Now supports Altium — native KiCad + Altium export
The AI hardware
engineer on
your desktop.
TraceMind designs PCB schematics in conversation — working on the real project files on your disk, exporting native KiCad and Altium files you keep working in. Your files. Your machine. Your tools.
Windows 10/11 64-bit · macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon & Intel) · Free to download · See how it works
Change control
Nothing touches your schematic until you approve it.
Every change TraceMind proposes arrives as a visual diff. Pan it, zoom it, then Deny or Approve — code review, for schematics. Nothing is applied without your consent.
The workflow
Brief your engineer, not your software.
One conversation, four checkpoints.
“Design a 555 timer LED flasher powered from 5V with a 1Hz blink rate.”
Plain English. A real documented example prompt.
It reasons in the open — selecting parts, structuring the circuit, routing connections. Every tool call is named:
Review each change as a visual diff. Deny or Approve — denied changes never land.
Native KiCad or Altium files, straight into your normal PCB workflow.
An AI hardware engineer that shows its work.
Reasoning traces and discrete, named tool calls you can audit step by step — not a black-box output. Iterate in conversation: refine components, adjust values, restructure sections. No manual redrawing.
Component research
Real parts, researched in parallel.
Research agents fan out across the design. Each part is searched against a catalog of more than two million components, its datasheet read page by page, and its stock and lifecycle confirmed before it is placed.
What comes back is a parts list you can order from — manufacturer part numbers, with the datasheet pages that justify each choice, alongside the schematic.
Verification
Catch problems at the design stage, not on the bench.
Built-in ERC flags unconnected pins, missing power flags, and net conflicts — explained in plain English, not error codes — with fixes proposed in the same conversation.
Your workflow, your tools
Native files in. Native files out.
A native desktop app working on your real project files — .kicad_sch on your machine, not a copy in someone’s browser sandbox. Your project files never leave your machine.
The AI runs in the cloud, but only the minimum design context is sent — encrypted in transit, never used to train models by default.
TraceMind exports native files for both. Open them directly in your tool and keep working. More EDA platforms planned.
TraceMind is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the KiCad Development Team, the Linux Foundation, or Altium LLC.
Plans
Simple pricing.
Free to download · 7-day free trial on every plan
Optional pay-as-you-go with a hard budget cap you set — usage shown as plain ratios, and a failed charge pauses usage instead of surprising you. You cannot get a surprise bill.
The fine print
Honest about what it’s good at.
TraceMind is built to assist engineers, not replace them — you stay in control and review every decision.
TraceMind output is AI-generated. Review and verify designs before manufacturing.
What is TraceMind best at?
Simple to intermediate schematics, done properly. Today’s release covers conceptual design — the hardest part of the process — with more phases to come.
Do my files leave my machine?
No. Project files stay on your disk. Only the minimum design context is sent to the cloud, encrypted in transit, never used to train models by default.
What do I need to run it?
Windows 10/11 64-bit or macOS 11.0+ (Apple Silicon or Intel Core i5+) with 8 GB RAM and 2 GB disk, plus an internet connection — the AI runs in the cloud.
Which EDA tools does it support?
KiCad and Altium, with native file export for each. More platforms are planned.
Is it free?
Free to download and use; paid plans unlock higher usage limits, and every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
Put your AI hardware engineer to work.
Brief it in plain English. Review every change. Open the result in KiCad or Altium.