The KiCad project is excited to announce the second release candidate for the next major version 9.0.0 is available for testing. Version 9.0.0 is expected to be released by the end of January 2025.
You can obtain the release candidate for your platform here:
- Windows: https://downloads.kicad.org/kicad/windows/explore/stable/download/kicad-9.0.0-rc2-x86_64.exe
- macOS: https://downloads.kicad.org/kicad/macos/explore/stable/download/kicad-unified-universal-9.0.0-rc2.dmg
- Ubuntu: Using the nightly PPA: kicad-dev-nightly
- Fedora: Using the
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The list of new features in version 9 can be found on the Post-V8 New Features and Development News forum thread