| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/kicad-library-espressif-git.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | kicad-library-espressif-git |
| Description: | KiCad libraries for Espressif chips and modules (symbols, footprints and 3D models) |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/espressif/kicad-libraries |
| Keywords: | espressif kicad kicad-library library |
| Licenses: | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Conflicts: | kicad-library-espressif |
| Provides: | kicad-library-espressif |
| Submitter: | wirano |
| Maintainer: | Kaleb |
| Last Packager: | Kaleb |
| Votes: | 3 |
| Popularity: | 0.003735 |
| First Submitted: | 2023-02-04 14:09 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2026-04-15 02:08 (UTC) |
Ahoj,
suggestion:
KiCad can handle nested library tables.
So I suggets that you generate a sym-lib-table and fp-lib-table under /usr/share/kicad/espressif/, and leave it to the user to add that to their own tables.
See e.g. package kicad-library-cern-git where upstream already did provide such a table, and inspired by your package there is a script which can accomplish registration of that table to the user's table.
Regards!
Thanks for the warning, i updated it to find version 10.0.
kicad-espressif-register needs to be updated for kicad 10.0
This package used to only drop the Espressif KiCad files under /usr/share/kicad and leave all library registration to the user.
It has now been reworked, and it installs all files under a dedicated /usr/share/kicad/espressif/ hierarchy (symbols, footprints and 3D models). To avoid touching $HOME during installation, it still does not modify fp-lib-table or sym-lib-table automatically.
Instead, the package now provides an optional helper:
kicad-espressif-register
Run it as your normal user after installing or upgrading. The script will: - create minimal sym-lib-table/fp-lib-table if they don’t exist yet, - back up the current tables (*.bak), - and append global entries for the Espressif symbol/footprint libraries.
After that, the libraries appear in KiCad’s global library managers and can be used normally.
It doesn't add itself into fp-lib-table, thus you need to manually add symbols and footprints
Does anyone else wonder why no esp32-s3 symbols are shown in kicad even though they are in the upstream repository?
Pinned Comments
Kaleb commented on 2025-11-21 18:50 (UTC)
This package used to only drop the Espressif KiCad files under /usr/share/kicad and leave all library registration to the user.
It has now been reworked, and it installs all files under a dedicated /usr/share/kicad/espressif/ hierarchy (symbols, footprints and 3D models). To avoid touching $HOME during installation, it still does not modify fp-lib-table or sym-lib-table automatically.
Instead, the package now provides an optional helper:
kicad-espressif-register
Run it as your normal user after installing or upgrading. The script will: - create minimal sym-lib-table/fp-lib-table if they don’t exist yet, - back up the current tables (*.bak), - and append global entries for the Espressif symbol/footprint libraries.
After that, the libraries appear in KiCad’s global library managers and can be used normally.