KiCad Installation

KiCad is a free and open-source electronics design automation (EDA) suite used for creating schematics, PCB layouts, and 3D visualizations of circuit boards.

There is a group for this application: SW_KiCAD_Stable

KiCad Installation Process

  1. Run the executable to begin the installation. At the Welcome to KiCad 9.0.4 Setup screen, click Next to continue. Note: KiCad is free open-source software licensed under the GPL — no license key or activation is required.
  2. At the Choose Users screen, select 'For anyone who uses this computer (all users)', then click Next.
  3. At the Choose Components screen, review the component selection. All components are selected by default. Click Next.
  4. At the Choose Install Location screen, review the destination folder, then click Install to begin the installation. Default Installation Path: C:\Program Files\KiCad\9.0. To install in a different folder, click Browse and select an alternate location before clicking Install.
  5. Once the installation has completed, the Completing KiCad 9.0.4 Setup screen will appear. Click Finish to close Setup.