Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — |
From QElectroTech's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- 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. source
- Custom elements
- An embedded element editor lets users create their own symbols or other elements and store them in a user collection. source
- Documentation and export
- Projects can be printed or saved as PDF, and drawings can be exported as SVG, PNG, JPG or BMP images. source
- Drawing tools
- Elements can be added by drag and drop, conductors connect aligned elements automatically, and linked elements can display automatically updated cross references. source
- File compatibility
- The maker says files created on one of its supported desktop operating systems can be edited on another without conversion or restriction. source
- Founded
- 2007 source
- Integrations and utilities
- The download page lists a Python terminal block generator plugin and tools for converting DXF files into QElectroTech element files. source
- 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. source
- Other diagram types
- The maker says it can also be used for plumbing, geothermal, air-conditioning, hydraulics, pneumatics, home automation, PID and photovoltaic diagrams. source
- Parts lists
- Project element information can be exported to CSV for editing in a spreadsheet and making a parts list or bill of materials. source
- Project history
- The project’s presentation says its earliest experiments began in October 2006. source
- Purpose
- QElectroTech is free software for creating complex industrial electrical diagrams. source
- Support
- The project directs people with questions to its forum and also lists a dedicated IRC channel. source
- 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. source