Start from a description
Describe a circuit and study a wired first pass — a worked example you can edit and learn from.
For students
Learn by building real boards.
Lower the barrier from "blank schematic" to "working draft" so you spend lab time understanding circuits, not fighting the tool.
Free to startPlain-English startReal parts & KiCad export
TRUSTED BY ENGINEERS ATMIT·Stanford·Georgia Tech·Purdue·Texas·Cornell
01 | THE PROBLEM
The tool gets in the way of learning
01
EDA's learning curve costs you the hours you needed for the actual coursework.
02
A blank schematic is intimidating when you are still learning the conventions.
03
It is hard to tell whether a circuit is wired sensibly when you are new.
02 | HOW PROTOFLOW HELPS
See the conventions
Decoupling, pull-ups, power flags — ProtoFlow drafts the patterns you are expected to learn, so you can inspect them.
Real parts, real export
Import orderable components and export to free KiCad for the layout half of your assignment.
03 | FROM ASSIGNMENT TO SUBMISSION
1Describe
Describe the circuit
Turn the assignment prompt into a starting schematic instead of a blank sheet.
2Draft
Study and edit the draft
Inspect how the circuit is wired, fix what DRC/ERC flags, and learn by correcting a real draft.
3Export
Export to KiCad
Continue layout in free KiCad, the tool most courses already use.
04 | FAQ
Is it free for students?
It is free to start, which covers the core capture-to-export workflow most coursework needs.
Will I still learn the fundamentals?
Yes — you review and edit everything, and DRC/ERC explains issues, so you learn by correcting a draft rather than staring at a blank sheet.
Does it fit my class’s KiCad workflow?
Yes. Export a clean KiCad project and continue in the tool your course uses.
05 | EXPLORE MORE
Use caseSchematic captureDescribe a circuit in plain English and get an editable, manufacturable schematicExplore Who it's forMakersDescribe the thing you want to build and get a real, editable schematic with orderable partsExplore Who it's forEducatorsTurn a description into a wired schematic in front of the class, and give every student a free path from idea to a real KiCad project.Explore
06 | TRY PROTOFLOW