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Project Summary
Kicad is an open source (GPL) software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit board designs.
In a Nutshell, KiCad...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 616 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in May, 2007
ending with its most recent commit about 1 month ago
Quick Reference
Organization:
https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/ki...
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
Permitted
Commercial Use
Modify
Distribute
Place Warranty
Forbidden
Sub-License
Hold Liable
Required
Distribute Original
Disclose Source
Include Copyright
State Changes
Include License
These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.
Project Security
Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )
There are no reported vulnerabilities
Project Vulnerability Report
Security Confidence Index
Poor security track-record
Favorable security track-record
Vulnerability Exposure Index
Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities
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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for kicad )
Repository URL: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad.git
Version: 10.99.0-975-ga6a8e7676b0-dirty
- 2026-05-13
- Last Analyzed
- 2,094,360
- Lines of Code Analyze
- 0.85
- Defect Density
Defects by status for current build
- 8,374
- Total defects
- 1,145
- Outstanding
- 7,147
- Fixed