KiCad
Open source PCB design and electronics CAD software, forever free.
KiCad is a free and open-source electronics CAD suite for schematic capture and PCB layout, available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes a schematic editor with SPICE simulation and electrical rules checking, a PCB layout editor with an interactive router, and a 3D viewer with raytracing for previewing finished boards. The software is free to use indefinitely and supports both simple hobby projects and complex hierarchical designs.
KiCad provides an integrated suite of tools — schematic editor, PCB layout editor, and 3D viewer — that together cover the full electronics design workflow from concept to board.
electronics engineers, hardware hobbyists, and PCB designers
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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