# bancika/diy-layout-creator

multi platform circuit layout and schematic drawing tool

Repository: https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/diy-layout-creator
Homepage: https://payhip.com/b/wk50W
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-25T20:31:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4177, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1520, forks 142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.706624+00:00)

## What it is
DIY Layout Creator (DIYLC) is a multi-platform desktop application for drawing circuit layouts on stripboard, perfboard, PCB, and point-to-point wiring. It offers a drag-and-drop interface with a built-in component library, aimed at hobbyists building DIY electronics such as guitar pedals, synths, and tube amplifiers.

## Use cases
- design a guitar pedal layout on perfboard
- draw stripboard layouts for DIY synth modules
- plan point-to-point wiring for a tube amp
- create guitar wiring diagrams for pickups and switches
- document and debug DIY electronics projects before assembly
- generate netlists and analyze circuits with a virtual multimeter

## When to choose
- you are a hobbyist designing stripboard, perfboard, or point-to-point circuits
- you build guitar pedals, synths, or audio gear and need wiring diagrams
- you want a free, cross-platform tool with a built-in component library

## When to avoid
- you need professional PCB autorouting or manufacturing-grade EDA features
- you require SPICE-level circuit simulation rather than layout drawing
- you need a web-based or collaborative schematic editor

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, editor, simulation, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, education, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: circuit-layout, schematic-capture, perfboard, stripboard, pcb-design, guitar-pedals, diy-electronics, java, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- bancika/diy-layout-creator (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.706624+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:53.832585+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.706624+00:00, sha 27f533570857)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.