Fritzing 1.0.7 brings native Apple Silicon support, a major Qt framework upgrade, improved performance, and a massive expansion of our Adafruit parts library.

What’s New

Native Apple Silicon Support

Mac users with Apple Silicon (M1 - M5) can now run Fritzing natively without Rosetta translation. This brings significantly improved performance and better energy efficiency on modern Macs. Whether you’re working on a MacBook Air or a Mac Studio, you’ll experience faster launches, smoother interactions, and cooler operation.

Qt 6.8.3 Framework Upgrade

We’ve upgraded the underlying Qt framework from 6.5.3 to 6.8.3. This was a significant effort that required fixing copper fill rendering, font rendering issues, and various compatibility adjustments. The upgrade brings better platform integration, improved text rendering, and numerous upstream fixes.

Performance Improvements

Part icons are now loaded from the database with lazy SVG loading and an in-memory cache. This means faster startup times and smoother scrolling through parts bins, especially noticeable with our growing parts library.

Expanded Adafruit Parts Library

We’ve imported around 300 additional Adafruit parts, further expanding the dedicated Adafruit parts bin introduced in 1.0.6.

These are too many parts to fit into a single screenshot, here it is anyways:

Bug Fixes and Improvements

PCB and Routing

• Fixed copper fill and ground fill not working #4281
• Fixed multiple traces being treated as one when connected in series #4290
• Fixed duplicate aperture in Gerber contour files #4296

Rendering and Fonts

• Fixed font rendering appearing blurred or bold #4282
• Fixed schematic net label width broken with Droid Sans font #4300
• Fixed notes line spacing and font size
• Updated OCR-Fritzing-mono font with ground, celsius, and fahrenheit glyphs

Parts and Editor

• Fixed Parts Editor “Close without saving” and “Keep working” buttons being reversed #4297
• Obsolete parts no longer appear in the inspector swap combobox
• Capacitance values are preserved when migrating obsolete capacitors
• User parts now stored in organized subfolders by module ID #4188

Stability

• Fixed crash on drag and drop with invalid mime data
• Fixed potential data loss when saving sketches on macOS
• Fixed segfault caused by null cursor and empty view checks
• Improved error messages for misbundled sketch files

Other

• Recent file list preserved across version upgrades
• Full paths no longer stored in sketch files, improving portability and privacy
• Added generic small 6V solar panel
• Updated translations for German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese

OS Requirements

• macOS: Big Sur (11) or later, native Apple Silicon and Intel support
• Windows: Windows 10 64-bit or later
• Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or later (glibc 2.35+)

The release is available in our downloads section. We recommend all users upgrade to benefit from the stability and performance improvements.