KiCad

The KiCad Development Team · Open-source electronics design suite for schematics, PCB layout, rule checks, SPICE simulation, 3D inspection and fabrication output.

CaskEngineering and CADApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs1,656#114 in App
1-year installs14.4KLast 365 days
Latest version10.0.64 days ago · Oct 7
Download size1.4GBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceMonthly1 release in 30 days
System requirements
Not confirmed
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 10.0.6 Not confirmed
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 10.0.6 Not confirmed
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{
  "macos": {}
}
Tap
homebrew/cask
Also known as
KiCad · kicad
Commands
idf2vrml idfcyl kicad-cli idfrect dxf2idf
SHA-256
ef4dcd4278c46d3e…

Installation and removal contents

  • Install suite

    Source file: KiCad

    Declared destination: /Applications/KiCad

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    {
      "suite": [
        "KiCad"
      ],
      "target": "/Applications/KiCad"
    }
  • Install artifact

    Source file: demos

    Declared destination: /Library/Application Support/kicad/demos

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    {
      "artifact": [
        "demos",
        {
          "target": "/Library/Application Support/kicad/demos"
        }
      ],
      "target": "/Library/Application Support/kicad/demos"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idf2vrml

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idf2vrml

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    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idf2vrml"
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idf2vrml"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idfcyl

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idfcyl

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    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idfcyl"
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idfcyl"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/kicad-cli

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/kicad-cli

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    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/kicad-cli"
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/kicad-cli"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idfrect

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idfrect

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    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/idfrect"
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/idfrect"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/dxf2idf

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/dxf2idf

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    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/MacOS/dxf2idf"
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/dxf2idf"
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "delete": "/Library/Application Support/kicad",
          "trash": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/kicad",
            "~/Library/Preferences/kicad",
            "~/Library/Preferences/org.kicad-pcb.*",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/org.kicad-pcb.*"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

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