KiCAD Shortcuts | Windows & Mac

KiCad is free software that is used to design electronics.

It was initially released in 1992. It is available in 23 different languages. Kicad software is written in c++.

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Below is the useful shortcut keyboard for KICAD software.

PCB Shortcuts

Action	Windows	Mac
To Reset Local Coordinates	Spacebar	Spacebar
To Undo	Ctrl + Z	Command + Z
To Redo	Ctrl + Y	Command + Y
To Track Display Mode	K	K
To Delete	Delete	Delete
To Delete Track Segment	Backspace	Backspace
To Add New Track	X	X
To Add Via	V	V
To Add Microvia	Ctrl + V	Command + V
To Switch Track Posture	/	/
To Drag Track, Keep Slope	D	D
To Place Item	P	P
To Copy-Item	C	C
To End Track	End	End
To Move-Item	M	M
To Flip Item	F	F
Rotate Item	R	R
Drag Item	G	G
To Get and Move Footprint	T	T
To Lock or Unlock Footprint	L	L
To Save Board	Ctrl + S	Command + S
To Load Board	Ctrl + L	Command + L
To Switch to Cooper Layer	Page Down key	Page Down key
To Find Item	Ctrl + F	Ctrl + F
To Switch High-contrast Mode	H	H
To Switch to Component Layer	Page Up key	Page Up key
To Switch Track Width to Previous	Ctrl + W	Command + W
To Switch to Next Layer	+	+
To Edit Item	End	End
To Switch Track Width to Next	W	W
To Switch to Inner Layer 2	F6	F6
To Add Module	O	O
To Switch to Inner Layer 1	F5	F5
To Switch to Previous Layer	–	–

 

EE Schema shortcuts

Action	Windows	Mac
To Zoom In	F1	F1
To Zoom Out	F2	F2
To Zoom Redraw	F3	F3
To Zoom Center	F4	F4
To Fit on Screen	Home	Home
To Delete Item	Delete	Delete
To Repeat Last Item	Insert	Insert
To Move Block	Tab	Tab
To Move-Item	M	M
To Copy Component or Label	C	C
To Drag Item	G	G
To Add Component	A	A
To Add Wire Entry	Z	Z
To Edit Footprint	F	F
To Add Bus Entry	/	/
To Begin Wire	W	W
To Add Power	P	P
To Begin Bus	B	B
To Rotate Item	R	R
To End Line Wire Bus	K	K
To Mirror X Component	X	X
To Add Sheet	S	S
To Mirror Y Component	Y	Y
To Add No Connect Flag	Q	Q
To Add Label	L	L
To Orient Normal Component	N	N
To Edit Reference	U	U
To Add Hierarchical Label	H	H
To Edit Item	E	E
To Add Junction	J	J
To Edit Value	V	V
To Help	?	?

 

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