Launch KiCad and then click the “Symbol library editor” icon. Select “Manage Symbol Libraries” from the Preferences menu.

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There are several different ways to manage third party libraries like this one. Using git clone is a great way to keep it up to date.

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How you decide to manage the library(s) within KiCad is open to debate, but the way I prefer to use them is to pull them in to the Project Libraries, that way they are managed separately from the default libraries, this can be done as such:

• Open KiCAD and create a new project. Open the project schematic file. Select the Preferences Component Libraries menu. Click the Add button to add a new library. Browse to select the symbols.lib file from your Ultra Librarian download. You have now added the new library and are ready to place the component on your KiCAD schematic.
• Run Pcbnew via KiCad manager. Modify and update the Pcbnew configuration, especially the footprint library list. Pcbnew will create or update a library list file called footprint library table.There are 2 library list files (named fp-lib-table): The first (located in the user home directory) is global for all projects and the second (located in the project directory) is optional and specific.

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1. git clone https://github.com/Digi-Key/digikey-kicad-library.git into your preferred directory

2. Open KiCad

3. Import the symbols:

   A. Open Symbol Editor or Schematic editor

   B. Click on Preferences then on Manage Symbol Libraries…

   C. Click on the Project Specific Libraries tab:

   D. Click on the Add existing library to table button:

   E. Navigate to the directory where you cloned the Digi-Key KiCad Library

   F. Navigate to the digikey-symbols folder within digikey-kicad-library folder

   G. At this point you can add one library at a time or all of the libraries. To add all of the libraries click on any one of the the libraries and then press Ctrl+a. This will select all of the libraries, then click the Open button.

   H. You should now see the libraries in the table:

4. Import the footprints(similar process to symbols):

   A. Open Footprint editor or PCB Layout

   B. Click on Preferences then on Manage Footprint Libraries…

   C. Click on the Project Specific Libraries tab:

   D. Click on the Add existing library to table button:

   E. Navigate to the directory where you cloned the Digi-Key KiCad Library

   F. Expand the digikey-kicad-library folder and select digikey-footprints.pretty

   G. Click OK

   H. The digikey-footprints should now show in your library table