About KiCad
KiCad is an open source software suite for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). The programs handle Schematic Capture, and PCB Layout with Gerber output. The suite runs on Windows, Linux and macOS and is licensed under GNU GPL v3.
History
KiCad was first released in 1992 by its original author, Jean-Pierre Charras. It has been in continual development since then and is now managed by the KiCad Development Team.
The name of KiCad comes from the first letters of a company of Jean-Pierre Charras' friend "Ki" being combined with "Cad". But it now has no meaning other than being the name of the software suite. Mentioned by Jean-Pierre in an email.
Lead Developers
Jean-Pierre Charras |
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Jon Evans |
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Seth Hillbrand |
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Ian McInerney |
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Thomas Pointhuber |
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Mark Roszko |
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Wayne Stambaugh (Project Leader) |
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Tomasz Wlostowski |
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Jeff Young |
Developers Emeriti
John Beard |
Dick Hollenbeck |
Alexis Lockwood |
Brian Sidebotham |
Orson (Maciej Sumiński) |