does kicad output an ascii compatible schematic file?
I believe that ALL of the KiCAD files are in human-readable ASCII form. Open them up in “Notepad++” ( https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ ) or your favorite text editor and have a look.
You can find information about the syntax of these file formats by going to “Help” > “Documentation” > “File Formats” ( https://kicad.org/help/file-formats/ ) from the KiCAD home page ( www.kicad.org ).
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