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 ====== KiCad Schematic Symbol Management ======
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-This article needs updating for KiCad 4.
+The stuff here was written for versions of KiCad preceding 4.0. The latest versions of KiCad have introduced new library management features, rendering some of what follows obsolete.
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 ==== KICAD part generators ====
-Creating packages with many pins in KiCad's Library Editor is a tedious and error-prone task. Much of the tedium and potential for error can be eliminated by using the online [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php|KICAD quicklib gen]] application. You should use  KiCad's Library Editor to check that files made with KICAD quicklib gen are as you expect and to make any needed adjustments that are not possible from within KICAD quicklib gen.
+Creating packages with many pins in KiCad's Library Editor is a tedious and error-prone task. Much of the tedium and potential for error can be eliminated by using the online [[http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php|KICAD quicklib gen]] application, the offline [[https://github.com/xesscorp/KiPart|KiPart]] application, and (no doubt) similar tools. You should use  KiCad's Library Editor to check that files made with KICAD quicklib gen are as you expect and to make any needed adjustments that are not possible from within KICAD quicklib gen.
-A script that will generate individual parts or complete libraries from a CSV description is [[https://github.com/xesscorp/KiPart|KiPart]].
 An Internet search should reveal other solutions if neither of the above is suited to your needs or they become unavailable.
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