HeyPCB
Browser-based AI PCB designer that turns plain-language descriptions into schematic, layout, and fabrication files as real KiCad files you keep.
What it does and how it connects
HeyPCB is a browser-based AI PCB designer. Describe the machine being built and it designs the board: schematic, layout, and fabrication files, delivered as real KiCad files that the user keeps. A Circuit World gallery holds 11,000-plus published open-hardware boards, indexed by the part each one is built around, which can be opened and used as a starting point.
Every board is checked against real parts and real fab rules before ordering, per the homepage: verified libraries, pin maps, and datasheet limits, plus electrical, layout, and fab checks on the actual design, with fixes instead of just flags. Exports include Gerbers, STEP, and editable CAD in portable formats.
Plans on the homepage are Starter at $20 a month, Pro at $60 a month, and Ultra at $500 a month, with AI work refilled weekly and multiplayer by plan. The terms of service state that AI-generated designs can still contain errors and that users remain responsible for reviewing and validating designs before fabrication.
Alternatives
Compare side by side- siliXon
A commercial web app where an AI agent picks parts, draws the schematic, and routes the board from plain English, with KiCad import and export on Pro.
- ProtoFlow
A free desktop PCB app where AI drafts schematics with real distributor parts, then lays out, routes, and exports to KiCad or Altium.
- PCBEditor
A free browser-based PCB editor where a plain-English description becomes parts, netlist, placement, routing, DRC, and fabrication files.
- tscircuit
Designs boards in TypeScript and React (TSX) in a browser or CLI workflow, rather than driving KiCad files.
- DeepPCB
A cloud routing service for an already placed board, rather than a local tool that runs the whole design loop.
Recurring errors it addresses
Error Index entries this tool is built to reduce or work around.
- Interactive routing creates unwanted micro-segments and awkward paths that take time to clean up.Error Index
- Grid snap and move commands can disconnect items or reposition them in unwanted ways.Error Index
- GUI lag, occasional freezes, and sluggish editor switching interrupt concentration.Error Index
- Wayland/NVIDIA users report graphical glitches, flicker, or instability.Error Index
Sources
Not verified
- Real user voices (no independent user post found in a web search).
- Repo stats (no public repo verified for this commercial product).
- A named individual builder beyond the HeyPCB brand
Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.