
10.Aug.2023
The KiCad project has announced version 7.0.6, the fourth bugfix release in the 7 series. This stable release includes critical bug fixes and some minor improvements over the previous release.
A full list of issues fixed since version 7.0.5 can be found on the KiCad 7.0.6 site.
This version is built with some selected changes from the 7.0 branch. Packages for Windows, macOS and Linux are available now or will be in the near future. For download, you can check the KiCaddownload page.
Download Page: https://www.kicad.org/download/
Fixed color issue in newly lazy loading preference panels.
Fixed the "Reset to Default" button in the Preferences dialog.
Fixed view drift when showing info bar.
Improved the appearance of percussion sticker text.
Stroke font performance improvements.
Handle hidden columns properly when pasting into grids.
Processing the numeric keypad "Enter" action in missing places.
Required word wrap of PCM package descriptions on Mac.
Broken cursor key handling in library tree pane.
Fixed null pointer access when trying to read common settings.
Protecting file permissions to protect other developers from crashing.
Fixed broken file lock.
Schematic Editor
Fixed mirroring fields bound to tags.
Fixed pin preferences dialog size.
Fixed crash if ${VALUE} variable expansion iterated.
Fixed worksheet text layout when using custom font.
Author: KiCad Development Team

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