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15 November 2025 - latest/stable

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Electronic schematic and PCB design software

Kicad is a suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards. It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a 3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB. . Kicad is made up of 5 main components: .

kicad - project manager
eeschema - schematic editor
pcbnew - PCB editor
gerbview - GERBER viewer
cvpcb - footprint selector for components

. Libraries:

Both eeschema and pcbnew have library managers and editors for their components and footprints
You can easily create, edit, delete and exchange library items
Documentation files can be associated with components, footprints and key words, allowing a fast search by function
Very large libraries are available for schematic components and footprints
Most components have corresponding 3D models

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