kicost 1.1.21

Build cost spreadsheet for a KiCad project.

KiCost script, also with Graphical User Interface - GUI, under MIT license for generate part-cost spreadsheets for circuit boards developed with KiCad and others EDAs.

• Free software: MIT license

• Documentation: https://hildogjr.github.io/KiCost/.

• Quick start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeccxROpDfY.

Features

• Easy installation via pip (see on documentation folder).

• Processes the BOM XML file from your KiCad schematic to create a part-cost spreadsheet by scraping the web sites of several popular distributors for price and inventory data. (You can also enter your own quantity-adjusted pricing data for specialized parts or those not found at the supported distributors.);

• Processes also BOM files from Altium, Proteus, Eagle, Upverter and hand made CSVs;

• The spreadsheet contains quantity-adjusted pricing from each distributor for individual parts and the total board;

• Enter the number of boards to be built in a spreadsheet cell and all the pricing for the total board and individual parts is updated;

• The spreadsheet also shows the current inventory on-hand for each part at each distributor;

• Enter the quantity of each part that you want to purchase from each distributor and lists of part numbers and quantities will appear in formats that you can cut-and-paste directly into the website ordering page of each distributor.

Latest updates

1.1.21 (2026-07-08)

• Fixed bulk orders end-of-line (compatible with more spreadsheets)

• Fixed Mouser too fast queries (< 30/min)

• Added workaround for some broken Python setups on Windows

• Added support for TME API V2

1.1.20 (2025-03-27)

• Added support for Digi-Key API V4

• Fixed Nexar problems when the API reports errors

• Fixed Element14 too fast queries

• Fixed problems with some malformed references when importing a CSV

1.1.19 (2023-05-06)

• Components groupings now isn’t case sensitive

• Fixed Element14 issues when no RoHS info found

• Fixed Element14 country selection

• Added warning about missing config file

Access https://github.com/hildogjr/KiCost/blob/master/kicost/HISTORY.rst for full development history.