KiABOM: KiCad Automatic BOM Generation

See documentation at https://mage-control-systems-ltd.github.io/KiABOM/ for full description of the tool, including installation instructions, and how to use. An example output with the default configuration is given in example.csv.

Features

• 🧘‍♂️ Small, simple, portable, unformatted BOM generation for KiCad
• 🖥 Command-line interface. See the available Options and Example Uses
• 🛠 Retrieves parts data from major distributors in the specified currency
• 💰 Uses caching for parts data and currency rates
• 📑 Supports multiple output formats: CSV, HTML, TXT, and XLSX.
• 🧹 Uses KiCad’s provided kicad_netlist_reader module
• 🧠 Understands schematic property fields like DNP, Exclude from Board, and Exclude from BOM
• 🚀 Skips specific MPN values for faster API requests
• 👩🏼‍💻 Encourages customization of the generator script source code for flexible workflows through presets
• 🖱️ Useable through KiCad's own user interface
• 📈 Designed to be used with supplier BOM tools

Licenses

KiABOM is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3). This project includes and depends on the kicad_netlist_reader module, which is also licensed under the GPLv3. As a result, the KiABOM project as a whole is distributed under the terms of the GPLv3. Additionally, KiABOM incorporates components that are licensed under the MIT License. These MIT-licensed modules remain under their original license terms and are compatible with the GPLv3. For full licensing details, refer to the LICENSE file and visit https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.