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KiCad Conference North America 2025 Announcement

Published 2025-02-26

The KiCad project is excited to announce that after the first ever KiCon in Chicago in 2019 that there will finally be a North American KiCad Conference (KiCon) in San Diego, California, USA from May 28th through the 30th, 2025. The conference will be held at the Qualcomm Institute. Early bird registration ends April 1st. On line registration ends May 25th. This conference is geared towards KiCad users. There will be talks and workshops from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team.

Learn to Code KiCad 2025 and Open Hardware Dinner

Published 2025-01-22

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.

2024 End of Year Fund Drive

Published 2024-12-18

The end of the year is approaching, and the KiCad project is excited to announce our 2024 End of Year Fund Drive. With the release of KiCad version 9.0 just around the corner, we are looking forward to another successful year of development. Our supporters' contributions have been instrumental in building the features of version 9, and we are counting on your continued support to make version 9 even better!

KiCad Conference Europe 2024 Announcement

Published 2024-07-14

The KiCad project is excited to announce the third annual KiCad Conference (KiCon) in Bochum, Germany from Sept 19th through the 20th, 2024. The conference will be held at the Rotunde Bochum. This conference is geared towards KiCad users. There will be talks from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team. The conference keynote talk will be given by Wayne Stambaugh, the KiCad project leader.

2023/24 Funding Drive Success

Published 2024-05-11

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.

KiCad's Historic Price Increase: A Leap into the Future

Published 2024-04-01

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.

2023 End of Year Fund Drive

Published 2024-01-10

It is that time of year again! The KiCad project is excited to announce our 2023 end of year funding drive. With the release of KiCad version 8.0 just around the corner, we are looking forward to the next year of development. Our supporters' contributions have done more to build the features of version 8 than any other source of funding. With your help, we can make version 9 better than ever!

Malicious Site Warning

Published 2023-11-28

The KiCad team has become aware of an unknown actor running Google Ads pointing to a clone of the official kicad.org site. This site serves an unknown payload targeting Windows when the Download button on the front page is clicked. Unforunately, due to the nature of this attack, the options for action by the KiCad team remain limited. We advise users to remain diligent on the internet. In particular it is best to never click Sponsored Links in Google Search results as the KiCad team does not spend money on advertising.

CERN Support Changes

Published 2023-09-29

CERN has recently announced a change in their support of the KiCad project. They are stopping the KiCad donations program and are now paying for KiCad support contracts directly with KiCad Services Corporation. The full announcement is available on the CERN & Society Foundation website. The KiCad project would like thank CERN for all of their contributions. Their generosity has allowed the KiCad project rapidly progress to where it is today.

KiCad Asia Conference 2023 Announcement

Published 2023-09-27

The KiCad project is excited to announce the first annual KiCad Asia Conference (KiCon Asia) in Shenzhen, China on Sunday November 12th. The conference will be held at the Aliyun Innovation Center. This conference is geared towards KiCad users in Asia. There will be talks from users of all skill levels as well as members of the KiCad Lead Development Team. The conference keynote talk will be given by Wayne Stambaugh, the KiCad project leader.

KiCad Conference North America 2025 Announcement

Learn to Code KiCad 2025 and Open Hardware Dinner

2024 End of Year Fund Drive

KiCad Conference Europe 2024 Announcement

2023/24 Funding Drive Success

KiCad's Historic Price Increase: A Leap into the Future

2023 End of Year Fund Drive

Malicious Site Warning

CERN Support Changes

KiCad Asia Conference 2023 Announcement

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