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KiCad 6.0.10 (64-bit)

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  • Latest Version

    KiCad 8.0.6

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 64 / Windows 11

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  • Author / Product

    KiCad Team / External Link

  • Filename

    kicad-6.0.10-x86_64.exe

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of KiCad 6.0.10 (64-bit).


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of KiCad or reading our review, simply click here.


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What's new in this version:

General:
- Resolve embedded text variables
- Keep keyboard placement on grid
- Clean up autosave file handling edge cases

Schematic Editor:
- Fix broken legacy schematic file save
- Fix broken instance data loading legacy schematics
- Fix unconnected bus from hierarchical sheet bug
- Prevent mirror of text elements
- Fix search for text containing slashes
- Add symbol library table mapping for rescue library on project save as
- Fix crash when "M" key pressed after clicking on end of unconnected wire
- Fix a issues with translated field names
- Fix wxWidgets 3.2 assertion when opening symbol field table editor
- Fix NC and label logic
- Don’t report a pin ERC if the pin is null
- Prevent shared schematic UUIDs from changing when importing shared schematics

Symbol Editor:
- Fix symbol SVG export

PCB Editor:
- Return to original active layer after routing
- Resolve embedded text variables when project file is missing
- Fix an issue when importing SVG files using CR+LF as end of line
- Fix graphic snapping
- Use snap position for segment routability checks
- Fix DRC crash when using negative clearance
- Fix DRC crash Pcbnew when moving ungroupable item to a group
- Allow nested groups
- Allow a single net collision with a free pad
- Honor zone fill minimum width setting
- Fix Z order of zone outline drawing
- Restore broken position relative to behavior
- Add support for unit-less values to custom rules evaluator
- Use correct pad to die lengths in differntial pair length tuner
- Fix an incorrect calculation in length tuning tools
- Respect the "report all errors" checkbox in DRC
- Fix crash when moving empty selection

Footprint Editor:
- Fix crash when clicking on footprint properties button
- Fix crash when attempting to launch dimension tool

Gerber Viewer:
- Don’t generate error on paths when loading from zip archive

Windows:
- Fix icon scaling issue
- Fix simulator crash due to old ngspice version