MacSpice For Mac

MacSpice is a simple yet powerful macOS application that is able to analyze and simulate the activity of an electric circuit, regardless of its complexity. The utility is based on the Berkeley Spice 3f5 simulator.

The simulator is able to handle circuits that include resistors, different types of sources or switches, semiconductor devices, inductors, transmission lines, and so on. To help you get stated, the developers also provide a collection of example circuits that you can analyze on your own.

The MacSpice main window is represented by a console like window that allows you to manually input various commands. When you open the utility for the first time, you will be able to see a list of useful commands: you can load new circuit files, execute analysis, edit the source, or draw the results for different variables values.

Within the MacSpice console you get to visualize all internal variables, and choose to change their value: this way, you can effortlessly simulate different situations.

MacSpice is able to perform different types of analysis: DC, AC Small-Signal, Transient, Pole-Zero, Small Signal Distortion, Sensitivity, or Noise. The tests can be performed for different temperatures, and MacSpice is applying the Spice algorithm to converge a solution.

To help you make the most out of the MacSpice capabilities, the developers also provide a comprehensive user guide that provides details about all the parameters assigned to the built-in models and devices.

MacSpice offers you the possibility to access the Spice electric circuit simulator from your Mac: the app provides support for most of the basic Spice functions, but also includes fixes, improvements, and optimizations.