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title: Kicad Notes
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excerpt: A collection of Kicad related links and notes.
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A list of kicad related resources and tools.
## [JLCPCB](https://jlcpcb.com)
- [SMT Assembly](https://jlcpcb.com/smt-assembly)
- [Parts catalogue](https://jlcpcb.com/parts)
- [Alternate frontend for catalogue](https://github.com/yaqwsx/jlcparts)
## [LCSC](https://www.lcsc.com/)
## [Gingerbread](https://gingerbread.wntr.dev/)
A nice web based tool for converting SVG artwork into Kicad files.
## [KiKit](https://github.com/yaqwsx/KiKit)
An automation tool for Kicad, allowing automatic panelisation, generation of html board pages and other things. [Example github action using kikit](https://github.com/vroland/epdiy-hardware/blob/main/.github/workflows/main.yml)
## [Pinion](https://github.com/yaqwsx/Pinion/)
Makes interactive, nice-looking pinout diagrams for pcbs.
## [pcb2blender](https://github.com/30350n/pcb2blender)
Export kicad to blender for nicely lit renders
Related: [pcbdraw](https://github.com/yaqwsx/PcbDraw/)