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PCB Design with KiCad — Fundamentals

Curated: learn to design real boards in KiCad from a top free course, connect it to a Forge design, and get certified. The first module of the PCB track.

Curated course · learn it herecurated 2026-08-06

KiCad 9.0 — Getting Started (7-part series)

DigiKey · video · ~3h · Free · English

Why we picked it: The community's default 'best KiCad tutorial', updated to the current KiCad 9 — DigiKey walks you all the way from install to manufacturing-ready files for a real board. Uses the open-source tool Forge commits to.

Covers
  • install & project setup
  • schematic capture
  • custom schematic symbols
  • assigning / creating footprints
  • board layout & routing
  • ERC / DRC checks
  • generating Gerber files
  • ordering a fabricated board
Go take the courseStudy the course, then use the study guide below and take the check to get certified.

Study guide

Open the study guide →

1 study section · what to focus on + prove it in Forge, then take the check.

  1. 1.Study guide — what to focus on~15 min

Knowledge check

10 questions · ~6 min · pass 70%

Take the K-Check →

Forge practical

Build it in Forge Design · 5 checks · auto-verified from your design

Start the practical →