Top 14 kicad-schematic Open-Source Projects

kicad-3rd-party-tools

2 719 4.4

Software tools/utilities made by others to augment the KiCad PCB EDA suite.
uConfig

1 498 6.8 C++

Datasheet pinout extractor from PDF and library Stylizer for Kicad. (by Robotips)
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gb-hardware

4 303 3.9 Shell

Game Boy -related custom hardware by gekkio
goldfish

3 195 4.6

A small, thin, USB-C, Pro Micro compatible microcontroller (by staticintlucas)
PolyKybd

1 195 6.9 HTML

PolyKybd

Project mention: Polykeyboard: OLED Display Keycaps | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-20

tako

1 100 8.5

34 key EC split keyboard (by ssbb)

Project mention: Tako - 34 key EC split | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 2023-05-12

It's open source https://github.com/ssbb/tako

NixiePowerSupply

1 77 1.8

170v Nixie Tube Power Supply from 5v Supply
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tokay-lite-pcb

4 49 4.7 Shell

Tokay AI Camera - ESP32 camera development board

Project mention: Alternative open firmware for your IP camera | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-08

KBIC65

2 44 0.0

65% keyboard PCB with ProMicro footprint. Through-hole kit design with focus on wireless.
kandle

2 19 5.1 C++

A CLI that automatically imports external components into a KiCad project.
digikey-kicad-library

1 15 0.0

An atomic parts library for KiCad 6 and KiCad 7 (by IamPhytan)
KiCad-libdb

1 15 2.1

A KiCad V7 database library feature usage

Project mention: Can each database library part have multiple symbols and multiple footprints | /r/KiCad | 2023-05-27

link

1 4 9.4 Rust

The Oro OS CI/CD pipeline including PCBs, CAD files, firmware and server infrastructure (by oro-os)

Project mention: Ask HN: Best open source and/or free EDA tooling | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-28

https://github.com/oro-os/link/tree/master/pcb/link-x86-obt
Not the best laid out PCB or the best project structure. But it works, and it's fairly complex.

Pi-Mainframe

4 4 6.9 Assembly

Simulated mainframe computer based on a Raspberry Pi
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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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1 project | /r/Gameboy | 1 Jun 2022
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Made my own 65% keyboard. Wireless, plate mount, PCB art and open source

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Index

What are some of the best open-source kicad-schematic projects? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	kicad-3rd-party-tools	719
2	uConfig	498
3	gb-hardware	303
4	goldfish	195
5	PolyKybd	195
6	tako	100
7	NixiePowerSupply	77
8	tokay-lite-pcb	49
9	KBIC65	44
10	kandle	19
11	digikey-kicad-library	15
12	KiCad-libdb	15
13	link	4
14	Pi-Mainframe	4