Sep 17, 2025 · Start KLayout in editor mode to get access to a rich set of editing features. Create new layers and cells. Instantiate them in other cells. Draw polygons, boxes, wires and labels. …

Starting with version 0.15, KLayout is also an editor that allows to change GDS and OASIS files and create them from scratch. See the release notes and the editor mode quickstart manual …

Using the .zip archive is the recommended way to try KLayout without contaminating the system. A description how to actually build KLayout on Windows using the MSYS2 system can be …

KLayout Documentation (Qt 5): Main Index » KLayout User Manual KLayout User Manual This is KLayout's main user manual. The manual is organised in major topics: KLayout Basics Editing …

KLayout Documentation (Qt 5): Main Index » KLayout User Manual » KLayout Basics KLayout Basics Welcome to KLayout's user manual. This is the manual chapter covering the basic …

This is the server copy of the documentation delivered with KLayout KLayout Documentation - The main entry point for the documentation KLayout User Manual - KLayout's user manual …

KLayout will scan various places for DRC scripts or macros, including the installation path and the application folder (usually in the home directory). Both places can be used to store DRC scripts.

After restarting KLayout, you should see the new example in the macro development IDE. All example scripts will register themselves in the "Macros" menu in the "Examples" sub-menu.

KLayout provides a way to add images to the display and show them below the drawn layout. Currently, images can be read from any commonly used image format available in Qt (i.e. …

This is a standard feature of KLayout and GDS/OASIS. The GDS format supports numerical (positive integer) keys and string values while OASIS supports more types of keys and values …