GUI and libs installation

KiKit Symbol and Footprint Libraries

From v6 onwards KiCad comes with a "Plugin and Content Manager" (PCM) which can be used to add the KiKit symbol and footprint libraries used in multi-board workflows. The PCM is new functionality for KiCad though, and only does part of the installation in v6. To install the libraries using the PCM:

1. Open KiCad
2. Open the Tools menu and select Plugin and Content Manager
3. Select the Libraries tab and scroll down to KiKit Library
4. Press Install and then Apply Changes
5. Close the Plugin and Content Manager

The following steps are only required in KiCad 6, they are automated in KiCad 7:

1. Back in the main KiCad window, open the Preferences menu and select Manage Symbol Libraries
2. Select the Global Libraries tab, and click the + icon towards the bottom of the window then enter kikit (all lowercase) as the nickname, and ${KICAD6_3RD_PARTY}/symbols/com_github_yaqwsx_kikit-library/kikit.kicad_sym as the Library Path.
3. Press OK
4. Back in the main KiCad window, open the Preferences menu and select Manage Footprint Libraries
5. As before, add a row to the table in the Global Libraries tab, with a nickname kikit (all lowercase again), and this time enter ${KICAD6_3RD_PARTY}/footprints/com_github_yaqwsx_kikit-library/kikit.pretty for the Library Path.
6. Press OK
7. From now on, you can find the KiKit symbols and footprints under kikit alongside all the others.