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Downloads:

87,804

Downloads of v 8.0.0.20240223:

1,416

Last Update:

24 Feb 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • KiCad Developers Team
  • Jean-Pierre Charras
  • Dick Hollenbeck
  • Wayne Stambaugh

Tags:

kicad cad schematic pcb electronics foss admin

KiCad (Install)

This is not the latest version of KiCad (Install) available.

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8.0.0.20240223 | Updated: 24 Feb 2024

Downloads:

87,804

Downloads of v 8.0.0.20240223:

1,416

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • KiCad Developers Team
  • Jean-Pierre Charras
  • Dick Hollenbeck
  • Wayne Stambaugh

KiCad (Install) 8.0.0.20240223

This is not the latest version of KiCad (Install) available.

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by KiCad Developers Team, Jean-Pierre Charras, Dick Hollenbeck, Wayne Stambaugh. The inclusion of KiCad Developers Team, Jean-Pierre Charras, Dick Hollenbeck, Wayne Stambaugh trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify KiCad Developers Team, Jean-Pierre Charras, Dick Hollenbeck, Wayne Stambaugh goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install KiCad (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade KiCad (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall KiCad (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade kicad -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.0.0.20240223'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade kicad -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.0.0.20240223'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install kicad
  win_chocolatey:
    name: kicad
    version: '8.0.0.20240223'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'kicad' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '8.0.0.20240223'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller kicad
{
    Name     = "kicad"
    Version  = "8.0.0.20240223"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'kicad':
  ensure   => '8.0.0.20240223',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 24 Feb 2024.

Description

KiCad EDA

Schematic Capture

With the schematic editor you can create your design without limit; there are no paywalls to unlock features. An official library for schematic symbols and a built-in schematic symbol editor help you get started quickly with your designs.

PCB Layout

Make professional PCB layouts with up to 32 copper layers. KiCad now has a push and shove router which is capable of routing differential pairs and interactively tuning trace lengths.

3D Viewer

KiCad includes a 3D viewer which you can use to inspect your design in an interactive canvas. You can rotate and pan around to inspect details that are difficult to inspect on a 2D view. Multiple rendering options allow you to modify the aesthetic appearance of the board or to hide and show features for easier inspection.

Maintainer's Note

I produce and maintain Chocolatey packages in my spare time, for free. If you use my packages, and appreciate the time and effort I put into making and maintaining them, please consider making a small donation. Thank-you!


tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = 'KiCad*'
  fileType      = 'EXE'
  silentArgs   = '/S /allusers'
  validExitCodes= @(0)
}

[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | % {
    $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"

    if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
      $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"

      $packageArgs['file'] = ''
    } else {
    }

    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
  }
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
  Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
  Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
  Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
  Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
  $key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}
tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url64      = 'https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror/releases/download/8.0.0/kicad-8.0.0-x86_64.exe'
$checksum64 = 'af1a058f15e165fac684478a1c14aea78bed636fe07d708e2a1b9467d0b9754c'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation = $toolsDir
  fileType      = 'EXE'
  url64bit      = $url64     
  softwareName  = 'KiCad*'
  checksum64    = $checksum64
  checksumType64= 'sha256'
  silentArgs   = '/S /allusers'
  validExitCodes= @(0)
}

if(Get-Process -Name "kicad" -ea 0) {
  Write-Error "$packageName is running. Please close before upgrading."
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
KiCad (Install) 9.0.1 2015 Monday, March 31, 2025 Approved
KiCad (Install) 9.0.0 2574 Friday, February 21, 2025 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.9 311 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.8 1836 Monday, January 13, 2025 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.7 1405 Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.6 1638 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.5 1805 Monday, September 9, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.4 1981 Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.3 1366 Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.2 1616 Monday, April 29, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.1 1778 Saturday, March 16, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.0.20240223 1416 Saturday, February 24, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 8.0.0 78 Saturday, February 24, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.11 214 Friday, February 23, 2024 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.10 1707 Saturday, December 30, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.9 1133 Thursday, November 9, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.8 1748 Monday, October 2, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.7 1914 Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.6 1548 Friday, July 7, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.5 2447 Monday, May 29, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.2 3700 Monday, April 17, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.1 2747 Monday, March 13, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 7.0.0 1016 Sunday, March 5, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 6.0.11 1944 Monday, January 30, 2023 Approved
KiCad (Install) 6.0.10 1568 Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Approved
KiCad (Install) 6.0.9 1937 Monday, October 31, 2022 Approved
KiCad (Install) 6.0.8 1610 Friday, September 30, 2022 Approved
KiCad (Install) 6.0.7 1926 Friday, July 29, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.6.1 1423 Monday, June 27, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.6 1277 Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.5 1317 Sunday, May 8, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.4 1997 Saturday, March 19, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.2 1193 Monday, February 14, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.1 1716 Monday, January 17, 2022 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 6.0.0 1215 Saturday, December 25, 2021 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 5.1.12.1 1884 Thursday, November 11, 2021 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 5.1.10.1 2053 Saturday, May 22, 2021 Exempted
KiCad (Install) 5.1.9.10 2338 Monday, December 28, 2020 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.8.10 1091 Friday, November 6, 2020 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.7.10 996 Monday, September 28, 2020 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.6.10 1579 Saturday, May 16, 2020 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.5.30 1505 Thursday, December 5, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.5.20 646 Thursday, November 28, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.4.10 1014 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.2.20 708 Friday, June 7, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.2.10 651 Saturday, April 27, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.0.11 614 Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.1.0.10 459 Friday, March 15, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.2.10 418 Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.2.1 680 Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.1.4 435 Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.1.3 392 Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.1.1 289 Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.1 263 Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.0.20180722 1672 Monday, July 23, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 5.0.0 319 Monday, July 23, 2018 Approved
KiCad (Install) 4.0.7 757 Saturday, February 24, 2018 Approved
KiCad 4.0.2 1222 Monday, February 29, 2016 Approved
KiCad 4.0.1 553 Monday, January 4, 2016 Approved

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