Download electronically

The desktop app for Windows. Open your KiCad or Altium project and Ally reviews the board, then fixes what you ask it to, checked before anything touches your files.

Works with KiCad projects (.kicad_pro, KiCad 6 and later) and Altium Designer projects (.PrjPcb). For changes on Altium boards, Altium Designer must be open on the same computer. Mac and Linux aren't supported yet.

Install it

1. Run the installer

   Open electronically-setup-0.1.5.exe from your Downloads folder.

2. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC"

   The app isn't code-signed yet (that's coming), so Windows doesn't know who made it and warns you the first time. Click More info, check that the app is electronically-setup, then click Run anyway. You only see this once.

   Windows protected your PCMicrosoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. More info

   After More info: App: electronically-setup…Run anyway

   An illustration of the steps, not a real window. If your company's computer blocks unsigned apps, ask your IT team, or wait for the signed version.

3. Sign in with your email

   Type your email in the app. We email you a link; open it, check the page shows the same short code as the app, and you're in. No password. A new account is created the same way.

4. Open your project

   Choose your .kicad_pro or .PrjPcb file, or drag it onto the window. Answer a few optional questions, and the first review starts. It usually takes a few minutes.

What it costs

Reviews and questions are free. Changes Ally applies to your files cost credits, and the number is shown on the Apply button before you press it. A new account gets free credits to start. See pricing.

Before you start

• Your files stay on your computer. A copy goes to our US servers only so the checks can run. Where your files go.
• Nothing is written to your files until you press Apply, and a snapshot is taken first so you can restore.
• This is early access: some jobs are labelled "experimental" in the app, with how often they work. What's measured so far.