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QElectroTech

QElectroTech is free desktop software for creating electrical diagrams, including complex industrial and power electronics drawings.

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#14 of 41
Score
6.2
QElectroTech's website

What QElectroTech is

QElectroTech is free desktop software for creating electrical diagrams, including complex industrial and power electronics drawings. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and projects can move between supported systems without conversion. Its symbol collection contains over 8,000 symbols covering electrical, logic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and fluid diagrams. Users can place elements by drag and drop; conductors connect aligned elements automatically, and linked elements can show cross references that update with the project. An embedded editor allows custom symbols and other elements to be saved in a user collection. The software can also be used for plumbing, geothermal, air-conditioning, home automation, PID, and photovoltaic diagrams. Projects can be printed or saved as PDF, and drawings exported as SVG, PNG, JPG, or BMP. Element information can be exported to CSV for spreadsheet editing and parts lists. QElectroTech supports DXF but not native DWG. It is GNU/GPL software with no licensing fees, and it is intended for mapping rather than simulation or calculations.

Good

  • Free GNU/GPL software with no licensing fees.
  • Symbol collection contains over 8,000 symbols.
  • Exports drawings to SVG, PNG, JPG, or BMP.
  • Projects can be printed or saved as PDF.
  • Supports DXF files.

Watch out

  • Does not perform simulation or calculations.
  • Does not support native DWG.

Who it suits

QElectroTech suits people creating electrical or industrial diagrams who want desktop software across Linux, macOS, or Windows. It may also suit users drawing the other listed diagram types, provided they do not need simulation or calculations.

Verdict

QElectroTech offers diagram creation, custom symbols, and several export options without licensing fees. Its stated scope is mapping, so users needing simulation or calculations should look elsewhere.

Plans and prices

From QElectroTech's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreeZero cost · no licensing fees · GNU/GPL

The facts

Each one read from QElectroTech's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Audience
The project’s presentation describes QElectroTech as intended for electrical mapping, including electrical and power electronics diagrams, and says it does not perform simulation or calculations.checked 4 Oct 2026
Custom elements
An embedded element editor lets users create their own symbols or other elements and store them in a user collection.checked 4 Oct 2026
Documentation and export
Projects can be printed or saved as PDF, and drawings can be exported as SVG, PNG, JPG or BMP images.checked 4 Oct 2026
Drawing tools
Elements can be added by drag and drop, conductors connect aligned elements automatically, and linked elements can display automatically updated cross references.checked 4 Oct 2026
File compatibility
The maker says files created on one of its supported desktop operating systems can be edited on another without conversion or restriction.checked 4 Oct 2026
Integrations and utilities
The download page lists a Python terminal block generator plugin and tools for converting DXF files into QElectroTech element files.checked 4 Oct 2026
License and privacy
QElectroTech is GNU/GPL software; its features page says it has no licensing fees and describes it as avoiding privacy violations and dependence on a company.checked 4 Oct 2026
Other diagram types
The maker says it can also be used for plumbing, geothermal, air-conditioning, hydraulics, pneumatics, home automation, PID and photovoltaic diagrams.checked 4 Oct 2026
Parts lists
Project element information can be exported to CSV for editing in a spreadsheet and making a parts list or bill of materials.checked 4 Oct 2026
Project history
The project’s presentation says its earliest experiments began in October 2006.checked 4 Oct 2026
Purpose
QElectroTech is free software for creating complex industrial electrical diagrams.checked 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs people with questions to its forum and also lists a dedicated IRC channel.checked 4 Oct 2026
Symbol library
The home page says the collection contains over 8,000 symbols, while the features page describes electrical, logic, pneumatic, hydraulic and fluid symbols.checked 4 Oct 2026

The company

Founded
2007checked 28 Sep 2026

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