Signex: AI-first EDA, KiCad-compatible schematic and PCB editor built in Rust
Open-source, AI-first electronics design automation
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Signex is open-source EDA tooling built in Rust with GPU-accelerated rendering and an Altium Designer-quality UI — schematic + PCB editor, 3D viewer, simulation, plugin system. Native file formats ( .snxsch , .snxpcb ) are line-diffable in git and ~5× smaller than the equivalent JSON.
Migrating from KiCad? The optional signex-kicad-import companion tool (GPL-3.0-or-later, distributed independently) converts .kicad_sch / .kicad_pcb / .kicad_pro files to Signex's native formats one-way. Run it once against your project; open the resulting .snxprj in Signex.
Status: Early development — v0.11.0 shipped — full DBLib library subsystem (rows in TSV tables + UUID-keyed primitive files, distributor adapters, Library Browser tab with master- detail layout, SCH Library / Footprint editors as standalone tabs, Pick Symbol / Footprint picker, filesystem auto-mount, per-file Git history panel, per-item tracking-scope picker on Enable Version Control, per-class filter, hardware requirements documented). The next milestone is v0.12.0 — a clean-room reimplementation of the schematic renderer + autoplace from Signex-only specifications. Join the discussion or check the roadmap .
Active Bar with dropdown menus, Selection Filter tags, Properties panel with document options