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Show HN: KiCad in the Browser

67 points by ViktorEE

by xrd

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I love that Firefox is the best.
I don't use kicad. But, this project, as a web-first version of kicad, seems like it offers the best opportunities to create a shared learning community. Is that part of the long term goal?
I would love to experiment with kicad, but I learn best through watching others and asking questions. Can I do that with this? Is there a way I could "watch" other sessions as the build progresses? Or, chat about what I see there with other people interested in learning and teaching?
Very nice work!

by karlkloss

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I can totally see pcb manufacturers like JLC integrating this into their websites, with a set of customized design rules and an order button.

by ViktorEE

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To open a demo board click "Open" in the Projects/Demo board section then "Open in PCB Editor" at demo.kicad_pcb in Files.
Next time I'll make a smoother demo...

by thenthenthen

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Small suggestion, it would be nice to see the total size of the download during the first load (sry I am on a slow metered connection).

by dark-star

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So you can easily get it to work in the browser, but the dozens of core developers can't get it to work properly on Wayland[1]? Something smells fishy...
[1] https://www.kicad.org/blog/2025/06/KiCad-and-Wayland-Support...

by varun_ch

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This is really cool. I think a lot of people will initially dismiss your demo as ‘slop’ unless the landing page drops some of the Claude-isms (text and design) because it’s clear this is a project with passion in it, but the demo page and landing page both look like something Claude might’ve made with a single prompt.

by ViktorEE

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by brokensegue

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