Hi,
Looking forward to using Kicad. Downloaded Kicad (kicad-unified-5.0.1.dmg) for Mac (Mojave 10.14.2). From the installer screen (see photo) did 2 step installation i.e. Dragged “KiCad” --> Applications then “kicad” --> ‘Applications Support’. Both steps had no problems. My understanding is the Application Support includes the KiCad symbol libraries.
Kicad Launched OK. Created first project. Lauched EEschema but can’t add any parts. Brings up empty symbol library dialogs.
Have read a couple closed Kicad forum topics, but still can’t make any sense of this. i.e. can’t locate the libraries that were installed anywhere that I have looked. The installation doesn’t say where they are being installed and browsing everywhere I can think of.
Please help,
Thanks
Hi Rene,
Thanks for the excellent advice. What worked for me was going to the link you provided, Library management in KiCad version 5. I backed up the files in /Users/username/Library/Preferences/kicad. Note: You should exit the KiCad application before doing this.