KiCad Image Converter 9.0.2 — the first minute without a single click
How we tested: a clean Debian 13 in a disposable container; source — package kicad 9.0.2+dfsg-1 from the Debian repository. Run as a regular user on a virtual screen, 60 seconds, nothing clicked. 20.10.2026. Every network request and every file written was recorded; the code was not decompiled. The container was deleted afterwards.
Program website: https://www.kicad.org
Package SHA-256: 8a4f0c143cc01806926895339f62cfd2db02bc8c50a095f105db5d7450dab1da
Summary
| What we checked | Result |
|---|---|
| Built-in telemetry, crash reporting, analytics, ad SDKs | Sentry (crash reports) |
| Network requests in the first minute | not a single network request |
| Known trackers among the servers | none |
| Files written in the first minute | 1 |
| The program ran the whole time | yes — process alive at the end |
What is built in
20841 files (852 MB) were checked.
| SDK | Purpose | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Sentry | crash reports | usr/share/doc/kicad-libraries/copyright |
Addresses of known trackers in the program’s files — addresses in code, not requests:
| Tracker | Addresses | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
docs.google.com | 227 | |
| Amazon CloudFront | dznh3ojzb2azq.cloudfront.net, d3uzseaevmutz1.cloudfront.net | 9 |
| Salesforce | semtech.my.salesforce.com | 9 |
| Wix | media.wix.com | 1 |
| Shopify | cdn.shopify.com | 1 |
Where it connected
Not a single request: no DNS lookup, no connection.
What it wrote to disk
Folders the program wrote files to during the minute:
| Folder | Files |
|---|---|
~/.cache/dconf | 1 |
How to read this card
- This is the first minute after launch with no action at all: what the program does on its own. Normal use may involve more requests.
- A “built-in SDK” means the library’s code was found. It does not prove data transfer, and an address in the code is not a request.
- The review was made automatically using a single method. You can check any program yourself here.