Copperhead
Shares rank 4 of 6 pcb design software by recommenders
An AI tool that pairs model intelligence with deterministic engines and verification to help design, verify and revise circuit boards. Critics say the website copy reads as AI-written.
An AI tool that pairs model intelligence with deterministic engines and verification to help design, verify and revise circuit boards. Critics say the website copy reads as AI-written.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Relevant and interesting to people
“it would propably help thousands of ppl ngl”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” “this is something super relevant”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” “Copperhead is very interesting.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” Model plus deterministic verification
“combines model intelligence with its own hardware IR, deterministic engines and continuous verification”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” “copperhead works as a feedback loop: design, verify, revise and repeat”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” “we have the wrapper orchestrator + additional specialized tools”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Website copy reads as AI-written
“the AI written copy is painful”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards” “Might be a better website if it wasn't all clearly AI-copy.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards”
Other pcb design software people recommend
The four most recommended other pcb design software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiCad | 99 | 20 | 83% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Altium Designer | 9 | 12 | 43% | 6 | — | — |
| EasyEDA | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| CopperheadThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| EAGLE PCB design software | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the AI written copy is painful”
“the cover just blatantly screams "we haven't even tried"”
“Copperhead is very interesting.”
“I'm not satisfied with the routing but it isn't terrible.”
“we have the wrapper orchestrator + additional specialized tools”
“it would propably help thousands of ppl ngl”
“the website isn't the product”
“Might be a better website if it wasn't all clearly AI-copy.”
“I can't type text in them”
“this is something super relevant”
“copperhead works as a feedback loop: design, verify, revise and repeat”
“combines model intelligence with its own hardware IR, deterministic engines and continuous verification”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.