PCBEditor
Free browser-based PCB designer where a plain-English description becomes parts, netlist, placement, routing, DRC, and fabrication files.
What it does and how it connects
PCBEditor is a free online PCB editor with native AI. Describe a circuit in plain English or draw it in the browser editor, and get real parts, a wired schematic, and a placed, routed, checked board, then export to KiCad or Gerber. The canvas and PCB viewer are free with no account; AI generation, auto-fix, and cloud saves need a free account.
Its AI features cover circuit generation, whole-board generation from one request, AI routing that respects a DRC profile (JLCPCB, PCBWay, OSHPark) and names any net it could not finish, AI footprint generation from a datasheet, schematic-aware pick and place, and ESP8266 and ESP32 schematics. A design review runs the board's design-rule and electrical checks and explains each finding in plain words, changing nothing.
The editor also runs in the browser with nothing to install: edit the schematic and the board, route traces, run the design-rule check, view the board in 3D, and export Gerber, IPC-2581, ODB++, or a KiCad project. It uses the same account system as RoboDIB, per the FAQ.
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.
- HeyPCB
A browser-based AI PCB designer that turns plain language into schematic, layout, and fabrication files as real KiCad files.
- ProtoFlow
A free desktop PCB app where AI drafts schematics with real distributor parts, then lays out, routes, and exports to KiCad or Altium.
- DeepPCB
A cloud routing service for an already placed board, rather than a local tool that runs the whole design loop.
- tscircuit
Designs boards in TypeScript and React (TSX) in a browser or CLI workflow, rather than driving KiCad files.
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 PCBEditor 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.