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2026-09-21 22:15:35 +02:00
.githooks Fix pre-commit symlink 2023-05-12 16:10:18 +03:00
.github Update GitHub funding link 2023-10-18 09:40:34 -07:00
.gitlab Fix QA on Gitlab 2026-08-27 09:41:59 -07:00
3d-viewer Fix path to 3D preview dll when running from build dir. 2026-09-21 02:37:19 +03:00
api API: validate project in more places; validate project save 2026-09-20 08:40:12 -04:00
bitmap2component Serialize the DS_DATA_MODEL for bitmap2component 2026-06-30 15:32:01 -07:00
cmake Add macOS Quick Look model previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
common pcbnew: keep net classes linked to a tuning profile when it is renamed 2026-09-21 19:33:01 +02:00
cvpcb Fill in a slew of missing keyboard action handlers. 2026-09-20 18:16:20 +01:00
demos Pcbcalc: Add plated hole size calculator per IPC-2222B 2026-09-12 10:17:36 +01:00
doxygen Fix broken Doxygen project logo file. 2026-08-04 16:42:41 -04:00
eeschema Fix erc json report using wrong unit scale 2026-09-21 13:23:04 +00:00
gerbview Fill in a slew of missing keyboard action handlers. 2026-09-20 18:16:20 +01:00
include pcbnew: keep net classes linked to a tuning profile when it is renamed 2026-09-21 19:33:01 +02:00
kicad Replace the 3D model chooser with native previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
libs Index fracture edges by y stripe 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
pagelayout_editor Fill in a slew of missing keyboard action handlers. 2026-09-20 18:16:20 +01:00
pcb_calculator Icons: add 16px-optimised copy icon 2026-09-12 10:17:36 +01:00
pcbnew router: check if DP primitive pair links aren't null 2026-09-21 22:15:21 +02:00
plugins Add shared model import for native previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
qa qa/pns: testcase for #23820 2026-09-21 22:15:35 +02:00
resources Add macOS Quick Look model previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
signing Add macOS Quick Look model previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
thirdparty Add shared model import for native previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
tools pcbnew: add geometric constraint solver 2026-07-21 16:20:36 -07:00
translation Update translations 2026-08-28 11:24:39 -07:00
utils Fix color face and plugin MSW build location 2026-09-20 19:19:34 -07:00
.clang-tidy Add more checks in .clang-tidy 2021-12-01 00:47:22 +01:00
.gitattributes Clang-tidy: exclude some more generated files 2026-09-12 10:17:35 +01:00
.gitignore .gitignore: stop noticing .history in QA data 2026-03-10 22:32:20 +08:00
.gitlab-ci.yml Dump default Fedora image to include new SPNAV dependency 2025-08-12 17:32:09 +01:00
_clang-format Clang-format: better match code policy example for constructors 2025-05-20 18:46:00 +08:00
AUTHORS.txt add myself to AUTHORS.txt 2025-12-04 09:05:04 -08:00
CMakeLists.txt Add shared model import for native previews 2026-09-20 10:54:10 -07:00
CMakePresets.json.sample Drop the basic win32 manifest, always use the dpi aware one 2026-09-03 13:17:22 -04:00
code-of-conduct.md Add Code of Conduct 2020-03-26 11:10:34 -05:00
CONTRIBUTING.md Edit CONTRIBUTING.md 2026-04-05 02:51:28 +00:00
copyright.h Re-add copyright.h template with current GPL notice 2026-06-15 13:37:51 -07:00
install-deps.sh Vendor libemf2svg for static linking 2026-09-07 00:46:12 -07:00
INSTALL.txt Vendor libemf2svg for static linking 2026-09-07 00:46:12 -07:00
LICENSE Set project license file to GPLv3 for GitLab 2020-07-05 08:56:17 -07:00
LICENSE.3-CLAUSE-BSD ADDED: Read IBIS files 2022-06-09 18:30:51 +00:00
LICENSE.APACHE-2.0 Add support for using a SpaceMouse to pan & zoom in the schematic editor. 2022-03-31 19:03:41 +00:00
LICENSE.BOOSTv1_0 Cleanup licensing 2019-02-11 08:35:23 -08:00
LICENSE.CC-BY-SA-4.0 Adding license text for CC-BY-SA-4.0 for completeness 2019-03-27 14:47:35 -04:00
LICENSE.CC0 Add information about CC0 license 2022-10-18 06:16:50 +02:00
LICENSE.GPLv3 Update license to AGPL due to TTL license. 2018-10-22 12:28:48 -04:00
LICENSE.ISC Cleanup licensing 2019-02-11 08:35:23 -08:00
LICENSE.MIT Adding MIT license 2019-06-09 08:43:43 -07:00
LICENSE.README Common: Credit GIMP/GEGL for the color-to-alpha algo (GPLv3+) 2026-08-31 18:11:14 +01:00
README.md REMOVED: SWIG, wxPython, and Python integration 2026-03-22 13:53:49 -04:00
setup-env.sh Add text variable functions and recursive expansion for tables 2025-12-04 13:12:24 +00:00
uncrustify.cfg Change code formatter configuration files from 100 to 120 characters. 2025-03-17 17:34:15 -04:00
vcpkg-configuration.json Update vcpkg for patched wx 2026-09-19 14:37:44 +00:00
vcpkg.json Update vcpkg for patched wx 2026-09-19 14:37:44 +00:00

KiCad README

For specific documentation about building KiCad, policies and guidelines, and source code documentation see the Developer Documentation website.

You may also take a look into the Wiki, the contribution guide.

For general information about KiCad and information about contributing to the documentation and libraries, see our Website and our Forum.

Build state

KiCad uses a host of CI resources.

GitLab CI pipeline status can be viewed for Linux and Windows builds of the latest commits.

Release status

latest released version(s) Release status

Files

  • AUTHORS.txt - The authors, contributors, document writers and translators list
  • CMakeLists.txt - Main CMAKE build tool script
  • copyright.h - A very short copy of the GNU General Public License to be included in new source files
  • Doxyfile - Doxygen config file for KiCad
  • INSTALL.txt - The release (binary) installation instructions
  • uncrustify.cfg - Uncrustify config file for uncrustify sources formatting tool
  • _clang-format - clang config file for clang-format sources formatting tool

Subdirectories

  • 3d-viewer - Sourcecode of the 3D viewer
  • bitmap2component - Sourcecode of the bitmap to PCB artwork converter
  • cmake - Modules for the CMAKE build tool
  • common - Sourcecode of the common library
  • cvpcb - Sourcecode of the CvPCB tool
  • demos - Some demo examples
  • doxygen - Configuration for generating pretty doxygen manual of the codebase
  • eeschema - Sourcecode of the schematic editor
  • gerbview - Sourcecode of the gerber viewer
  • include - Interfaces to the common library
  • kicad - Sourcecode of the project manager
  • libs - Sourcecode of KiCad utilities (geometry and others)
  • pagelayout_editor - Sourcecode of the pagelayout editor
  • patches - Collection of patches for external dependencies
  • pcbnew - Sourcecode of the printed circuit board editor
  • plugins - Sourcecode for the 3D viewer plugins
  • qa - Unit testing framework for KiCad
  • resources - Packaging resources such as bitmaps and operating system specific files
  • thirdparty - Sourcecode of external libraries used in KiCad but not written by the KiCad team
  • tools - Helpers for developing, testing and building
  • translation - Translation data files (managed through Weblate for most languages)
  • utils - Small utils for KiCad, e.g. IDF, STEP, and OGL tools and converters