KiCad-libdb

This repo will walk you through setting up a KiCad V7 library database using SQLite.

1. Download the KiCad configuration file libdb.kicad_dbl and the database file libdb.sqlite and place it in a suitable folder. KiCad-libdb
2. Verify if SQLite3 ODBC Driver is installed by running ODBC Data Source Administrator (64-bit), under Drivers tab, if not then install sqliteodbc.exe or sqliteodbc_w64 based on system architecture from here

3. Again run ODBC Data Source Administrator (64-bit) and under User DNS add a new entry called KiCad_libdb and select the recently downloaded database file

4. Now in KiCad, open the Manage Symbol Library and add the folder containing the KiCad configuration file

5. Once you open any schematic you will be able to see the library components in the Choose Component window

6. You can edit the content of the database using your preferred SQL database manager or download one. I'm using SQLiteStudio

Further reading

1. This forum page really helped me getting this up and running, a lot of useful information is available on this page.

2. Kicad 7 Reference manual Link

3. Another great Youtube video explaning about the propertie mapping in detail by Christian Prather Link