kilm 0.2.1

A command-line tool for managing KiCad libraries across projects and workstations

KiCad Library Manager (KiLM)

A command-line tool for managing KiCad libraries across projects and workstations.

📚 Official Documentation

Features

• Automatically detect KiCad configurations across different platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Add symbol and footprint libraries to KiCad from a centralized repository
• Set environment variables directly in KiCad configuration
• Pin favorite libraries for quick access in KiCad
• Create timestamped backups of configuration files
• Support for environment variables
• Dry-run mode to preview changes
• Compatible with KiCad 6.x and newer
• Project template management to standardize new designs

Installation

# Using pip
pip install kilm

# Using pipx (recommended for CLI tools)
pipx install kilm

# Using uv (faster Python package installer)
uv pip install kilm

Quick Start

# Initialize a library
kilm init

# Set up KiCad to use your libraries
kilm setup

# Check current configuration
kilm status

Documentation

For comprehensive guides, usage examples, and configuration options, visit the official documentation.

• Installation Guide
• Getting Started
• Configuration Options
• Command Reference
• Project Architecture

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a Pull Request

See the development documentation for more details.