Electronics

Setup KiCAD

Setup KiCAD to start prototyping PCBs and start making your own hardware designs.

Installing the AppImage through the official link will take extra setup steps for starting to use KiCAD.

Step-by-step guide

Read each step before making changes to your laptop.

Open the Linux Terminal

Open the Linux terminal by searching in the desktop menu ( or pressing the keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl + Alt + T' ).

Execute the following terminal commands in order.

Always remember to update and upgrade your installation packages before executing new installations

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kicad/kicad-10.0-releases

sudo apt update

sudo apt install kicad

Open KiCAD Project Manager

After the installation completes in the terminal window, close the terminal and search for KiCAD Project Manager in your desktop menu.

See a video demonstration

Watch this video for a visual walkthrough of the KiCAD installation and setup process.