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The suite runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS and is licensed under GNU GPL v3. The first release date was in 1992 by its original author, Jean-Pierre Charras, but is now currently under development by the KiCad Developers Team.
Schematic Capture
With the schematic editor, you can create your design without limit; there are no paywalls to unlock features. An official library for schematic symbols and a built-in schematic symbol editor help you get started quickly with your designs. Schematic capture is efficient, with all the tools you can expect for such a task.
The interface focuses on productivity. There are no complexity limits, as large designs can be divided into hierarchical subsheets. Various export options are available (PDF, SVG, HPGL, Postscript).
PCB Layout
Make professional PCB layouts with up to 32 copper layers. KiCad for macOS now has a push and shove router which is capable of routing differential pairs and interactively tuning trace lengths.
This modern tool will help you layout your board faster. As you draw your track, it pushes forward traces that are in the way. If that is not possible, your track will be rerouted around obstacles. The push and shove router will make sure that your DRC constraints are respected.
3D Viewer
Ki Cad for macOS includes a 3D viewer that you can use to inspect your design in an interactive canvas. You can rotate and pan around to inspect details that are difficult to inspect on a 2D view.
Multiple rendering options allow you to modify the aesthetic appearance of the board or to hide and show features for easier inspection. When laying out your PCB, you can instantly inspect your design in an interactive 3D view. Rotate and pan around to inspect details easier than with a 2D display.
Features and Highlights
- Electrical Rules Check
- Export Netlists
- Bill Of Materials
- Integrated libraries
- Push and shove router
- Length tuning
- Footprint Editor (GAL)
- Install by dragging KiCad to Applications folder
- Launch the app and choose a project workspace
- Create a new schematic with Eeschema
- Place components using the library browser
- Connect components with wires in the schematic
- Annotate components and assign footprints
- Switch to PCB editor to layout the board
- Route traces manually or use autorouter
- Run DRC to check for design rule violations
- Generate Gerber files for manufacturing
- Export BOM and other documentation
macOS 10.14 or later
64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon (ARM64)
4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
1 GB free disk space
OpenGL-compatible GPU for 3D viewer
PROS
- Free and open-source EDA tool
- Cross-platform and regularly updated
- Powerful schematic and PCB editor
- Large library and community support
- Supports 3D rendering of PCB designs
- Occasional bugs in new releases
- UI less polished than commercial tools
- Limited autorouting capabilities
- Some libraries may need manual setup
What's new in this version:
General:
- Improve algorithm to calculate arcs
- Disable I-beam cursor setting for search fields on non-macOS platforms
- Do not clear ERC/DRC errors when deleting all markers
- Show errors before warnings in DRC/ERC
- Fix properties manager <Enter> key iteration ordering
- Allow deletion of nested embedded files
- Ensure reporter object indicates that any message got reported
- Prevent assertion when clearing grid rows ( Sentry KICAD-VM1)
- Prevent read only autosave error from popping up multiple warning dialogs
- Prevent main KiCad window from expanding based on DPI events
- Use combo-boxes for units in properties panel
Schematic Editor:
- Fix crash when navigating legacy schematic
- Prevent assertion due to missing commit screen object (Sentry KICAD-YKY)
- Fix hanging when updating symbols after loading legacy schematic with missing symbols
- Expose shape in property inspector for sheet pins
- Update power filter for power symbols placement
- Properly handled exception when attempting to add a database library using latest MariaDB connector
- Support multiple footprints in HTTP libraries
- Prevent invalid warning when updating other fields in schematic from PCB
- Fix broken connectivity with label at the intersection of two nets
- Fix broken intersheet wiring on root schematic that temporarily breaks the netlist
- Use combo-box for alternate body style in properties panel
- Update properties to show units
- Prevent graphic lines from drawing on netclass layers
- Unify sheet name validators and apply to properties
- Fix crash when adding text
- Fix broken rotation during multi-label input
Symbol Editor:
- Snap new pin to grid without requiring mouse movement
- Show inherited fields in derived symbols
- Fix crash when reducing the symbol unit count
- Fix broken symbol field position
- Fix incorrect handling of vertical position of fields in the library symbol properties dialog
Board Editor:
