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KiCad 9.0.3 Release

Published 2025-07-07

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 9.0.3 bug fix release. The 9.0.3 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

KiCad Version 9.0.3 Release Candidate 1 Available

Published 2025-07-03

The first release candidate for version 9.0.3 is available for testing. Version 9.0.3 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be additional bug fixes to the 9.0 series available as testing builds for users who require those bugs fixed after 9.0.3 is released. You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here: Windows x86_64 Windows arm64 macOS Ubuntu: Using the 9.

KiCad Conference Europe 2025 Announcement

Published 2025-06-30

The KiCad project is excited to announce the third annual European KiCad Conference (KiCon) in Bochum, Germany September 10th through the 12th, 2025. The conference will be held at the UFO - Ruhr Universität Bochum. On line registration ends September 1st. This conference is geared towards KiCad users. There will be talks and workshops from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team.

KiCad and Wayland Support

Published 2025-06-10

The KiCad development team frequently receives questions about our support for Wayland. Given that Fedora and Ubuntu are both planning to drop X11 support from their main desktop environments in the near future, we want to provide clear, transparent guidance to our users about the current state of Wayland support in KiCad. Current Status Is Functional but Degraded KiCad does run on Wayland systems, but with significant limitations and known issues that substantially degrade the user experience.

KiCad 9.0.2 Release

Published 2025-05-07

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 9.0.2 bug fix release. The 9.0.2 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

KiCad Version 9.0.2 Release Candidate 1 Available

Published 2025-04-25

The first release candidate for version 9.0.2 is available for testing. Version 9.0.2 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be additional bug fixes to the 9.0 series available as testing builds for users who require those bugs fixed after 9.0.2 is released. You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here: Windows x86_64 Windows arm64 macOS Ubuntu: Using the 9.

KiCad 9.0.1 Release

Published 2025-03-30

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 9.0.1 bug fix release. The 9.0.1 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

KiCad Version 9.0.1 Release Candidate 2 Available

Published 2025-03-26

The second release candidate for version 9.0.1 is available for testing. Version 9.0.1 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be additional bug fixes to the 9.0 series available as testing builds for users who require those bugs fixed after 9.0.1 is released. You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here: Windows x86_64 Windows arm64 macOS Ubuntu: Using the 9.

KiCad Version 9.0.1 Release Candidate 1 Available

Published 2025-03-18

The first release candidate for version 9.0.1 is available for testing. Version 9.0.1 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be additional bug fixes to the 9.0 series available as testing builds for users who require those bugs fixed after 9.0.1 is released. You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here: Windows x86_64 Windows arm64 macOS Ubuntu: Using the 9.

KiCad Conference North America 2025 Announcement

Published 2025-02-26

The KiCad project is excited to announce that after the first ever KiCon in Chicago in 2019 that there will finally be a North American KiCad Conference (KiCon) in San Diego, California, USA from May 28th through the 30th, 2025. The conference will be held at the Qualcomm Institute. Early bird registration ends April 1st. On line registration ends May 25th. This conference is geared towards KiCad users. There will be talks and workshops from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team.

KiCad 9.0.3 Release

KiCad Version 9.0.3 Release Candidate 1 Available

KiCad Conference Europe 2025 Announcement

KiCad and Wayland Support

KiCad 9.0.2 Release

KiCad Version 9.0.2 Release Candidate 1 Available

KiCad 9.0.1 Release

KiCad Version 9.0.1 Release Candidate 2 Available

KiCad Version 9.0.1 Release Candidate 1 Available

KiCad Conference North America 2025 Announcement

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