KiCad 10.0.1 Release
The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.1 bug fix release. The 10.0.1 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.
A list of all of the fixed issues since the 10.0.1 release can be found on the KiCad 10.0.1 milestone page. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.
Version 10.0.1 is made from the 10.0 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
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Resolve library table warning icon paths correctly. #23359
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Ensure library table child tables get reloaded after editing.
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Minor memory usage improvements.
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Use radio buttons in DRC/ERC exclusions context menu. #23638
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Load hidden library tables but hide their children. #23634
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Fix several wxWidgets errors with project template selector. #23623
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Support upgrading user’s library settings in start up wizard. #21263
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Fix Find dialog ignoring current selection for search text pre-fill. #23582
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Fix PDF stroke font glyph clipping. #23621
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Fix crash when editing polygon shape properties. #23648
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Fix crash navigating preferences dialog with keyboard arrow keys. #23595
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Fix crash on custom toolbar selection tool. #23691
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Add filtering and tooltips to toolbar customization panel. #23092
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Fix broken DRC/ERC strings. #23750
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Add CURRENT_TIME text variables. #22715
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Remove illegal library name characters when importing EasyEDA Pro projects.
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Fix start wizard libraries page vertical warning text clipping.
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Fix autosave not committing unsaved changes to local history. #23774
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Install missing remote provider schema files. #23696
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Speed up .history size limit enforcement. #23786
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Change restore local history dialog to sort snapshots by date.
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Resolve environment variables in nested library tables. #23787
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Show version control icons for projects in subdirectories. #23798
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Ensure project save as file formats are the same as normal saves. #23809
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Prevent environment variable expander from corrupting unresolved paths.
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Prevent fields grid from inflating dialog minimum size. #23926
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Fix hatch fill leaving gaps when shape has multiple regions. #23884
Schematic Editor
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Add rule area attributes to properties panel. #23399
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Do not size symbol properties dialog with buttons outside of screen. #23466
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Prevent selection tool from toggling between square and lasso mode. #23563
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Fix inverted group bus members lost from connectivity. #23521
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Preserve formatting markers in bus name prefix during parsing. #23615
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Fix hop-over arc rendering with angled wires. #23580
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Extend hop-over arcs to buses. #23588
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Correctly show "Style" settings in sheet properties dialog. #23591
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Fix broken label properties dialog layout. #23592
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Skip "Symbol Name" field when applying data from fields grid. #23652
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Fix false ERC label not connected for labels bridging hierarchical pins. #23494
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Fix ghost labels in "Update Schematic from PCB" for multi-unit symbols. #23701
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Fix global labels not connecting through hierarchical pins. #22694
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Fix crash on exit from hierarchy panel label edit. #23573
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Fix crash when placing symbol from remote library. #23286
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Fix crash importing non-hierarchical Eagle schematics. #23645
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Fix lost variant properties when set via symbol properties dialog. #23545
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Fix crash in Update Schematic from PCB when deleting fields. #23522
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Fix Update Schematic from PCB for labels on unsplit wires. #23701
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Don’t display internal group layer in color chooser. #23641
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Fix remapping symbols in legacy schematics. #23746
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Fix net navigator not populating nets on startup. #23627
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Align appearance of DNP sheets plots to screen. #23481
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Add UI to edit variant description after creation. #23501
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Fix false junction dots at connected pins during move or drag. #22000
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Load all fields the first time "Update Symbols" is run. #23312
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Fix find/replace matching power symbols via library template fields. #23518
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Fix use after free crash when closing. #23738
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Fix connectivity issue when combining more than two nets across multiple sheets using global labels. #23719
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Fix crash on Altium import. #23788
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Change text variable cell highlight from blue to yellow in bulk symbol edit.
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Correct cross out placement when PDF plotting DNP symbols. #23792
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Fix bus unfold losing overbar. #23794
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Make hop-over scaling GUI-independent and follow the schematic. #23714
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Fix disconnected nets after drag. #23127
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Fix crash when removing pin from a symbol. #23751
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Fix bus unfold losing overbar. #23827
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Fix case-insensitive duplicate field names data loss in symbol fields table. #23777
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Fix crash when creating symbol library on export. #23756
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Correctly handle multi-unit symbols with modified units on gate swap.
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Don’t process curved wires/buses into arcs when importing Eagle schematic.
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Fix group handling of sheet pins. #23846
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Fix crash in design block preview with hop-over enabled. #23860
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Properly reannotate design block power symbol. #23519
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Don’t assert on unresolved references in design block previews.
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Correctly transfer design block group as sheet to board. #23375
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Fix footprint chooser highlighting last-used instead of current item. #23878
Symbol Editor
Simulator
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Fix crash on ngspice out of memory condition. #23558
Board Editor
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Many DRC help fixes.
