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KiCad

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KiCad is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - designing schematics of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). KiCad is developed by Jean-Pierre Charras. And features an integrated environment between schematic capture, bill of...

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Flathub
4.4 / 5 Avg rating (5)
112 likes
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Multiplatform
  2.  3D Renderer
  3.  Circuit Simulation
  4.  Portable
  5.  Wast library
  6.  3d sketching

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  • 23C5DA liked KiCad
    10 days ago
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    seveibar added KiCad as alternative to tscircuit
    12 days ago
  • SapphireDust liked KiCad
    about 1 month ago
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    POX added KiCad as alternative to Coulomb
    about 1 month ago
  • rajarshikhatua100 liked KiCad
    about 2 months ago
  • cloudinger rated KiCad  
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  • cloudinger, thejfex, PredatorQ and PigSaint liked KiCad
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Comments and Reviews

   
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keofox
  
Top positive commentDec 1, 2023

Currently the most advanced free/libre software for schematic and PCB design

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lostis
  
Positive commentDec 1, 2019

Best free Software for EDA Open Hardware development

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kiminariyamamoto
  
Positive commentMar 25, 2018

Many features and powerful but it is not very convenient and intuitive to use.

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What is KiCad?

KiCad is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - designing schematics of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). KiCad is developed by Jean-Pierre Charras. And features an integrated environment between schematic capture, bill of materials list, and PCB layout.

Description-Source: Wikipedia

KiCad information

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4
  • Alternatives

    60 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about KiCad, and it has gotten 112 likes

KiCad was added to AlternativeTo by nickoe on Oct 17, 2009 and this page was last updated Aug 25, 2024.