KiCad versions

Designs schematic diagrams and circuit boards
Sep 21, 2011
Review
5.1
Mar 15, 2019
Editorial review
rating
4.0
Sep 19, 2015
1.0
Oct 18, 2010
Review

What's new

v5.1 [Mar 15, 2019]
-Improved 3D model library path configuration.
-Cairo canvas is now used for printing support on all platforms.
-Schematic and symbol library editors now use the modern canvases for rendering.
-Symbol pin table is now editable.
-Pcbnew scripting support for Python 3 has been added.
-Snapping for graphical object drawing in board and footprint editors.
-Significant user interface improvements.
-Major dialog box improvements.
-Both the footprint and symbol library editors now share the same user interface paradigm with a library tree view pane.
-Symbol, footprint, and 3D model library improvements.
-Documentation and translation improvements.
-Less pain for Linux package maintainers, now all features should be easy to support.