KiCad 5 released @kicad_pcb #CAD #PCB

Almost a year after the release of KiCad 4.0.7, the KiCad development team is proud to present a new and improved KiCad 5.0 release! The official KiCad libraries have also seen a lot of improvement in management, style and consistency by the librarians.

New Features (a selection):

  • Direct import of Eagle projects
  • SPICE simulation support via ngspice
  • New symbol chooser with optional footprint viewer
  • Improved wire, bus, and junction handling
  • New libraries for symbols, footprints and 3D models (parts adhere to the KiCad Library Convention (KLC) and are organized differently than in V4 libraries)
  • and lots, lots more!

Check out the KiCad blog for all the latest in this release.