Is www.kicad.org safe?
https://www.kicad.org/
Coveragecomplete6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
KiCad's official site is a long-running home for free, open-source PCB design software with no threats detected
This is the website of KiCad, which describes itself as a cross-platform, open-source PCB design suite. The domain is about 20 years old (7,301 days). Security checks found no antivirus detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The site offers a free download, donation options and a paid professional support option, and none of these showed deceptive behaviour. That is why it rates as Safe.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
This is the website of KiCad, which describes itself as a cross-platform, open-source PCB design suite. The domain is about 20 years old (7,301 days). Security checks found no antivirus detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The site offers a free download, donation options and a paid professional support option, and none of these showed deceptive behaviour. That is why it rates as Safe.
Clean technical checks and a long domain history
None of the 93 antivirus engines flagged the site as malicious or suspicious. The browser threat feed returned no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. These results mean nothing harmful was detected. They are not a full guarantee, but they fit with a domain that has been registered for 7,301 days.
What visitors find: downloads, donations and optional support
The main action is a Download link for the software. The site also links to a user mailing list hosted on groups.io and a 'Donate via TLF' option that leads to an outside funding platform.
The site's pages mention well-known payment services, Stripe and PayPal, as well as the Sentry error-tracking service. A 'Purchase professional support' option is offered on the KiCad site itself. None of this points to hidden charges or misleading sales tactics.
Why the score is 93
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 35 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
KiCad A Cross Platform and Open Source PCB Design Suite
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
KiCad A Cross Platform and Open Source PCB Design Suite
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
KiCad - Schematic Capture & PCB Design Software
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Domain registered for 7,301 days.
- 02No detections across 93 antivirus engines.
- 03No Safe Browsing warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for www.kicad.org, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for www.kicad.org. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainwww.kicad.org
- Redirects towww.kicad.org
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesoss.maxcdn.com · groups.io
Domain Timeline
- Oct 29, 2006Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 20 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 25, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
www.kicad.org has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (privacy@kicad.org).
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Oct 25, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 25, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
KiCad's official site is a long-running home for free, open-source PCB design software with no threats detected
This is the website of KiCad, which describes itself as a cross-platform, open-source PCB design suite. The domain is about 20 years old (7,301 days). Security checks found no antivirus detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The site offers a free download, donation options and a paid professional support option, and none of these showed deceptive behaviour. That is why it rates as Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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