Features

QElectroTech is a free and open source software.
No need to worry about restrictive licensing, privacy violation or dependency on a company.
Zero cost and no licensing fees!
But you are welcome to make a donation to support the development

QElectroTech runs on the 3 most widespread operating systems for desktop computers in the world.
Files that were created on an OS can be edited on another OS without any conversion or restriction.
MS Windows users can even run the "ready-to-use" version of QElectroTech from an external medium with no need to install it on an access restricted computer.

Toolbars and panels can be enabled/disabled, moved and displayed the way you want to work.
Panels can be stacked on each other (as tabs) or docked on the sides (as docks) or completely separated from the main window (as windows).
The GUI can fit to small or big screens, and even to multi-display configurations.

The GUI of QElectroTech is translated in 19 languages.
You only need to restart the application for the new selected language to take effect.

Size, look and informations of the folios (sheets) are fully configurable.
You can set vertical and horizontal headers (printed rulers) individually on and off, set number of columns and rows, and set width/height of each column/row.

Titlebocks can be created and edited with the embedded titleblock editor to perfectly suit your needs.
Custom variables can be defined to display the informations you wish in the titleblock.

With only 2 mouse clicks you can add a full automatic generated table of content.
Changes in the documentation are updated on the fly.

The embedded QET collection contains a rich library of electric, logic, pneumatic, hydraulic and fluid symbols.
The library grows at every new release thanks to an active user community.

The embedded element editor is a nice tool to create your own elements (symbols or anything else).
Your own elements are stored in the user collection.

All collections can quickly be searched with the integrated search engine.
Furthermore, the search request can be restricted to the folder of your choice.

To add an element on the drawing area, it only needs a drag & drop from the collection panel.

Elements are automatically connected if they are aligned, or connected from point to point by pulling a conductor with the mouse.

The path of every conductor can be modified by moving its handles with the mouse.

And of course, you can accurately zoom with the mouse wheel over the drawing area to catch the smallest details.

Several types of element can be linked together to display a cross reference text.
All types of cross references are automatically updated on the fly, you don't need to think about them if you make changes.

To speed up your work, linkable elements are easily searched and shown.

Informations of all elements in the project can be exported to a .csv file that can be read and edited by any spreadsheet application.

This way, you can make your own parts list or bill of material using the full power of a spreadsheet program.

Your whole documentation or only selected parts of it can be printed to a real printer or to a pdf file.
Alternatively, you can export to vector (svg) or pixel (png, jpg, bmp) format images.