Kicad file extensions

Posted on 2026-03-30 KiCad uses a number of file extensions which are very confusing (to me), so here are some notes to myself on what they are: ‘ .kicad_sym’, ’ .dcm’ + ’*.lib’: These represent a KiCad symbol uses in Schematics. Prefer the kicad_sym as those are the ones used in newer versions of kicad. ’*.pretty’: These name a directory containing a bunch of footprints for different types of…