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A Python library for designing chips (Photonics, Analog, Quantum, MEMS), PCBs, and 3D-printable objects. We aim to make hardware design accessible, intuitive, and fun—empowering everyone to build the future.

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Design chips, circuit boards, and 3D objects using Python code to create CAD files.

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A Python library for designing chips (Photonics, Analog, Quantum, MEMS), PCBs, and 3D-printable objects. We aim to make hardware design accessible, intuitive, and fun—empowering everyone to build the future.

gdsfactory has 985 stars on GitHub. It has been forked 415 times. gdsfactory is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2020. gdsfactory is available under the MIT license. Its main topics are 3d-printing, cad, eda, gds.

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What is gdsfactory?

A Python library for designing chips (Photonics, Analog, Quantum, MEMS), PCBs, and 3D-printable objects. We aim to make hardware design accessible, intuitive, and fun—empowering everyone to build the future.

Is gdsfactory open source?

gdsfactory is an open-source project. It is released under the MIT license.

Is gdsfactory free?

Yes. gdsfactory is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.

What license does gdsfactory use?

gdsfactory is available under the MIT license.

What language is gdsfactory written in?

gdsfactory is written mainly in Python.

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