FAQ:Where can I find "specific part"

If you want help from the forum locating or creating a Fritzing part for a component, you need to provide some details. A specific data sheet for the desired component is a good place to start. A simple part number may not be enough to get what you really want. Some part numbers are used to reference a raw component, but they also get used when actually referring to a breakout board that contains the part.

Many similar parts have the same pins, schematic, footprint. Often a different part, with at descriptive part number can be used as a replacement for the exact part you are intending to use. Fritzing does not have a "2N2222" part, but it does have several generic transistors. Drag one of them to your sketch, then use the Inspector window to change the properties to the correct pinout and package.

Google search is your friend. In your favourite web search engine, enter "fritzing part" followed by keywords that could match what you are looking for. The part number itself is a place to start, but more generic descriptions can also work. When looking through search results, try switching to image view. Often a picture from a project will lead you to either a Fritzing part file, or a Fritzing sketch that contains the part. A Fritzing part can be exported from a sketch, then loaded back into a bin for use in other sketches.

If your search turns up a link to a project on the Fritzing forum, but the link is not working, it could be because the link was using direct access to the (old) site file structure. Search bots were scanning those enough to abuse the system, so that was disabled. You may be able to still access the project using the project slug. Replace a link that looks like https://fritzing.org/media/fritzing-repo/projects/i/«project-name-with-key-suffix»/fritzing/Fritzing.fzz with one that looks like https://fritzing.org/projects/«project-name-with-key-suffix» "«project-name-with-key-suffix»" is the 'slug'.

Almost all of the above, plus more, is included in a Fritzing tutorial video. The video is included in series for creating parts, but Using Fritzing - Advanced Tips & Tricks - pt4 is a direct link to the comment linking to the video. I could not get the video to play in the current (81.0.1) version of Firefox on Fedora 32 (linux), but it played fine in Google Chrome. See the first 4 minutes of the video.