Bring a circuit to the table

Circuit Dessert is an open repository of fun circuits and reference designs. If you’ve built something worth plating, share it. Contributions are pull requests: the site is a Git repository, and GitHub handles review, history and credit.

How it works

• Open by default. Designs are shared with their schematics, parts lists and notes, so anyone can build, learn from and remix them.
• Plated like a recipe. Every entry gets a recipe-style page: key components as ingredients, build notes as the method.
• Any brand, any scale. A weekend blinky or a 12 kW supply, built on any manufacturer’s parts. All of it is welcome.
• Credit where it’s due. Your name and a link to the original go on the page, and any manufacturer reference design stays credited to its maker.

Pick what you’re adding

• A recipe: a reference design or tutorial with a write-up.
• A part: one page of specs checked against the datasheet, plus your notes on using it.
• Images: how to add pictures, scope captures and diagrams without bloating the repository.

The short version

1. Fork the repository and create a branch.
2. Copy the template for what you’re adding and fill it in.
3. Run npm install, then npm run dev to preview, and npm run validate to check your files.
4. Open a pull request. The template has a short checklist, and automated checks run on every PR.
5. A maintainer reviews it, you tidy up anything they ask for, and it’s merged and published.

Before you ask

Does it have to be my own design? Your own designs are the heart of it. You can also submit a manufacturer’s published reference design; it stays credited to the manufacturer, with a link to the original.

Which license applies? Your write-up and drawings are published under CC BY 4.0, and code under MIT; see Licenses. If you also share design files (schematic, layout, firmware), name their license in the recipe’s license field. Any open license works (CERN-OHL, TAPR, MIT, CC BY, and so on). If a design has no license, we’ll ask before listing it.

Does it need to be finished or tested? No. Just be upfront about what’s been built and measured and what hasn’t.

Do I need to be a professional engineer? Not at all. Students, hobbyists and working engineers are all welcome. A good weekend circuit is as welcome as a kilowatt supply.

I’m not comfortable with Git. Open an issue describing your design and link to where it lives. Someone may be able to help turn it into a recipe.