diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57983516..3aa7217a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ Notes:
         - **`format`**: [string='HTML'] [HTML,CSV,XML,XLSX] Format for the BoM.
         - **`number`**: [number=1] Number of boards to build (components multiplier).
         - **`output`**: [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Filename for the output (%i=bom). Affected by global options.
-        - `conf`: [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB.
+        - `conf`: [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB. Environment variables and ~ allowed.
                   You can also define the configuration here, will be stored in `config.kibom.ini`.
           * Valid keys:
             - **`columns`**: [list(dict)|list(string)] List of columns to display.
@@ -2588,6 +2588,7 @@ Notes:
                             In Debian/Ubuntu environments: install `pandoc`, `texlive-latex-base` and `texlive-latex-recommended`.
         - **`output`**: [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Output file name (%i='report', %x='txt'). Affected by global options.
         - **`template`**: [string='full'] Name for one of the internal templates (full, full_svg, simple) or a custom template file.
+                          Environment variables and ~ are allowed.
                           Note: when converting to PDF PanDoc can fail on some Unicode values (use `simple_ASCII`).
         - `convert_from`: [string='markdown'] Original format for the report conversion. Current templates are `markdown`. See `do_convert`.
         - `converted_output`: [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Converted output file name (%i='report', %x=`convert_to`).
diff --git a/docs/samples/generic_plot.kibot.yaml b/docs/samples/generic_plot.kibot.yaml
index 34d9b093..8d5d87bf 100644
--- a/docs/samples/generic_plot.kibot.yaml
+++ b/docs/samples/generic_plot.kibot.yaml
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ outputs:
     type: 'kibom'
     dir: 'Example/kibom_dir'
     options:
-      # [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB.
+      # [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB. Environment variables and ~ allowed.
       # You can also define the configuration here, will be stored in `config.kibom.ini`
       conf:
         # [list(dict)|list(string)] List of columns to display.
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@ outputs:
       # [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Output file name (%i='report', %x='txt'). Affected by global options
       output: '%f-%i%I%v.%x'
       # [string='full'] Name for one of the internal templates (full, full_svg, simple) or a custom template file.
+      # Environment variables and ~ are allowed.
       # Note: when converting to PDF PanDoc can fail on some Unicode values (use `simple_ASCII`)
       template: 'full'
   # Schematic with variant generator:
diff --git a/kibot/out_kibom.py b/kibot/out_kibom.py
index 8b3f69d1..70bfb589 100644
--- a/kibot/out_kibom.py
+++ b/kibot/out_kibom.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class KiBoMOptions(BaseOptions):
                 variants with the ';' (semicolon) character.
                 This isn't related to the KiBot concept of variants """
             self.conf = KiBoMConfig
-            """ [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB.
+            """ [string|dict] BoM configuration file, relative to PCB. Environment variables and ~ allowed.
                 You can also define the configuration here, will be stored in `config.kibom.ini` """
             self.separator = ','
             """ CSV Separator """
diff --git a/kibot/out_report.py b/kibot/out_report.py
index 8d0f4ddc..39925126 100644
--- a/kibot/out_report.py
+++ b/kibot/out_report.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class ReportOptions(BaseOptions):
             """ *Output file name (%i='report', %x='txt') """
             self.template = 'full'
             """ *Name for one of the internal templates (full, full_svg, simple) or a custom template file.
+                Environment variables and ~ are allowed.
                 Note: when converting to PDF PanDoc can fail on some Unicode values (use `simple_ASCII`) """
             self.convert_from = 'markdown'
             """ Original format for the report conversion. Current templates are `markdown`. See `do_convert` """