- Make enabling import teardrop checkbox in the "Import Settings" dialog enable the import button
- Fix issue with filled hole when PDF plotting drill marks using SWIG API
- Fix bug in private layer selection
- Fix crash in STEP export (Sentry KICAD-V8A)
- Remove unnecessary newlines in STEP exporter logging
- Fix occasional failure to select for dragging
- Fix reference designator ordering in arrays
- Inline drag by track end even if cursor is slightly outside the track shape
- Add green color indication to length tuning status popup
- Place component shape and marking on F_Fab on EasyEDA import
- Build basic courtyard for footprints on EasyEDA import
- Add footprint reference text on F_Fab layer on EasyEDA import
- Fix ODB++ export path creation
- Avoid creating duplicate entries in embedded file list when embedding fonts
- Don’t show locked shadow in pad preview
- Prevent divide by zero error in footprint coverage ratio calculation
- Don’t double mirror groups
- Properly save and load violation severity 'Drilled hole too close to other hole'
- Improve performance of via place tool
- Fix snapping sensitivity issue of via placement with large grids
- Fix teardrop generation for pads having different shapes by layer
- Improve pad hit testing
- Do not generate unnecessary remove extra fields warnings when updating from schematic
- Fix crash when generating DRC report
- Add separate front and back silk screen and solder mask colors for STEP export
- Fix STEP export broken wire self interference using custom pad shape on bottom side or board
- Prevent redraw flicker when snapping to grid
- Fix center dimension drawing issue
- Allow removing solder paste relative clearance in footprint properties dialog
- Improve file stability when saving tables
- Prevent crash using net ties with invalid layers
- Prevent pads from moving unexpectedly when footprint is locked
- Fix crash on right mouse button click in grid origin tool
- Disable snap when moving with keyboard
- Allow stitching of graphic shapes
- Set free vias to graphic net if available
- Footprint library parity DRC warning when closing pad properties dialog with no changes
- Fix custom design rules in project with overlapping courtyards
- Fix broken behavior for deprecated Gerber commands IPPOS and IPNEG
- Fix crash when unfilling all zones (Ctrl+B)
- Don’t find footprints that have already been deleted
- Only namespace components and layers when necessary when exporting IPC-2581
- Make move tool obey snap settings
- Prevent assertions on tuning pattern layer change
- Allow custom rule wildcard matching for netclass naming
- Prevent PNS length calculations from being confused by overlapping tracks
- Improve display of measurement tool ruler at screen-edges
- Allow solder mask bridging between net tie items
- Add embed option to file dialog for 3D models
- Correctly allow multiple pads with single pin in IPC-2581 export
- Improve IPC-2581 export error and warning messages
- Fix broken creepage DRC text with components on different layers
- 45 and 90 degree corner modes produce unnecessary parallel track and break when routing
- Space vias to account for hole to hole spacing when routing differential pairs
- Improve zoom and pan performance with many through hole pads
- Maintain group membership when shoving tracks
- Check tracks exiting pads for gaps in differential pair DRC
- Fix broken net assignment in Eagle import
- Fix zone fill chessboard pattern
- Make expand connection respect the selection filter
- Make properties panel obey free pads setting
- Consider visibility when colliding in DRC
- Prevent modifying teardrops on lock/unlock
- Add vertical scroll bars to generate rule areas dialog
- Correct save footprint chooser settings to prevent unexpected tree expansions
- Fix missing colors when exporting STEP models
Footprint Editor:
- Show embed 3D model immediately
- Prevent stale names in footprint browser
3D Viewer:
- Remove noise from orthographic projection ray tracing
- Command Line Interfac
- Prevent jobs from affecting each other via reporters when running job sets from CLI
- Prevent help option from failing erroneously
Job Sets:
- Wrap command text control in execute command job dialog
- Record execute command job input and error streams in the log
- Increase default precision in ODB++ export job dialog
- Add --follow-pcb and --follow-plot-settings options to render job settings
- Fix incorrect inner layer links for GERBER jobs
- Fix "Replace" button to overwrite existing files
- Fix exporting CADSTAR netlist
- Ensure archives defined without extension are given ".zip" extension
- Make ERC/DRC jobs default to fail on violation
- Skip missing 3D models with warning when exporting VRML
API:
- Add ability to set enabled board layers and copper layer count
Windows:
- Display the number of GDI objects in "About" dialog
- Don’t convert URI slashes to backslashes when embedding drawing sheet fil
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