KiCad 5.0.2

Pcbnew

Draw Arc

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A

All hotkeys for KiCad 5.0.2

EE Schema
Help

?

Page Layout Editor
Zoom in

F1

Page Layout Editor
Zoom out

F2

Page Layout Editor
Zoom redraw

F3

Page Layout Editor
Zoom center

F4

Page Layout Editor
Zoom Auto

Home

Page Layout Editor
Delete item

Del

EE Schema
Repeat last item

Insert

EE Schema
Move block > Drag block

⭾ Tab

Page Layout Editor
Move Item

M

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Copy Item

C

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Drag Item

G

EE Schema
Add component

A

Page Layout Editor
Place Item

P

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Rotate item

R

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Add New Track

X

EE Schema
Mirror Y Component

Y

GerbView
Gbr negative obj display mode

N

Page Layout Editor
Move end point

E

Pcbnew
Add Through Via

V

GerbView
Switch units

U

GerbView
Gbr flashed display mode

F

KiCad Manager
Run Eeeschema

Ctrl + E

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Switch Track Width To Next

W

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Fill or Refill All Zones

B

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Track Display Mode

K

GerbView
Gbr lines display mode

L

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Toggle High Contrast Mode

H

EE Schema
Add global label

Ctrl + H

EE Schema
Add junction

J

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Custom Track/Via Size

Q

Page Layout Editor
Move start point

S

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Reset Grid Origin

Z

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Switch Track Posture

/

Page Layout Editor
Left click

⤶ Enter

Page Layout Editor
Double click

End

KiCad Manager
Run FpEditor

Ctrl + F

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Switch to Inner layer 1

F5

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Switch to Inner layer 5

↑   Shift + F5

EE Schema
Find and replace

Ctrl + Alt + F

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Select Copper Connection

I

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Get and Move Footprint

T

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Switch to Inner layer 4

F8

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Add Footprint

O

EE Schema
Leave sheet

Alt + ⬅ Backspace

EE Schema
Delete node

⬅ Backspace

KiCad Manager
Run Bitmap2Component

Ctrl + B

Page Layout Editor
Open

Ctrl + O

Page Layout Editor
Save

Ctrl + S

Page Layout Editor
Save As

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Page Layout Editor
Print

Ctrl + P

Page Layout Editor
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Page Layout Editor
Redo

Ctrl + Y

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Cut

Ctrl + X

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Copy

Ctrl + C

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Add MicroVia

Ctrl + V

Page Layout Editor
Help (this window)

Ctrl + F1

Page Layout Editor
Zoom to Selection

Ctrl + F5

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3D Viewer

Alt + 3

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Switch Units

Ctrl + U

Page Layout Editor
Reset Local Coordinates

Space

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Increment Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only)

}

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Decrement Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only)

{

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Toggle Cursor Display (Modern Toolset only)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X

GerbView
Measure distance (modern toolset only)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

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Add Vias

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Pcbnew
Add Filled Zone

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

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Add Keepout Area

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + K

Pcbnew
Add a Similar Zone

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + .

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Draw Line

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L

Pcbnew
Draw Circle

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Pcbnew
Draw Arc

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A

Pcbnew
Draw Graphic Polygon

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P

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Add Text

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T

Pcbnew
Add Dimension

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H

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Place DXF

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

GerbView
DCodes display mode

D

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Add Blind/Buried Via

Alt + ↑   Shift + V

Pcbnew
Route Differential Pair (Modern Toolset only)

6

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Tune Single Track (Modern Toolset only)

7

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Tune Differential Pair Length (Modern Toolset only)

8

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Tune Differential Pair Skew (Modern Toolset only)

9

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Routing Options

Ctrl + ,

KiCad Manager
Run LibEdit

Ctrl + L

Pcbnew
Increase meander spacing by one step.

1

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Decrease meander spacing by one step.

2

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Increase meander amplitude by one step.

3

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Decrease meander amplitude by one step.

4

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Differential Pair Dimensions

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R

Pcbnew
Toggle Highlight of Selected Net (Modern Toolset only)

`

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Switch Track Width To Previous

Ctrl + W

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Increase Via Size

'

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Decrease Via Size

\

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Delete Track Segment

Back

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Move Item Exactly

Ctrl + M

KiCad Manager
Refresh project tree

Ctrl + R

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Rotate Item Clockwise (Modern Toolset only)

↑   Shift + R

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Select Layer and Add Through Via

<

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Select Layer and Add Blind/Buried Via

Alt + <

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Duplicate Item

Ctrl + D

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Duplicate Item and Increment

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D

KiCad Manager
New project from template

Ctrl + T

Pcbnew
Switch to Component (F.Cu) layer

Page Up

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Switch to Copper (B.Cu) layer

Page Down

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Switch to Inner layer 2

F6

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Switch to Inner layer 3

F7

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Switch to Inner layer 6

↑   Shift + F6

GerbView
Switch to next layer

+

GerbView
Switch to previous layer

-

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Switch Grid To Fast Grid1

Alt + 1

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Switch Grid To Fast Grid2

Alt + 2

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Switch Grid To Previous

↑   Shift + N

GerbView
Switch to legacy toolset

F9

GerbView
Switch to modern toolset with software graphics (fall-back)

F12

GerbView
Switch to modern toolset with hardware-accelerated graphics (recommended)

F11

Page Layout Editor
New

Ctrl + N

KiCad Manager
Run Gerbview

Ctrl + G

KiCad Manager
Run PcbCalculator

Ctrl + A

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