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* Automatic thumbnail generation for pictures * Automatic thumbnail generation for pictures
* Use cloud providers (like Octopart, Digikey, Farnell, LCSC or TME) to automatically get part information, datasheets, and * Use cloud providers (like Octopart, Digikey, Farnell, LCSC or TME) to automatically get part information, datasheets, and
prices for parts prices for parts
* Retrieve part information from arbitrary shop websites, using either conventional data extraction from structured metadata, or AI based data extraction * Retrieve part information from arbitrary shop websites, using either conventional data extraction from structured metadata, or AI based data extraction.
A browser plugin allows to quickly submit parts from any website to your Part-DB instance, and even allows to circumvent anti-bot measures on shop websites.
* API to access Part-DB from other applications/scripts * API to access Part-DB from other applications/scripts
* [Integration with KiCad](https://docs.part-db.de/usage/eda_integration.html): Use Part-DB as the central datasource for your * [Integration with KiCad](https://docs.part-db.de/usage/eda_integration.html): Use Part-DB as the central datasource for your
KiCad and see available parts from Part-DB directly inside KiCad. KiCad and see available parts from Part-DB directly inside KiCad.

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You will be redirected to a page, where you can select how part fields should be mapped to info provider fields, and the You will be redirected to a page, where you can select how part fields should be mapped to info provider fields, and the
results will be shown. results will be shown.
## Browser plugin
There is a browser plugin available for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/part-db-page-submitter/bckkfkpidiiibmjdhjakleoagjmepioi) and [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/part-db-page-submitter/)
that allows to submit a website from your browser with one click to Part-DB, which then utilizes the Generic Web URL or the AI Web Provider to extract the part information from the page and pre-fill the part creation form.
The advantage is that it also works for pages behind logins, CAPTCHAs, or bot-blocking sites, as the plugin sends the already loaded page HTML to Part-DB.
The plugin is open source and available on [GitHub](https://github.com/Part-DB/browser-plugin).
To use it install it in your browser, enable one or more of the web page providers in Part-DB and allow the plugin support
in Part-DB settings. After that you can submit any product page to Part-DB with one click and the part creation form will be pre-filled with the information from the page.
## Data providers ## Data providers
The system tries to be as flexible as possible, so many different information sources can be used. The system tries to be as flexible as possible, so many different information sources can be used.