaked out during this time?

"I can get you a white paper on the security measures we take to protect customer data in Fusion if you are interested."

Please send the white paper or the link to it here.

"I'm not a lawyer"

Well, could you provide the email address of your lawyer who understands and handles this at Autodesk.  Otherwise it is just hand waving.  The real problem is that I don't really believe that Autodesk has real assets to cover the damages of a massive data leak.  And a centralized cloud storage is a massive risk which affects many many companies and their valuable assets.  You are now forcing your customers to store their data outside their control.

Regarding the copy/paste:  Eg. the current project I am working on has several PCBs and I keep all of them open at the same time in multiple Eagle instances.  Even though Linux Eagle is quite fast opening projects, I expect to see the different PCBs immediately, as I don't want to loose the exact state of each instance either.  Like schematics sheet, zoomed region etc.

Your comments vs. users' comments here and the older thread that was just referred, indicate that you and Autodesk don't really grasp how and why your customers are using Eagle.  FE doesn't fill the need.  You should have first made it at least as good as Eagle regarding workflows people use and only after that mandate to switch to FE.

Just switching off Eagle at 2026-06-07 is not acceptable.  As Eagle has not been developed for three years now, I have the following suggestion:

• Offer all current Eagle subscribers a free perpetual license to Eagle.
• From time to time, offer trials to FE so willing customers can try if it fits their needs.
• If customers see FE is better enough, they can switch to FE and start paying subscription.

With this I could see good will and intent.

I would have probably continued to use and subscribe to Eagle for the rest of my professional career, 5 to 10 years.  Now I am forced to migrate to KiCad.  The plus side is that after that, I am totally free of any commercial SW in my work!  Minus side is the forced effort and time needed in the migration.

You can elaborate, but based on this:

"NEITHER AUTODESK NOR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF USE; COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR OTHER COVER; FAILURE OF, OR DEFECTS IN, THE OUTPUT; LOSS, CORRUPTION, OR DELETION OF (OR FAILURE TO DELETE) DATA OR YOUR CONTENT; OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM FORCE MAJEURE. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF AUTODESK AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OFFERING OR OUTPUT THEREOF WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE BY YOU FOR THE OFFERING IN THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEFORE THE EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY FIRST OCCURRED, OR (b) US$1000. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS CONSTITUTE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND AUTODESK, AND THAT AUTODESK WOULD NOT HAVE PROVIDED THE OFFERINGS TO YOU WITHOUT YOUR AGREEMENT TO EACH OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TO ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), INDEMNIFICATION, RECOURSE, STATUTE, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF AUTODESK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LIABILITY OR THE LIABILITY IS OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LIMITED REMEDIES IN THESE TERMS FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE."

it is hand waving.  Autodesk doesn't take any responsibility on the loss of customer data.  Of course the following paragraph refers to "YOUR DAMAGES OR LOSSES CAUSED BY AUTODESK’S FRAUD" where Autodesk has liability, but I can't see this cover the normal lack of security which is caused by sloppy workers.

[m.neujahr_at_moe]

One of the main problem to switch 100% from Eagle to Fusion for me:

• Poor or missing documentation

If you work with Eagle and the "written" documentation, most problems can be solved with the manual or the tutorial. But even for beginners there are a lot of questions, that are not solved by "online help" and "YT-Videos".

[alex.bussiere]

The workflow is a critical difference for us. In Eagle, I can have multiple instances open. That allows for side by side comparison of two  design versions. You can also work with schematic on one screen, and the board layout on another, and the library editor on a 3rd monitor, if you want. The flexibility of the work environment allows for rapid development and analysis for my team. 

Cloud storage is such a deal breaker. We use Github/Git, and Windchill PLM for version control. If, as part of this announcement, Autodesk announced a commitment that users could manage their own files, then this transition would at least be palatable, some pains for all the reasons mentioned in this forum posts Fusion360 Electronics does not equal EagleCAD, but we could make it work. @jorge_garcia you mention Fusion can work offline for two weeks at a time, but that really does not address the actual issue multiple people have voiced here. 

PCB designs are more than just the actual PCB files. We version control Gerber files, assembly documentation, check lists, pictures, and sometimes related code used for testing in the same repository. This allows anyone on the team to go to a commit and see the exact state of what the design files are at that point. Using Eagle we can do this directly in the folder structures we decided, and did not have to depend on a workflow that required exporting files to the directory in order to do so.

Our workflow with EagleCAD and Github allows everyone to commit their latest changes, make branches to try new design ideas, and easily see a commit history of the changes that have been made. More importantly, it allows anyone on the team the ability to download the most recent commit and continue working on someone else's design, or use the files for assembly or evaluation. We can also easily open two versions of the same repo to compare different released designs. 

Security is a big concern for us as well. Using Github we can manage who exactly has access to each repo, and with what permissions. It doesn't matter if they are using Eagle or strictly programming, it is a central spot for us to mange access to the data. We can also chose to run just Git on a on premise server if we need to work with something extra sensitive that we want another layer of security. As shown above by @lsnc-e1 , Autodesk does not really take any responsibility for any business losses in the event of a security breach (other than essentially the cost of a license), so what gain is it for the end user? If we want files on the go, we have secure ways of handling that give us transparency of how that is being handled.  

These are all things Eagle CAD was able to for as long as I have used it (20+ years). These don't seem like crazy features for your customer base to request and continue to not be addressed.