KiCad EDA is an open source, freely distributed and cross-platform graphical software that helps users to effortlessly create printed circuit board and electronic schematic diagrams artwork. It includes 3D visualization functionality and numerous attractive features, including a modern and easy-to-use graphical user interface.
Comprises of several components
The application is comprised of a project manager and four main programs, such as a schematic editor called Eeschema, the PCB layout program called Pcbnew, the footprint selector tool for the components used in the circuit design, called Cvpcb, and Gerbview, the Gerber viewer, also known as the document photoplotter.
Getting started with KiCad EDA
On GNU/Linux, you can install the latest version of the KiCad EDA software suite from the main software repositories of several distributions. It the application is not available as pre-built packages in your Linux kernel-based operating system, you can install it by compiling the source tarball distributed on Softoware.
Supported operating systems and platforms
This is a cross-platform software that has been successfully tested with numerous distributions of Linux, as well as with the commercial Microsoft Windows operating system. It is fully compatible with both 64-bit and 32-bit instruction set architectures.
What is new in this release:
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version :
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version 4.0.6:
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version 4.0.5:
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version 4.0.4:
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version 4.0.3:
- The third bug fix version of the stable series 4 branch of KiCad has been released. Thanks to the the KiCad development team for making this possible.
What is new in version 4.0.2:
- This is a bug fix release only.
What is new in version 4.0.0:
- Major Items:
- New graphics rendering backend GAL (OpenGL and Cairo) [currently pcbnew only and does not yet support all legacy tools]
- New s-expression based pcb format (.kicad_pcb)
- New footprint library format (.pretty folder with .kicad_mod footprints)
- Updated footprint editor (only usable with GAL renderer)
- More advanced footprint manager concept called footprint library table (fp-lib-table)
- Ability to download footprints on the fly from git repositories
- Official libraries are now stored on github and regularly updated
- Awesome/Advanced Push and Shove (PnS) router (only usable with GAL renderer)
- Interactive differential trace routing and tuning
- Interactive trace length tuning
- Much more realistic 3D board rendering
- Intelligent library search with preview in Eeschema
- Initial Python api for Pcbnew
- Infrastructure Updates:
- New website
- Continuous integration tools via Jenkins (http://ci.kicad-pcb.org )
- Nightly builds for windows, OS X, fedora, ubuntu, and openSUSE (see downloads for information)
- Minor Items:
- Wording of many dialogs and errors has been improved
- Some excessive dialogs have been removed
- New icons for many tools
- New schematic library browser
- Docs now available in several different formats online (http://docs.kicad-pcb.org )
- More intelligent component search in EESchema
- Component rescue helper to identify when components have changed in EESchema and rescue the old version
- Undo limit default increased and now configurable
What is new in version 2013-05-18 BZR4017:
- Numerous features were enhanced and added: vector fonts added, layout undo added, polygon fill added, etc.
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