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KiCad 8.0.5 Release

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 8.0.5 bug fix release. The 8.0.5 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

A list of all of the fixed issues since the 8.0.4 release can be found on the KiCad 8.0.5 milestone page. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.

Version 8.0.5 is made from the 8.0 branch with some cherry picked changes from the development branch.

Packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are available or will be in the very near future. See the KiCad download page for guidance.

Thank you to all developers, packagers, librarians, document writers, translators, and everyone else who helped make this release possible.

Changelog

General

Schematic Editor

  • Resolve netclasses on vector buses embedded in buses. #16545

  • Fix crash when renaming fields in symbol fields table. #18330

  • Correctly track symbol instances in "unplaced units" ERC. #18445

  • Fix different presentation of symbols with attribute "Do Not Populate". #18530

  • Fix missing schematic symbol instance data. #18486

  • Fix incorrect sheet order and uninitialized sheet number when printing. #18594

Spice Simulator

Symbol Editor

  • Add undo for repeat pin action. #18261

Board Editor

Footprint Editor

  • Save properties pane custom visible columns state. #18352

  • Fix issue when converting an Altium footprint library to KiCad format. #18452

3D Viewer

  • Fix incorrect custom pad shape. #18495

Gerber Viewer

  • Fix arc rendering issue. #18587

Worksheet Editor

  • Do not require extra mouse click to start text tool. #18366

Command Line Interface

  • Fix PCB drill export when output path does not end with path separator. #14438

Windows



See Also

KiCad 8.0.4 Release
2024-07-17

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 8.0.4 bug fix release. The 8.0.4 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

KiCad 8.0.3 Release
2024-06-04

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 8.0.3 bug fix release. The 8.0.3 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.