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KiCad EDA v9.0.6

A Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite



Schematic Capture
KiCad's Schematic Editor supports everything from the most basic schematic to a complex hierarchical design with hundreds of sheets. Create your own custom symbols or use some of the thousands found in the official KiCad library. Verify your design with integrated SPICE simulator and electrical rules checker.




PCB Layout
KiCad's PCB Editor is approachable enough to make your first PCB design easy, and powerful enough for complex modern designs. A powerful interactive router and improved visualization and selection tools make layout tasks easier than ever.




3D Viewer
KiCad's 3D Viewer allows easy inspection of your PCB to check mechanical fit and to preview your finished product. A built-in raytracer with customizable lighting can create realistic images to show off your work.




About KiCad
KiCad 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.

Mission Statement
The goal of the KiCad project is to provide the best possible cross platform electronics design application for professional electronics designers. Every effort is made to hide the complexity of advanced design features so that KiCad remains approachable by new and inexperienced users, but when determining the direction of the project and the priority of new features, the needs of professional users take precedence.

Project Governance
The KiCad project is governed by a technical committee made up of the members of the lead development team. Most decisions are made by a consensus of the technical committee. When a consensus cannot be reached the final decision is made by the project leader.

History
KiCad was first released in 1992 by its original author, Jean-Pierre Charras. It has been in continual development since then and is now managed by the KiCad Development Team.

The name of KiCad comes from the first letters of a company of Jean-Pierre Charras' friend "Ki" being combined with "Cad". But it now has no meaning other than being the name of the software suite. Mentioned by Jean-Pierre in an email.

Lead Developers
Roberto Fernandez Bautista
Jean-Pierre Charras
Jon Evans
Seth Hillbrand
Ian McInerney
Thomas Pointhuber
Mark Roszko
Wayne Stambaugh (Project Leader)
Mikolaj Wielgus
Tomasz Wlostowski
Jeff Young

Developers Emeriti
John Beard
Dick Hollenbeck
Alexis Lockwood
Brian Sidebotham
Orson (Maciej) Sumiński

Changes:
v9.0.6 10-30-25

General
Ensure file write permissions copying edited library table. #21899
Ensure custom library table write path is correctly created. #18937 and #18938
Prevent always requesting keychain unlock when Git project is opened. #20176
Ensures proper execution when running external application. #14261
Show all files in file tree when using git. #21583
Prevent Altium import error when schematic and/or PCB files are in folder. #20161
Make sure ERC/DRC exclusion hotkey works when dialog has focus. #21761
Support translation in tool context menus. #21859
Support translation of property grid enumerations. #13636 and #21859
Fix crash when importing Altium project. #21947

Schematic Editor
Ensure new symbols obey the observed sheet number. #16632 and #19138 and #21637
Maintain units even when opening in standalone mode. #19361
Properly name Altium sub-sheets on import. #21173
Fix crash when updating symbol. #21995
Ensure symbol fields table and BOM export field values match using shared sub-sheets. #21998
Fix missing description field when using HTTP libraries. #22043
Ensure ERC Exclusions are maintained. #21410

Symbol Editor
Prevent crash in changing item symbol unit in properties panel. #21891

Simulator
Enforce spice valid net names when parsing. #18598
Improve right Y-axis label layout and power signals displaying incorrect units on simulation plot. #21645

Board Editor
Fix crash when pressing 'X' to begin routing. #21883
Fix crash when routing an empty board.
Correctly inherit track width when multiple net classes are defined. #21819
Avoid OtherSideView when exporting IPC-2581B. #16286
Fix wrong netclass assignment when more than four net classes. #21750
Prevent duplicate symbol names in ODB++ output. #21803
Fix broken PNS track dragging when constrain to H/V/45 mode is turned on. #21892
Handle custom fields from netlist. #21648
Ensure Altium PCB import saves under the correct name. #13986
Fix crash when canceling zone refill after moving zone points. #21896
Prevent zone and shape corners snap to 45/90 degree lines when the option is disabled. #21897
Ensure moving objects with arrow keys is aligned to grid. #21682
Correct sort net classes in netclass inspector. #21345
Auto-convert numeric values in fields when referencing them in expressions. #21723
Fix zone filling issues. #21930 and #21946
Import pad to die lengths when importing Altium board file.
Fix track length calculation inconsistencies. #21913
Improved multi-drag segment side/corner determination. #21972
Do not ignore grid snapping when movement constrained to horizontal, vertical, or 45 degree mode. #21984
Fix constrained movement regression. #21981
Fix snapping issue with measurement tool. #22045
Fix horizontal, vertical, 45 degree toggle during move. #22025
Fix "Unroute Selected" when footprint is selected and select pads is disabled. #22138

Footprint Editor
Allow deleting multiple 3D models in footprint properties dialog. #21894

IPC API
Fix crash when setting padstack layers. #21743






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