KiCad 8.0

A way to uninstall KiCad 8.0 from your system

KiCad 8.0 is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by KiCad. Further information on KiCad can be seen here. Usually the KiCad 8.0 program is found in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0 directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove KiCad 8.0. The application's main executable file is titled kicad.exe and it has a size of 4.89 MB (5122376 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside KiCad 8.0. They take about 26.73 MB (28025029 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (131.74 KB)
• bitmap2component.exe (3.60 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (610.82 KB)
• dxf2idf.exe (131.82 KB)
• eeschema.exe (1.90 MB)
• gerbview.exe (1.71 MB)
• idf2vrml.exe (291.32 KB)
• idfcyl.exe (51.32 KB)
• idfrect.exe (45.32 KB)
• kicad-cli.exe (2.54 MB)
• kicad.exe (4.89 MB)
• pcbnew.exe (1.90 MB)
• pcb_calculator.exe (1.71 MB)
• pl_editor.exe (1.80 MB)
• python.exe (101.32 KB)
• pythonw.exe (99.32 KB)
• venvlauncher.exe (110.82 KB)
• venvwlauncher.exe (108.82 KB)
• _freeze_module.exe (2.81 MB)
• f2py.exe (117.78 KB)
• numpy-config.exe (117.78 KB)
• t32.exe (95.50 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
• t64.exe (105.50 KB)
• w32.exe (89.50 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
• w64.exe (99.50 KB)
• cli-32.exe (75.82 KB)
• cli-64.exe (84.82 KB)
• cli-arm64.exe (145.82 KB)
• cli.exe (75.82 KB)
• gui-32.exe (75.82 KB)
• gui-64.exe (85.32 KB)
• gui-arm64.exe (146.32 KB)
• gui.exe (75.82 KB)
• normalizer.exe (117.75 KB)
• pip3.exe (105.86 KB)
• wheel.exe (117.73 KB)

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This web page is about KiCad 8.0 version 8.0.51 only. Click on the links below for other KiCad 8.0 versions:

• 8.0.8.189.5268852
• 8.0.91
• 8.0.5
• 8.0.3
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.02
• 8.0.4
• 8.0.21
• 8.0.9
• 8.0.8.1.4731273
• 8.0.8
• 8.0.12
• 8.0.7
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.6

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If you are manually uninstalling KiCad 8.0 we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall KiCad 8.0:

• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\org.kicad.kicad
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall KiCad 8.0:

• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_cvpcb.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_eeschema.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_freeze_module.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_gerbview.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_kipython.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pcb_calculator.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pcbnew.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pl_editor.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\bitmap2component.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_atomic-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_chrono-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_container-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_date_time-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_filesystem-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_locale-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_prg_exec_monitor-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_random-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_regex-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_serialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_system-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_thread-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_unit_test_framework-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_wserialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlienc.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\bz2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\cairo-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\cairo-script-interpreter-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\charset-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\crashpad_handler.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\crashpad_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_asyncio.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_decimal.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_elementtree.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_hashlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_lzma.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_msi.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_overlapped.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_queue.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_socket.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_sqlite3.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_ssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_uuid.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_zoneinfo.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\bz2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\ffi-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libexpat.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\liblzma.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\pyexpat.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\select.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\unicodedata.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\winsound.pyd
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\dxf2idf.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\eeschema.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\ffi-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\fontconfig-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\freetype.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\gerbview.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\getopt.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\git2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\glew32.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\harfbuzz.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\harfbuzz-subset.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\iconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icudt74.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuin74.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuio74.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icutu74.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuuc74.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idf2vrml.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idfcyl.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idfrect.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\intl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\jpeg62.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad_3dsg.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad-cli.exe
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad-cmd.bat
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kigal.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\legacy.dll
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__future__.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__hello__.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\__init__.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\ham\__init__.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\ham\eggs.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\spam.py
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_compat_pickle.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_compression.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_markupbase.cpython-311.pyc
• C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_strptime.cpython-311.pyc

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\kicad.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.8.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KiCad
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\kicad.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad 8.0

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\pcbnew.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\pl_editor.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete KiCad 8.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 8.0 is an application released by the software company KiCad. Frequently, users want to uninstall this program. This is difficult because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK practice to uninstall KiCad 8.0 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate KiCad 8.0 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "KiCad 8.0". If it is installed on your PC the KiCad 8.0 program will be found automatically. After you select KiCad 8.0 in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding KiCad 8.0, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall KiCad 8.0.


8. After removing KiCad 8.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of KiCad 8.0 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KiCad 8.0 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove KiCad 8.0 by KiCad from your PC, we are not saying that KiCad 8.0 by KiCad is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove KiCad 8.0 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.