Kicad is an open source suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards. It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a 3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB.
Kicad is made of 5 main components:
* kicad - project manager * eeschema - schematic editor * pcbnew - PCB editor * gerbview - GERBER viewer * cvpcb - footprint selector for components
Libraries:
* Both eeschema and pcbnew have library managers and editors for their components and footprints * You can easily create, edit, delete and exchange library items * Documentation files can be associated with components, footprints and key words, allowing a fast search by function * Very large libraries are available for schematic components and footprints * Most components have corresponding 3D models
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| Architecture | Package Size | Installed Size | Files |
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| alpha | 2,429.5 kB | 7844 kB | [list of files] |
| amd64 | 2,178.3 kB | 6236 kB | [list of files] |
| arm | 2,377.0 kB | 6268 kB | [list of files] |
| hppa | 2,524.8 kB | 6404 kB | [list of files] |
| i386 | 2,167.3 kB | 5740 kB | [list of files] |
| ia64 | 2,908.8 kB | 11364 kB | [list of files] |
| mips | 2,385.6 kB | 8096 kB | [list of files] |
| mipsel | 2,311.8 kB | 8096 kB | [list of files] |
| powerpc | 2,286.3 kB | 6132 kB | [list of files] |
| s390 | 2,132.4 kB | 5732 kB | [list of files] |
| sparc | 2,230.7 kB | 6264 kB | [list of files] |