Automated Schematic Digitiser
Turn a bill of materials into a clean, pin-accurate KiCad 8+ schematic.
The Schematic Prep Sandbox (Beta-V1) eliminates the manual grind of initial circuit layout. Simply import or type your BOM to automatically fetch live MPN data, arrange components on a snap-grid canvas, and export native .kicad_sch files ready for engineering.
Future versions. Upcoming releases will integrate advanced ML-driven vision to digitise static schematic images. The system will automatically recognise component symbols, trace wire connectivity, and map them directly to manufacturing part data-slashing your ECAD drafting time from hours to minutes.
Free Windows beta. The v1.0.0 starter pack below is free to download and run. Grab it, and follow the in-app walkthrough under Help → Getting Started (or press F1).
What it does
Build a BOM
Every part starts as a row - one per reference, with an editable MPN and a symbol choice. Import an existing BOM (CSV) or author one from scratch. Passives default to standard symbols; ICs and connectors are left open for symbol fetch.
Fetch real part data
Enter a manufacturer part number and the app looks it up at the distributors, filling in footprint, datasheet, description, and a price snapshot. Fetch one row or all ready rows at once. Nothing reaches the sheet until every row resolves.
Place & edit on the canvas
A pan/zoom schematic canvas with a snap grid. Drag to move, R rotates, M mirrors, Del deletes - all undoable. Draw orthogonal-only wires with the W tool; Space flips the bend direction as you go.
Symbol Editor
Draw or tweak a schematic symbol - a rectangular body with pins on its edges - and save it as a native KiCad .kicad_sym. Edit a single placed part or open the full editor. Saved symbols hot-reload into the library immediately.
Footprints
Browse your installed KiCad footprint libraries and attach a footprint to a part, with a live pad preview. Optionally restrict which libraries each component class can use.
Export to KiCad 8+
File → Export Schematic writes a native KiCad 8 schematic (.kicad_sch + .kicad_pro) that opens directly in KiCad's schematic editor - no conversion step, no cleanup pass.