# Gschem Symbol Generators

Here you can find various scripts for creating symbols written by many people using their own favorite languages:

## Generators

- tragesym — the most known symbol generator by Werner Hoch.
- djboxsym — the symbol generator by DJ Delorie
- gmk_sym improved — an improved gmk_sym utility which predecessor originally written by Jerry O'Keefe is included in the gEDA suite.
- pintosym.pl — the symbol generator by Karl Hammar.

## Converters

- KicadSymbolToGEDA – Kicad → gEDA symbol converter by Erich Heinzle.
- BXL2text – BXL → gEDA symbol / PCB footprint converter by Erich Heinzle, users with vendor supplied BXL files are encouraged to try it.

## References

- What is a symbol?
- gschem file format
- How to create symbols in gschem