Compress the first pass
Describe a board and get a draft in minutes, so you iterate toward a prototype, not toward a finished schematic.
For startups
Prototype before you pitch.
Take a hardware idea from AI schematic draft through layout, simulation and fab files in one desktop app, and keep a small team moving together with live collaboration and git.
- Idea to fab files
- Live collaboration + git
- Local & private
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The problem
Hardware moves too slowly when you are pre-seed
- Every schematic from scratch is time you don't have before a demo.
- A two-person hardware team can't afford EDA friction or siloed files.
- You need to iterate on real parts, not vaporware.
How ProtoFlow helps
One tool, idea to fab
Schematic, PCB layout, SPICE simulation and JLCPCB-ready manufacturing files live in one app, so a two-person team isn't stitching tools together.
Move as a team
Comment on the schematic, collaborate live, and version every change with built-in git.
Keep IP close
Desktop-first and local by default, your unreleased design isn't sitting in someone else's cloud.
From idea to a board you can show
- 1Describe
Describe it in plain English
State the board or block you want: MCU, peripherals, power rails, constraints, the way you would brief a teammate.
- 2Draft
Get an editable schematic
ProtoFlow assembles the schematic with real parts and wires the repetitive conventions. You review it, clear ERC, and simulate what matters in SPICE.
- 3Build
Lay out and manufacture
Sync to the PCB editor, route by hand or with the auto-router, clear DRC, and export Gerbers, drills and JLCPCB BOM/CPL. Or export to KiCad or Altium.
FAQ
Can a small team collaborate?
Yes, commenting, live collaboration, and git integration are built in for teams that need more than one brain on a design.
Can we order boards from it?
ProtoFlow exports Gerber X2 with a job file, Excellon drills, and BOM and CPL files formatted for JLCPCB assembly, and runs a built-in JLCPCB design review. Check the outputs yourself before you place the order.
Does it work with KiCad or Altium?
Yes. It imports KiCad, Altium and EAGLE projects and exports KiCad, Altium, EAGLE, PADS and EDIF, so a contractor or future hire can keep working in the tool they know.
Is our design data private?
The desktop-first workflow keeps files local to your machine and team.
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Use caseSchematic capture
Describe a circuit in plain English and get an editable schematic with real parts: the first step of a flow that continues into layout, simulation and manufacturing in the same app.
ExploreWho it's forHardware engineers
ProtoFlow drafts the schematic from your brief with real parts, then carries it through PCB layout, SPICE simulation and manufacturing files in one desktop app. Export to KiCad or Altium when your team standardizes there.
ExploreUse caseCleanup & export
Auto-clean a messy first pass and export a ready-to-use KiCad or Altium project when your team standardizes there. Or keep going into layout and manufacturing in ProtoFlow.
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