Xcos
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Xcos, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Xcos's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Freely available and distributed with Scilab |
The facts
Each one read from Xcos's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes Xcos as suited to industrial and academic needs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authoring tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Compiler requirement
- A C compiler is listed as optional for general installation but is needed for Modelica use in Xcos.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
- FMI integration
- The maker offers an FMI toolbox for Model-Exchange and Co-Simulation with Scilab and Xcos, with enterprise integration services available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Model composition
- Users can manage superblocks for model reuse and simplification, and create configurable or conditionally executed subsystems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modelica
- Scilab lists Modelica block creation and customization among Xcos capabilities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model workflow
- Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled, and simulated.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Palettes
- Xcos provides standard palettes and blocks, and supports user-defined palettes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Xcos is a graphical editor for designing hybrid dynamical systems models in discrete and continuous time domains.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Signal types
- All Scilab data types are available for signal definition.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Scilab history page says the company offers professional services and support for Scilab.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Xcos supports modeling mechanical systems, hydraulic circuits, and control systems for industrial and academic needs.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Vélizy-Villacoublay, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform availability
- The Scilab distribution that includes Xcos is available for Windows, Linux, and Intel or ARM macOS.checked 11 Oct 2026
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