Proprietary file formats are vendor lock-in by another name. Years of design work trapped in a format only one tool can read is a moat that keeps users paying for software they’d rather leave. We think your designs belong to you, to modify as you see fit. KiCad 10 adds importers for Cadence Allegro, Mentor PADS, and gEDA/Lepton EDA, so your existing work is yours to keep and move forward with in KiCad. These importers are the result of months of reverse engineering, testing, and refinement, and we’re excited to share them with you.
Once again, KiCad will host a Learn to Code KiCad event at FOSDEM 2025. This year’s event will be held on Friday, January 31st, 2025, at Atelier des Tanneurs in Brussels, Belgium. The event will be a full day of hands-on KiCad development. The event is free to attend and we’ll provide lunch and snacks. Click here to sign up for the event.
The 2023/24 funding drive has been a great success! We have raised $100,000 from more than 2500 donors. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our campaign. Your support is greatly appreciated. We look forward to another successful year of KiCad development.
Dear KiCad Community,
In light of recent global economic trends and the inflationary pressures that have affected all economies, we at KiCad have arrived at a difficult decision. After much deliberation and extensive analysis, we are announcing our first ever price increase of 50% for downloading KiCad.