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Prevent crash attempting to load empty Eagle polygon (Sentry KICAD-1659).
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Fix: DRC edge clearance errors on rounded rectangles. #23505
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Fix creepage DRC missing circular pad shapes. #23364
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Fix broken solder mask for pads with different shapes per layer. #23561
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Fix crash when changing text and graphic properties. #23616
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Fix degenerate zone fill geometry. #23418
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Fix deselection not working when selection filter blocks items. #23594
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Fix crash when editing text box fill property. #23633
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Prevent crash when opening plugin. #23651
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Use correct offset and page size when SVG plotting. #23654
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Apply severity filtering on update PCB from schematic on first dry run. #23604
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Treat teardrops as tracks in DRC rule matching and clearance testing.
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Fix zone fill ignoring clearance from NPTH pads with no copper layers. #23467
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Fix PADS import of route arcs specified with CW/CCW direction. #23540
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Fix creepage DRC path starting at wrong point near NPTH slots. #23576
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Use variant specific value field in position file export. #23547
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Guard reference image dimension inputs against zero or negative values. #23606
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Correctly zoom to fit compare footprint to library canvas. #23579
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Cap stackup item count to prevent crash on corrupted files. #23625
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Prevent zone filler from creating thermal reliefs to nowhere. #23535
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Fix crash when text properties in properties panel. #23533
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Fix crash on start up due to user template paths. #23623
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Fix crash when trying to change a trace length. #23567
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Correctly update DNP variant when it matches default. #23564
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Fix teardrop asymmetry on off-center track connections. #23380
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Prevent canvas lag when selecting many footprints with hatching. #23397
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Include NPTH slots as board edges in creepage DRC. #23389
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Do not import all Allegro V16.x board through hole pads as non-plated. #23617
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Fix Cadence importer error with NVIDIA jetson developer boards. #23600
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Don’t apply line mode to rectangle and circle drawing. #23685
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Fix conditional physical clearance rules being silently skipped. #23699
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Fix flip board view state. #23741
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Fix selection filter in Edit Text & Graphics Properties affecting all grouped items. #23703
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Fix zone courtyard knockout using wrong side for internal copper layers. #23761
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Update layer of table cells when table layer is changed. #23762
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Prevent array tool from placing objects on top of one another. #22669
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Always snap to footprint origin regardless of anchor visibility. #22072
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Fix zone filling edge smoothing regression. #23515
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Respect zone connection setting for vias when hatch filling. #23516
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Fix crash after importing non-KiCad board. #23737
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Use net colors for router preview items before netclass colors.
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Prevent freeze after undoing a large move. #23808
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Fix through-hole pads losing inner layer connectivity after footprint flip. #23841
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Plot PDF DNP cross out in correct orientation. #23848
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Prevent Python plug ins from disappearing. #23861
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Fix crash during footprint inline drag after move operation. #23851
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Fix SurfaceFinish element structure in IPC-2581. #22794
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Fix missing project local footprint libraries in stand alone mode. #23872
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Fix crash when placing footprint. #23883
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Ensure tuning profile differential pair rules match net class rule expressions.
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Show cancel menu entry in context menu for point, table, and barcode tools. #23871
Footprint Editor
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Limit pad table dialog height to fit screen. #23614
3D Viewer
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Fix incorrectly rendered rounded rectangles on paste layer. #23514
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Correctly display NPTH holes. #23801
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Use first high instead of closest sphere when clicking navigation gizmo.
Gerber Viewer
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Fix crash exporting to board file. #23816
Job Sets
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Save and restore the 3D format properly in the properties dialog. #23706
Plugin Manager
IPC API
Command Line Interface
Windows
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Do not return Non-zero exit code when deflating compressed STEP file. #23742
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Fix crash when externally modifying the symbol currently being edited.
macOS
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Fix IPC-2581 export dialog automatic sizing. #23368
See Also
KiCad Version 10.0.1 Release Candidate 1 Available
2026-04-09
The first release candidate for version 10.0.1 is available for testing. Version 10.0.1 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be additional bug fixes to the 10.0 series available as testing builds for users who require those bugs fixed after 10.0.1 is released. You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here: Windows x86_64 Windows arm64 macOS Linux testing AppImage Ubuntu: Using the 10.
Version 10.0.0 Released
2026-03-20
It’s the turning of the seasons today, and to celebrate, the KiCad project is proud to announce the release of Version 10! This release is packed with new features, improvements, and hundreds of bug fixes. We hope you enjoy it! Head to the KiCad download page to get your copy (note that some packages may still be in the process of being released at the time this announcement is published). Our thanks go out to everyone who contributed to KiCad this past year. Whether your contribution was large or small, writing code, submitting bug reports, improving our libraries and documentation, or just supporting us financially: your help made a difference.
Read on to see some of the highlights of the new version!