Github import. kicad 5.1

[KPG]

i’ve been trying to download libraries from

KiCad/TO_SOT_Packages_THT.pretty

But all i get is .mod files (not .lib) so i cant open them in ‘manage libraries’. What am i doing wrong?

i have 5.1 and it only accepts .lib files and i cant change the filter to any file extension

Thanks

[SembazuruCDE]

I think you are mistaking PCB footprints with Schematic symbols. What is at that github repository are footprints which are .kicad_mod files. These are the correct files for the PCB footprints, and each footprint library is a .pretty folder containing .kicad_mod files. The schematic symbols are a separate library format consisting of .lib files in addition to .dcm files for each library. (The reason why there is such a big difference between the way symbol and footprint libraries are organized is KiCad is changing to a new format. The footprint libraries were done first, and issues hammered out there. The symbols will be changed next.)

For more details, please see the following FAQ entry:

What is the difference between footprints and symbols?

What are symbols Symbols abstract the function of a component and communicates the interface of it to both KiCad and the person reading the schematic. To to this it at least needs to define the connection points for the schematic with so called pins. It is suggested to add some artwork to the symbol to do this effectively. The easiest symbol is a so called black box symbol. It simply surrounds the symbol with a box with every pin having a meaningful name shown. For some symbol classes there a…

[KPG]

Makes sense. Thanks.
So where do i find associated schematic symbols (.lib). Are they on github?

appreciate the help

[SembazuruCDE]

Try here:

KiCad/kicad-symbols