Add symbol screen

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Download the libraries is not enough. The libraries must be loaded into Kicad, or into a single project, afterwards.

One can have thousands of libraries installed in one’s computer. But Kicad will also be aware of the loaded libraries.

Preferences->Manage symbol libraries for components and Preferences->manage footprint libraries for footprints.

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Library management in KiCad version 5

Disclaimer: screenshots taken in nightly from between version 5.0 and 5.1. Version 5.0.x looks slightly different. Version 5.1.x will look like the screenshots show. This is a detailed lecture. If you want to know how to simply add some assets you downloaded to KiCad then you can read the shorter tutorial How to get a downloaded symbol, footprint or full library into KiCad version 5? Summary KiCad does not automatically detect libraries! There is no special library location (you might still ca…