Hop-over arcs are supported to clearly indicate wire crossings that are not electrically connected, improving schematic readability.

The release was built with hundreds of contributors, delivering 7,609 unique commits since KiCad 9 in February 2025, along with 952 new symbols, 1,216 new footprints, and 386 new 3D models.

Major workflow and UI enhancements include customizable toolbars, drag-and-drop image support, undo in dialogs, and a new Rule Editor for graphical design-rule creation.

KiCad 10 is available for download from the official page, with installation examples provided for Ubuntu 24.04 via a PPA; also offered as an AppImage and a source tarball on GitLab.

The update adds broader capabilities like Design Blocks in the PCB editor, barcodes support, precise point editing for polygons, hatched fills, 3D PDF export, native rounded rectangles, and an emphasis on undo/redo in dialogs and lasso selection.

PCB Editor introduces time-domain tuning beyond length constraints, inner-layer objects support, and an unconstrained pin/pad/gate/unit swap to facilitate schematic-PCB forward and backward annotation.

Jumpers in the PCB editor now have a fixed net and do not display ratsnest lines, simplifying off-board connection visualization.

Selection and manipulation improvements include freeform/lasso selection for both editors, live junction updates during dragging, and a grouping feature to manage complex schematics.

KiCad 10 expands interoperability with other EDA tools by adding new importers for Allegro, PADS, and gEDA/Lepton PCB, and enabling CSV import/export in the Symbol Editor Pin Table.

Schematic Editor gains include support for variants (BoM variants within a single project), hop-over display for non-connected wire crossings, jumper and grouping features, and CSV import/export for pin tables.

The rollout notes potential breaking changes between major versions and cautions that some users may encounter issues with custom libraries, which are expected to be addressed in dot releases.

KiCad 10 marks a major release across Schematic and PCB Editors, introducing new importers and substantial UI and workflow enhancements for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.