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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
- 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.
- At the Choose Users screen, select 'For anyone who uses this computer (all users)', then click Next.
- At the Choose Components screen, review the component selection. All components are selected by default. Click Next.
- 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.
- Once the installation has completed, the Completing KiCad 9.0.4 Setup screen will appear. Click Finish to close Setup.