# kicad: what changed from 9 to 10

- Product: kicad (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad)
- Vendor: kicad
- Range: changelog entries numbered after 9.0.9 up to and including 10.0.6, stable releases only
- Entries below: 7 releases (newest first)
- Resolved: 9 is 9.0.9 and 10 is 10.0.6, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 0 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 0
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/compare/9...10

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## What changed (2 changes, grouped by kind)

### Changed

#### 10.0.2 (2026-05-09)

- Minor improvements in stability and functionality

### Fixed

#### 10.0.5 (2026-07-22)

- Critical bug fixes since the previous release (also in 10.0.3; 10.0.2)

_4 releases carry no categorized changes yet: 10.0.6, 10.0.4, 10.0.1, 10.0.0._

## Release notes

### 10.0.6 — KiCad 10.0.6 Release

- Date: 2026-08-29
- Version: 10.0.6
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/08/KiCad-10.0.6-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.6-5bdd389d

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.6 bug fix release. The 10.0.6 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

### 10.0.5 — KiCad 10.0.5 Release

- Date: 2026-07-22
- Version: 10.0.5
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/07/KiCad-10.0.5-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.5

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.5 bug fix release. The 10.0.5 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

- **fixed** — Critical bug fixes since the previous release

### 10.0.4 — KiCad 10.0.4 Release

- Date: 2026-06-21
- Version: 10.0.4
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/06/KiCad-10.0.4-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.4

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.4 bug fix release. The 10.0.4 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

### 10.0.3 — KiCad 10.0.3 Release

- Date: 2026-05-15
- Version: 10.0.3
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/05/KiCad-10.0.3-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.3

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.3 bug fix release. The 10.0.3 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

- **fixed** — Critical bug fixes since the previous release

### 10.0.2 — KiCad 10.0.2 Release

- Date: 2026-05-09
- Version: 10.0.2
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/05/KiCad-10.0.2-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.2

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.2 bug fix release. The 10.0.2 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

- **fixed** — Critical bug fixes since the previous release
- **changed** — Minor improvements in stability and functionality

### 10.0.1 — KiCad 10.0.1 Release

- Date: 2026-04-15
- Version: 10.0.1
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/04/KiCad-10.0.1-Release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.1

The KiCad project is proud to announce the version 10.0.1 bug fix release. The 10.0.1 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

### 10.0.0 — KiCad Version 10.0.0 Release Candidate 2 Available

- Date: 2026-03-07
- Version: 10.0.0
- Original notes: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2026/03/KiCad-Version-10.0.0-Release-Candidate-2-Available/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kicad/releases/10.0.0

The second release candidate for version 10.0.0 is available for testing. Version 10.0.0 will be released soon unless critical issues are found in testing this release candidate. There may be addition…