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QElectroTech

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Runs on
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Summary

QElectroTech is ranked #31 of 62 in CAD software on Bettesworth Construction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

QElectroTech plans and pricing

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

Compared on CAD software

Free plan
Yesqelectrotech.org
Native DWG support
Noqelectrotech.org
DXF support
Yesqelectrotech.org
Primary platform
desktopqelectrotech.org
Offline mode
Yesqelectrotech.org

Facts

Purpose
QElectroTech is free software for creating complex industrial electrical diagrams.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 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.qelectrotech.org · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs people with questions to its forum and also lists a dedicated IRC channel.qelectrotech.org · 4 Oct 2026
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.qelectrotech.org · 4 Oct 2026
Project history
The project’s presentation says its earliest experiments began in October 2006.qelectrotech.org · 4 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2007qelectrotech.org · 28 Sept 2026

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