atopile/atopile

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

3651 stars · 228 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

atopile is a language, compiler, and toolchain for designing electronic circuit boards as code using declarative .ato files. It provides design reuse, validation, version control, and parametric component selection, integrating with KiCad for PCB layout.

Use cases

• design circuit boards with code
• reuse hardware modules like software libraries
• automatically pick electronic components from parametric specs
• validate electronics designs with assertions and tolerances
• version control and collaborate on hardware designs
• generate KiCad PCB layouts from declarative files

When to choose

• you want software-like workflows (reuse, versioning, review) for electronics design
• you prefer declarative text-based circuit definitions over schematic capture
• you use KiCad and want automated component selection and constraint checking

When to avoid

• you need a traditional GUI schematic capture and layout workflow
• your EDA flow is built around Altium, Eagle, or other non-KiCad tools
• you need mature, industry-proven EDA tooling for production-critical designs

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler programming-language developer-tools editor cli hardware embedded-systems developer-tools python cli cross-platform editor-plugin eda electronics-design pcb kicad hardware-description-language vscode-extension circuit-design automation

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