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KiCad 10.0.0 Release (https://www.kicad.org)

78 points by craftyjon about 23 hours ago | 13 comments | View on ycombinator

fleventynine about 19 hours ago |

Just donated $250; I'm trying to get in the habit of supporting the open source projects I use similarly to the cost of their proprietary competitors.

gadiyar about 18 hours ago |

Such a well-written release notes page. I like how someone took the time to credit people for each feature that was added.

junon about 18 hours ago |

Wow this looks like an incredible set of features this release. Jump over and schematic grouping will be super useful, and I didn't even know they were working on reusable design blocks. Kicad feels like the next blender in that it's really getting a lot of treatment. Congrats!

bluehex about 19 hours ago |

Congratulations and thank you to all the contributors! KiCad is an amazing piece of software.

georgefrowny about 7 hours ago |

Binary Cadence import is a big one. You no longer need Allegro Viewer for looking at dev board design files and no more license for exporting either.

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dmonterocrespo about 16 hours ago |

I've donated about $100 USD to it. KidCAD is great software because many engineering systems are too expensive for students. Another very interesting project that's gaining traction is the Arduino emulator https://velxio.dev

bsoles about 18 hours ago |

I regularly try to donate to KiCad, FreeCad, and LibreOffice. They all have been terrific resources for me. Screw Microslop.

IshKebab about 16 hours ago |

Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnecting all the wires.

Still, nice to have alternatives.