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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.

Tags

circuit_board design electronic_design_automation electronic_schematic_diagrams

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

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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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About Project Security

Languages

C++
72%
XML
14%
C
10%
23 Other
4%

30 Day Summary

Oct 1 2026 — Oct 31 2026

12 Month Summary

Oct 31 2025 — Oct 31 2026
  • 9834 Commits
    Up + 3811 (63%) from previous 12 months
  • 408 Contributors
    Up + 227 (125%) from previous 12 months

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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for kicad )

Repository URL: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad.git

Version: 10.99.0-6226-gf4c75f25138-dirty

2026-11-01
Last Analyzed
2,803,704
Lines of Code Analyze
0.94
Defect Density

Defects by status for current build

9,292
Total defects
1,724
Outstanding
7,486
Fixed

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound 51
676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function 2