# KiCad 10.0.8 release candidate 1 available for testing

> **Key takeaway:** KiCad 10.0.8 RC1 is out for Windows, macOS, and Linux ahead of the stable release.

**Published:** 2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 
**Source:** KiCad EDA Schematic & PCB Suite 
**Category:** open-hardware 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/kicad-1008-release-candidate-1-available-for-testing.html 

## Summary
KiCad has published the first release candidate for version 10.0.8 of its open-source EDA suite. The stable release will follow if no critical bugs surface during testing. Binaries are available for Windows x86_64 and arm64, macOS, and Linux via AppImage, Flatpak, Ubuntu PPA, and Fedora COPR.

## Where to get the 10.0.8 RC1 builds
- **Windows**: x86_64 and arm64 installers available
- **macOS**: native build provided
- **Linux options**: testing AppImage, Flathub beta branch, Ubuntu 10.0 testing PPA, Fedora @kicad/kicad-testing COPR
- **Scope**: bug-fix release in the 10.0 series; closed issues listed on GitLab