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Electronics => PCB/EDA/CAD => Altium Designer => Topic started by: lutkeveld on December 26, 2023, 09:49:11 pm

Title: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: lutkeveld on December 26, 2023, 09:49:11 pm
Does anyone know if there are ways, or ongoing efforts, to easily import EasyEDA library items into Altium?
Now using the JLC PCBA service more often, I often use chinese parts which already have an EasyEDA library item.
Manually copying it is quite tedious and error-prone.
I have seen options to export complete designs, but that would be quite tedious still for single library items, if it even works at all.
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: thm_w on December 27, 2023, 09:59:12 pm
Can try export it from easyeda: https://docs.easyeda.com/en/Export/Export-Altium/index.html

"EasyEDA does not support exporting the Symbol or Footprint in Altium Designer library format, but you can place the libraries with the schematic or PCB and export that in Altium Designer format, and then extract the libraries from Altium Designer."

Might also be able to do it through kicad: https://github.com/uPesy/easyeda2kicad.py
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: eemarty on January 14, 2026, 11:54:22 pm
2 years later and I still can't find an easy way to import parts into altium from JLCPCB. I'm starting to think they just want us to use the free EasyEDA. Has anyone come up with a solution?
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: johnboxall on January 19, 2026, 07:37:35 am
Quote from: eemarty on January 14, 2026, 11:54:22 pm
2 years later and I still can't find an easy way to import parts into altium from JLCPCB. I'm starting to think they just want us to use the free EasyEDA. Has anyone come up with a solution?

If I'm doing a small/cheap job for someone that requires JLC parts I'll use EasyEDAPro and be done with it. Life's too short.
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: Doctorandus_P on January 19, 2026, 10:58:27 am
KiCad can use easyeda libraries, and apparently altium can import KiCad stuff...
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: free_electron on February 02, 2026, 04:38:24 am
make a easyEDa schematic and drag the symbols of the parts you want on there.
now push that to a PCB file so you have the footprints.

Export the schematic and pcb in altium format.
Create a blank Altium project and add the exported files (File - > add existing ... )
open the schematic.
Design -> create integrated library.

Done. Altium will rip al the schematic symbols and footprints and create you a nice intlib containing a schlib and a pcblib .
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: Reece on February 05, 2026, 09:05:06 pm
Quote from: eemarty on January 14, 2026, 11:54:22 pm
I'm starting to think they just want us to use the free EasyEDA.

Starting to think? Using EasyEDA locked its users to using JLCPCB to make their PCBs. I'm sure that was intentional.

I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with JLCPCB as a fab, but I want to have a choice.

This is similar to why I don't use software that requires subscriptions: the more you use it, the more you become captive to that vendor.
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: lutkeveld on March 06, 2026, 05:37:09 pm
You can still export to gerber and order elsewhere, just not a one-click order option
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: ddavidebor on June 16, 2026, 02:12:32 am
I wrote an EasyEDA to Altium tool recently and have been using it with some good success, cross fingers it should be released soon.
Title: Re: Using EasyEDA library in Altium
Post by: Psi on June 16, 2026, 02:25:48 am
I just save EasyEDA stuff in Altium format.
Then add that file to altium
Then copy/paste the component/footprint into my library and then close the original EasyEDA file.