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KiCad 10.0.2 Release

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.2 bug fix release. The 10.0.2 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

A list of all of the fixed issues since the 10.0.2 release can be found on the KiCad 10.0.2 milestone page. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.

Version 10.0.2 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

Schematic Editor

Symbol Editor

  • Implement symbol library handling in PADS schematic plugin. #24023

  • Fix the behavior of 'Derive from existing symbol' in new library symbol dialog. #23957

  • Crash when saving a symbol and attempting to edit.https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/work_items/24046[#24046]

  • Fix arc editing crash. #24072

  • Fix crash in when editing symbol and then opening schematic editor. #24240

Simulator

Board Editor

Footprint Editor

  • Fix footprint save crash which erases the footprint file from the library. #23961

  • Fix crash when typing incomplete environment variable in 3D model path. #24002

  • Fix crash when opening footprint with duplicate property names. #23624

  • Fix broken point move undo operation. #24029

  • Fix broken pad swaps with offset shape from hole. #23225

  • Allow saving footprint when items exist on the rescue layer. #24045

  • Correctly handle pad-to-die delay in pads table dialog. #24227

3D Viewer

  • Correctly match gerber paste output for DNP footprints. #23677

Job Sets

  • Don’t persist generated ERC filename back to jobset. #23967

  • Persist variant fields in job settings. #24092

Command Line Interface

macOS

  • Fix crash after waking up from deep sleep. #23999

  • Fix broken window management. #24099

  • Re-layout dialogs once they are shown. #24149



See Also

KiCad Version 10.0.2 Release Candidate 1 Available
2026-05-02

The first release candidate for version 10.0.2 is available for testing. Version 10.0.2 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 10.0.2 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.

KiCad 9.0.9 Release
2026-04-28

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 9.0.9 bug fix release. The 9.0.9 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.