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Circuit boards are magical. You design one, we'll print it!
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A circuit board of a dino wizard with a light up wand.

Join 1,000 others to create your own circuit board.

Community & Friends

Share your progress and ask for help with Hack Club teens who are designing their own circuit boards.

Free Manufacturing

We’ll pay $100 to cover manufacturing costs, enough for 2-3 iterations of your design.

Never made a circuit board before? No problem.

Learn how to design your own circuit boards from scratch with our official tutorials and jams, like Maggie’s intro to PCB design jam. Ask in the Hack Club Slack if you have any questions!

What have people made already?

A fidget spinner without any moving parts.

See Micha's work 

A red circular circuit board with a graphic of white fidget spinner on it.

Hugo's USB-C hub for the best hackathon swag ever.

Build one for your event 

A rectangular circuit board in the shape of a train car that acts as a USB type C hub.

Karmanyaah's digital level, SparkleTilt.

Learn how to make your own 

A longhorn-shaped PCB with glowing horns.

Build your own hardware key.

Learn how to make your own 

A long PCB with a pixelated screen.
Learn PCB Design Now!

How to Get a Free Circuit Board

  • Design a PCB using any tool that can export Gerber files.
  • Upload your design to JLCPCB and take a screenshot.
  • Open source your design on GitHub and apply for the grant! You must be a teenager in high school or younger to apply.
A complex white circuit board in the shape of a cute leaping dinosaur.

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Meet others learning how to make their own circuit boards. Collaborate, get help, and support others as you take the leap.

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$100 Grants

We’ll pay $100 to manufacture your boards, all components included.

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Learn to PCB

Read our tutorials to learn how to make a simple circuit boards from start to end.

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Community

Share progress with fellow participants and ask for help in the Hack Club Slack.

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