KiCad
An electronics design suite with schematic and PCB editors, a 3D viewer and a Gerber viewer
Free · Open sourceLatest versionWindows
About KiCad
KiCad is an open-source electronics design program. Its source tree is organized as a project manager, a schematic editor, a printed circuit board editor, a 3D viewer and a Gerber viewer, along with smaller tools such as a bitmap to PCB artwork converter and a page layout editor.
It is for people who design electronics, from drawing schematics to laying out circuit boards and previewing them in 3D. The project includes demo examples and a project template to start from, and its translations are managed through Weblate for most languages.
Highlights
- Project manager
- Schematic editor
- Printed circuit board editor
- 3D viewer, with plugins
- Gerber viewer
- Bitmap to PCB artwork converter and page layout editor
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 10.0.6
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
- Size
- 923 MB
- License
- GNU GPL 3.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for 10.0.6
- Released
- Aug 29, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 3K
- Website
- gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
CopyleftGNU GPL 3.0
Use and change it freely; anything built from it must be shared under the same license, with its source.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by KICAD SERVICES CORPORATION
Certificate from GlobalSign GCC R45 EV CodeSigning CA 2020,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE
Signature is timestamped
7 of 120 bundled files are unsigned
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 9e24dc47119f7c472128c2f293c5e3f35569274a44c905e60a7514d47c16ce48
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
2 technical notes
- 7 of 120 bundled executables or libraries are unsigned
- 3 bundled binaries lack ASLR or DEP
Versions
10.0.6checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Windows
EXE · 923 MB
Questions about KiCad
Is KiCad free?
Yes. KiCad is free and open source under the GNU GPL 3.0. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is KiCad safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of KiCad from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 10.0.6 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Windows download is Authenticode signed, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Who makes KiCad?
KiCad is an open source project by KiCad EDA on GitHub (KiCad/kicad-source-mirror). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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