KiCad
KiCad is a app in the osFoundry community catalog. Full KiCad 6 EDA suite (schematic capture, PCB layout, 3D viewer, Gerber export) streamed in your browser via KasmVNC. The real native Linux app runs inside the container; your browser is the canvas. Includes the standard symbol, footprint, and 3D-model libraries. Projects and preferences persist on the storage volume under /config.
Details
- Workspace: osfoundry
- Category: CREATIVE
- Pricing: Free
- Access: Community
Features
- Full KiCad 6 EDA suite (schematic capture
- PCB layout
- 3D viewer
- Gerber export) streamed in your browser via KasmVNC
Documentation
# KiCad
Native KiCad running inside a streamed KasmVNC desktop.
## Version
Debian Bookworm KiCad **6.0.11** (previous LTS). Projects from 6 open in 7/8; the reverse is not true. Fine for the vast majority of hobby and small-team PCB work.
## Persistence
`/config` is the in-session user's home. Global config (symbol/footprint library tables, hotkeys) lives at `/config/.config/kicad/`. Save your projects anywhere under `/config/`.
## Libraries
Standard KiCad symbol, footprint, and 3D-model packs are pre-installed via `kicad-libraries`. Custom libraries can be added through Preferences → Manage Symbol Libraries.
## First launch
KiCad will prompt to configure the Global Symbol and Footprint Library Tables — pick the default ("Copy default global symbol library table"). It saves the choice and never asks again.
## Performance
KiCad is wxWidgets + OpenGL accelerated. Software GL inside KasmVNC handles small/medium boards comfortably; very dense 6+ layer boards with 3D viewer rotated continuously will be sluggish.
How to use KiCad in osFoundry
Install KiCad into your workspace in one click, then fork it in osStudio to customise the prompts, tools, or configuration for your stack. Anyone in your workspace can pick up where you left off.
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