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Release

• For Windows: 20090216
• Linux (RedHat, Fedora, Mandriva, CentOS) 20090216
• Linux (Ubuntu) 20090216
• Sources 20090216

Snapshots

Warning These versions are for developers and testers only!

• Windows 20090308-r1641-win32 or kicad.1301.cz
• Linux 20080320-r918-linux or kicad.1301.cz
• Mac (Universal) at http://brokentoaster.com/kicad or http://www.mdx4.org
• Sources: 20080804-r1176-src or kicad.1301.cz

• 2009-03-20: New final version available at author's homepage
• 2009-03-16: New release candidate (RC6) available at author's homepage
• 2008-07-15: New version released.
• 2008-04-29: Components library updated.
• 2008-03-15: Project divided into 3 sub-parts.
• 2007-11-22: The sources of release candidate available at Download area.
• 2007-11-20: New release candidate available at author's homepage
• 2007-08-12: KiCad document translation files moved from Yahoogroups to KicadDocTransFiles
• 2007-07-26: In the KICAD Release of the FPGAlibre Project you can find unofficial Debian Packages for Etch, Version 2007-07-02.
• 2007-06-22: New version released
• 2007-06-21: kicad.bokeoa.com/wiki migrated to www.kicad-eda.org/wiki
• 2007-06-20: http://www.kicad-eda.org now alias for http://kicad.sourceforge.net
• 2007-06-08: Translation of interface to Polish is complete
• 2007-05-25: New released
• 2007-05-20: New libraries
• 2007-05-11: New released
• 2007-05-06: Subversion repository is created
• 2007-01-15: New release.

3th party tools

• QuickTool:Tool which allows quickly build library elements (symbols only).
• PHP script to easily duplicate sch sheets for hierachical usage.
• KICAD lib manager: Linux tool to manage kicad libraries (join, extract, add commponent, etc) under command line mode.
• Pinarray paNxN: Command line Perl script to create automatically symbols and footprints for SIL, DIP, ICD headers, prototype areas and much more.
• Netconv - TinyCAD netlist to KiCAD pcbnew netlist converter
• TTConv, image2kicad, scalePCB and other python functions
• OrCad EDIF out to KiCad libs, schematic converter
• PCadToKiCad - schematic capture, board layout and library files conversion from P-CAD 200x ASCII to KiCad
• Tool to array layout associated with duplicated sub-sheets in a schematic hierarchy
• Online Search engine for Kicad libraries

User libraries

• • Kicadlib.org
  • Oshec Library(large Eagle lib)
  • RSM on the web (Portuguese) and RSM Library parts and more (translated to English via Google)
  • SMISIOTO: Collection of libraries for eeschema, pcbnew and a lot of 3D views.
  • [1] and [2] [VKOEPPEL.FREE.FR Schematic + Module Libraries and 3D models for Kicad.]

Notes

• Xtronics.com - KiCad Notes
• CuriousInventor.com - KiCad Guide

Compiling

• GevaWebSolutions.com - KiCad Compiling/Debugging notes for Microsoft VC++ and MinGW/MSYS

Mac OSX

• Zeveland.net - KiCad for OSX
• Stuffthingsandjunk.blogspot.com - Compile KiCad for Mac
• Fritzing (Google Code) - KiCad for Macs

Misc

• (artwork.com) What's all this about RS274X Anyway?
• (artwork.com) D-codes, Apertures and Gerber Plot Files
• (mcglothin.us/RobotScrapbook) Introduction To G-Codes
• Guide to IC Packages

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