installing KiCad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 Under GNU/Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 http://www.kicad.org/ Getting Started in KiCad 2 / 43 1.1 Downloading and installing KiCad KiCad runs on GNU/Linux, Apple macOS and Windows. You can find the most up to date instructions and download links at:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Under GNU/Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 Getting Started in KiCad 2 / 45 http://www.kicad.org/ 1.1 Download and install KiCad KiCad runs on GNU/Linux, Apple OS X and Windows. You can find the most up to date instructions and download links at:

under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 created in earlier versions, but can only write files in the latest formats. This means that in general, there are no special steps to migrate files from a previous version besides opening the files. the new format with the new file extension. The old files will not be deleted automatically. In general, files created or modified by one version of KiCad cannot be opened by older versions of KiCad.

modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 Internet, the home of KiCad is: http://www.kicad.org/ 1.1. Download and install KiCad KiCad runs on GNU/Linux, Apple OS X and Windows. You can find the most up to date instructions and download links at: Team to keep the development branch as usable as possible during new feature development. 1.2. Under GNU/Linux Stable builds. Stable releases of KiCad can be found in most distribution’s package managers

under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 created in earlier versions, but can only write files in the latest formats. This means that in general, there are no special steps to migrate files from a previous version besides opening the files. editor documentation describes several particular considerations for opening legacy schematics. In general, files created or modified by one version of KiCad cannot be opened by older versions of KiCad.

under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 created in earlier versions, but can only write files in the latest formats. This means that in general, there are no special steps to migrate files from a previous version besides opening the files. editor documentation describes several particular considerations for opening legacy schematics. In general, files created or modified by one version of KiCad cannot be opened by older versions of KiCad.

modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 homepage of KiCad is: http://www.kicad.org/ 1.1. Downloading and installing KiCad KiCad runs on GNU/Linux, Apple macOS and Windows. You can find the most up to date instructions and download links at: to keep the development branch as usable as possible during new feature development. 1.1.1. Under GNU/Linux Stable releases of KiCad can be found in most distribution’s package managers as kicad and kicad-doc

under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 created in earlier versions, but can only write files in the latest formats. This means that in general, there are no special steps to migrate files from a previous version besides opening the files. editor documentation describes several particular considerations for opening legacy schematics. In general, files created or modified by one version of KiCad cannot be opened by older versions of KiCad.

it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 file compatibility. Major releases almost always come with changes to file formats. KiCad is in general always backwards compatible with files created by older versions, but not forwards compatible: Once files will not be openable by the previous major version. Migrating from Previous Versions In general, to migrate a design to a new version of KiCad, simply open the project with the new version, then

under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 file compatibility. Major releases almost always come with changes to file formats. KiCad is in general always backwards compatible with files created by older versions, but not forwards compatible: Once files will not be openable by the previous major version. Migrating from Previous Versions In general, to migrate a design to a new version of KiCad, simply open the project with the new version, then