KiCAD Guide5

Saving Components into New and Existing Libraries

On the top toolbar, click the "Create new library and save current component into..." button:

A new library window should appear.

Name your library then navigate to the folder you want the new library to be saved in:

Now click "Save".

On the schematic editor window, on the top toolbar, click "Preferences" then "Library":

On the library editor window, rename your component by right-clicking the part name field then selecting "Field Edit":

The edit field window should appear. Change the value to another part name:

Now click "Ok".

On the top toolbar, click the "Select Working Library" button:

The select lib window should appear.