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What it is

QElectroTech is free desktop software for creating complex industrial electrical diagrams, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its symbol collection contains over 8,000 symbols, including electrical, logic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and fluid symbols. 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 lets users create custom symbols or other elements and store them in a user collection. 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. The project says files can move among its supported desktop operating systems without conversion or restriction. It can also be used for plumbing, geothermal, air-conditioning, hydraulics, pneumatics, home automation, PID, and photovoltaic diagrams. QElectroTech supports DXF but not native DWG, and the project says it does not perform simulation or calculations. It is GNU/GPL software with no licensing fees; questions can be directed to its forum or IRC channel.

Spec sheet

Purpose
QElectroTech is free software for creating complex industrial electrical diagrams.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Support
The project directs people with questions to its forum and also lists a dedicated IRC channel.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Founded
2007Read 28 Sep 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Custom elements
An embedded element editor lets users create their own symbols or other elements and store them in a user collection.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Documentation and export
Projects can be printed or saved as PDF, and drawings can be exported as SVG, PNG, JPG or BMP images.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Drawing tools
Elements can be added by drag and drop, conductors connect aligned elements automatically, and linked elements can display automatically updated cross references.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
File compatibility
The maker says files created on one of its supported desktop operating systems can be edited on another without conversion or restriction.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Integrations and utilities
The download page lists a Python terminal block generator plugin and tools for converting DXF files into QElectroTech element files.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Other diagram types
The maker says it can also be used for plumbing, geothermal, air-conditioning, hydraulics, pneumatics, home automation, PID and photovoltaic diagrams.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Parts lists
Project element information can be exported to CSV for editing in a spreadsheet and making a parts list or bill of materials.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
Project history
The project’s presentation says its earliest experiments began in October 2006.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org

Plans and prices

Free Free Zero cost · no licensing fees · GNU/GPL Read 4 Oct 2026 · qelectrotech.org

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • Symbol collection contains over 8,000 symbols.
  • Exports drawings to PDF and image formats.
  • Element information can be exported to CSV.
  • GNU/GPL software with no licensing fees.

Limits

  • Does not perform simulation or calculations.
  • Native DWG support is not available.
  • DXF conversion tools are listed separately.

Who it suits

QElectroTech suits people creating electrical mapping and related technical diagrams on desktop systems. It is not intended for users who need simulation or calculations.

Verdict

QElectroTech provides diagramming tools, custom elements, and several export formats at no licensing cost. It is a diagram editor rather than a simulation or calculation tool, and it lacks native DWG support.

Where Specifiction places it

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