designElectronics 0.2.1

Free, open-source electronics design for desktop and phone: breadboard, schematic and PCB views, live simulation, Gerber export, version history and an MCP server for AI assistants.

📖 Documentation: https://rorretbolt.github.io/designElectronics/ · 🌐 Try it in your browser: https://rorretbolt.github.io/designElectronics/#app

What's new in 0.2.1

• AI tab — build circuits by chatting. Describe a circuit and the AI tool you already have (Claude Code; Codex and Gemini CLI experimental; or any custom command) builds it live in the open design: parts, breadboard placement, wiring, Arduino sketches and a simulation check. Every change is undoable, the agent may only use designElectronics' tools, and it runs on your own AI account.

What's new in 0.2

• Program your boards. Write an Arduino sketch for an Uno, ESP32, Pico, STM32 and more. It runs in the simulator with the executing line highlighted and a Serial Monitor, and uploads to the real board through arduino-cli / Arduino IDE 2.
• Videos and GIFs for social media. File ▸ Export ▸ Video or GIF records the running circuit as Reels/Shorts/TikTok (9:16), Instagram posts (4:5), square or YouTube (16:9), including a tour through breadboard, schematic and PCB.
• Embed circuits in blogs. File ▸ Embed in a Website gives you an <iframe>; readers can switch views and run the simulation. The design travels inside the link — nothing is uploaded.
• Web app. The whole editor also runs in the browser.
• Layers panel, version history with optional GitHub sync, an MCP server for AI assistants, 20 more boards (Raspberry Pi 5/4/3/Zero, Arduino Mega/Due/Uno R4…), true-to-size parts and many simulator fixes.

Download

System	File
macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	designElectronics-macOS.zip
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	designElectronics-Windows-x64.zip
Linux x86_64 (glibc 2.35+, X11 or Wayland)	designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz

First launch

These builds aren't code-signed yet, so your system will ask before opening them the first time.

• macOS: unzip, move designElectronics.app to Applications, then right-click ▸ Open ▸ Open. If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/designElectronics.app once.
• Windows: unzip and run designElectronics.exe. If SmartScreen appears, click More info ▸ Run anyway. Keep the assets folder next to the exe.
• Linux: tar xzf designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz && ./designElectronics/designElectronics.

Start with File ▸ Examples (555 blinker, ESP32 blink, Raspberry Pi LED…) or the quick start.

GitHub sync is available in the macOS and Linux builds; Windows builds have local version history only for now.

designElectronics 0.2.0

Free, open-source electronics design for desktop and phone: breadboard, schematic and PCB views, live simulation, Gerber export, version history and an MCP server for AI assistants.

📖 Documentation: https://rorretbolt.github.io/designElectronics/ · 🌐 Try it in your browser: https://rorretbolt.github.io/designElectronics/#app

What's new in 0.2

• Program your boards. Write an Arduino sketch for an Uno, ESP32, Pico, STM32 and more. It runs in the simulator with the executing line highlighted and a Serial Monitor, and uploads to the real board through arduino-cli / Arduino IDE 2.
• Videos and GIFs for social media. File ▸ Export ▸ Video or GIF records the running circuit as Reels/Shorts/TikTok (9:16), Instagram posts (4:5), square or YouTube (16:9), including a tour through breadboard, schematic and PCB.
• Embed circuits in blogs. File ▸ Embed in a Website gives you an <iframe>; readers can switch views and run the simulation. The design travels inside the link — nothing is uploaded.
• Web app. The whole editor also runs in the browser.
• Layers panel, version history with optional GitHub sync, an MCP server for AI assistants, 20 more boards (Raspberry Pi 5/4/3/Zero, Arduino Mega/Due/Uno R4…), true-to-size parts and many simulator fixes.

Download

System	File
macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	designElectronics-macOS.zip
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	designElectronics-Windows-x64.zip
Linux x86_64 (glibc 2.35+, X11 or Wayland)	designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz

First launch

These builds aren't code-signed yet, so your system will ask before opening them the first time.

• macOS: unzip, move designElectronics.app to Applications, then right-click ▸ Open ▸ Open. If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/designElectronics.app once.
• Windows: unzip and run designElectronics.exe. If SmartScreen appears, click More info ▸ Run anyway. Keep the assets folder next to the exe.
• Linux: tar xzf designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz && ./designElectronics/designElectronics.

Start with File ▸ Examples (555 blinker, ESP32 blink, Raspberry Pi LED…) or the quick start.

GitHub sync is available in the macOS and Linux builds; Windows builds have local version history only for now.

designElectronics 0.1.0

Free, open-source electronics design for desktop and phone: breadboard, schematic and PCB views, live simulation, Gerber export, version history and an MCP server for AI assistants.

📖 Documentation: https://rorretbolt.github.io/designElectronics/

Download

System	File
macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	designElectronics-macOS.zip
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	designElectronics-Windows-x64.zip
Linux x86_64 (glibc 2.35+, X11 or Wayland)	designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz

First launch

These builds aren't code-signed yet, so your system will ask before opening them the first time.

• macOS: unzip, move designElectronics.app to Applications, then right-click ▸ Open ▸ Open. If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/designElectronics.app once.
• Windows: unzip and run designElectronics.exe. If SmartScreen appears, click More info ▸ Run anyway. Keep the assets folder next to the exe.
• Linux: tar xzf designElectronics-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz && ./designElectronics/designElectronics.

Start with File ▸ Examples (555 blinker, ESP32 blink, Raspberry Pi LED…) or the quick start.

GitHub sync is available in the macOS and Linux builds; Windows builds have local version history only for now.