PCBStudio - PCB Board Designer
Yuhsiu Lai
PCBStudio puts a full-featured PCB design studio in your pocket. Whether you are a student building your first Arduino board or a professional engineer reviewing a layout on the go, PCBStudio gives you the tools to design, route, check, and export real printed circuit boards — entirely on iPhone or iPad. FOUR MODES FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL • Reference Library — Browse 25+ built-in components with full schematic symbols, footprint options, pin-level detail, and typical usage guidance. Covers resistors, capacitors, MOSFETs, NPN/PNP transistors, LEDs, ATmega328P, RP2040, ESP32-S3, STM32F103, op-amps, shift registers, USB-C, LDOs, and buck converters. • Template Generator — Choose from 6 professional circuit templates: USB power supply, 3.3V LDO regulator, ATmega328P minimal design, RP2040 minimal design, H-bridge motor driver, and I2C sensor interface. Configure key parameters and generate a complete board layout in seconds. • AI Design Assistant — Describe the circuit you need in plain English. Claude (Anthropic), GPT-4o (OpenAI), or Gemini (Google) generates a complete PCB design including component selection, net connections, BOM, placement, and design notes. Bring the result straight into the CAD editor with one tap. • Full CAD Editor — A complete multi-layer PCB editor with component placement on F.Cu and B.Cu, trace routing, via insertion, and a Lee wave-propagation autorouter with A* heuristic, diagonal routing support, and automatic via insertion for layer transitions. Design Rule Check (DRC) catches trace width violations, clearance errors, short circuits, via size problems, overlapping components, and board boundary violations before you export. EXPORT TO INDUSTRY FORMATS Export your finished board directly from the app: • Gerber RS-274X — copper, silkscreen, solder mask, and drill files • KiCad .kicad_pcb native format • SVG and PDF for documentation and review • JSON netlist for third-party tools • ZIP archive with the complete Gerber set ready for fabrication BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS AND BEGINNERS Design rules are fully configurable per board. Choose from presets — Standard (0.25mm trace, 0.2mm clearance), Fine Pitch (0.1mm trace), or JLCPCB — or dial in your own values. The AI assistant and template generator make it approachable for newcomers; the autorouter, DRC engine, and Gerber pipeline give professionals the precision they need. AI ASSISTANT — YOUR API KEY, YOUR CHOICE Add your own API key for Claude (Anthropic), GPT-4o (OpenAI), or Gemini (Google) in Settings. The AI returns structured PCB data — reference designators, net connections, board dimensions, BOM, and design notes — not just text. Generated boards open directly in the CAD editor for fine-tuning. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Save unlimited projects to your device. Each project stores the complete board state — components, traces, vias, nets, and design rules — in a portable file. Projects autosave automatically every 30 seconds so no work is ever lost.