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KiCad for Mac

  -  1.5 GB  -  Open Source
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  • Latest Version

    KiCad 8.0.7 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.15 Catalina or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    KiCad Team / External Link

  • Filename

    kicad-unified-universal-8.0.7.dmg

KiCad for Mac is an open-source software suite for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). The programs handle Schematic Capture and PCB Layout with Gerber output. 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)
Also Available: Download KiCad for Windows

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What's new in this version:

General:
- Fix URI environment variable expansion issue
- Fix display of broken fonts
- Clear unknown keys from environment variable maps on save
- Exclude letter hotkeys from shift fallback
- Fix missing text and graphics in PDF plots
- Handle DXF files with out of bounds values
- Fix invalid Bezier curve DXF import
- Fix incorrectly rendered font depending on rotation
- Make color picker dialog usable on hidpi monitors
- Scale text size to inside scaled blocks on DXF import
- Fix copy-paste issue for grids with checkboxes
- Update font when needed on italic/bold change
- Prevent altering text thickness when switching bold option on and off

Schematic Editor:
- Make sheet pin unconnected indicator (X) follow when dragging sheet
- Fix import compatibility with LCEDA/EasyEDA v2232
- Use symbol/netport name from device entry if empty when importing EasyEDA/LCEDA schematic
- Do not import empty visible net labels from EasyEDA/LCEDA Pro schematics
- Import Bezier curves in symbols from EasyEDA/LCEDA schematics
- Test for valid sheet name in sheet dialog properties
- Fix missing actions strings and hotkey conflict
- Respect background color fill when plotting to PDF
- Fix copy and paste issue in bus alias definition
- Do not allow repeat action to cause sheet recursion
- Fix crash when importing Eagle schematic when board file doesn’t exist in non-stand alone mode
- Warn user when template field names contain trailing/leading white space
- Fix an issue in sheet cross-references of global labels
- Add sheet changes to net navigation history

Symbol Editor:
- Preserve pin numbering when duplicating

Spice Simulator:
- Fix missing current scale in AC simulation
- Fix crash when deselecting the probe tool

Board Editor:
- Prevent solder mask bridge DRC error with mask pad
- Report implicit design rule minimums as being from the board setup
- Fix importing custom design rules
- Don’t ask about locking twice
- Make orphaned nets obey the minimum board clearance
- Make neck in a zone fill the DRC epsilon smaller on each side
- Make sure paste action can’t be performed through modal dialog
- Make polyline properties dialog honor the escape key
- Fix focus issue in parent window after hiding the search panel
- Fix DRC error with arcs
- Fix text position when drawing PCB text on non paired layers
- Fix error in DRC rule resolver
- Force orphaned nets to obey the minimum board clearance
- Fix Eagle footprint library migration crash
- Fix unconnected pads missing in IPC-2581 export
- Fix crash on routing many traces
- Correctly generate thermal reliefs on parts rotated by 45 degrees
- Fix circular courtyard DRC error
- Fix random malformed board outline with arcs DRC errors
- Properly group automatically generated objects
- Fixing paste issue in footprint library tables
- Fix disappearing courtyard layers
- Use appropriate tuning pattern icon in menus for tuning pattern generators
- Make convert to lines use the width of polygons where applicable
- Length tuning workflow improvements
- Show empty field for unconstrained length in length tuning properties
- Fix crash after Fabmaster import
- Update DRC exclusions from DRC dialog

Footprint Editor:
- Fix crash when saving a footprint
- Add 3D mouse support for 3D view

Gerber Viewer:
- Add 3D mouse support

D Viewer:
- Ensure the 3D display view is not modified after menu selection
- Fix omission of STEP models with relative path assignment

Worksheet Editor:
- Add 3D mouse support

PCB Calculator:
- Always use black text in E-series resistor table

Command Line Interface:
- Accept multiple Gerber layers for single layer plotting

macOS:
- Fix missed rows when pasting to grid

Python Scripting:
- Ensure image handlers are loaded before loading a board

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