Install Kobee Studio

Install Kobee Studio

Kobee Studio is a KiCad plugin, not a footprint library. It is developed for KiCad 10.

Install a release

1. Download the Kobee-Studio-1.2.1-pcm.zip file from the Kobee Studio releases page. Do not unzip it.
2. Open Plugin and Content Manager from KiCad PCB Editor.
3. Choose Install from File…, select the ZIP and approve the install.
4. Open Tools → External Plugins → Kobee Studio: Create PCB Artwork.

Use the current source

If you are testing a newer build, open the KiCad Python or Scripting Console and run:

import pcbnew
print(*pcbnew.PLUGIN_DIRECTORIES_SEARCH, sep="\n")

Choose a writable directory from the list, then clone the project into it:

git clone https://github.com/mrcpuddington/kobeestudio.git "PLUGIN_DIRECTORY/kobeestudio"

Restart PCB Editor after installing or updating the plugin.

Platform notes

Kobee Studio is tested on KiCad 10 for macOS and Windows. Linux uses the same plugin package, but still needs full UI and artwork validation.