Capella
Eclipse Foundation (originated at Thales)
Model-based systems engineering with the Arcadia method: from operational analysis to physical architecture. Used in aerospace, rail and automotive.
Get it from the vendorSoftware engineering in the context of this guide is not application development but the tools engineers of every discipline reach for when the calculation becomes code: a programming language with numerical libraries, a scientific working environment, and tools for diagrams and documentation.
Moving from a spreadsheet to code is one of the most significant upgrades in engineering work. A calculation written as code can be versioned, tested automatically, and re-run in two years to give exactly the same result — three things a spreadsheet does not offer.
This is also where the robotics and embedded systems tools sit, which are in practice the junction between software and hardware.
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COMPAS
COMPAS development team (compas-dev)
Open Python framework for computational design in construction — geometry, data structures and digital fabrication tools, also inside Rhino and Blender.
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DBeaver Community
DBeaver Corp
A universal database client — PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and more, with an SQL editor and convenient table editing.
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diagrams.net (draw.io)
JGraph
A full diagram editor in the browser, with no account required.
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Digital — logic simulator
Helmut Neemann
Build a logic circuit and watch it run — with export to VHDL and Verilog.
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Eclipse Papyrus
Eclipse Foundation
An open-source UML and SysML modelling environment with diagram editors and profiles, for requirements, architecture and model-driven design.
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GeoServer
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
A map server — publishes GIS layers as WMS and WFS services for any software.
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Graphviz
Graphviz Project
Draws graphs and network diagrams automatically from a text description.
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Logisim-evolution
Logisim-evolution Team
Design and simulate digital logic circuits interactively.
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Mayavi
Enthought
3D visualisation of scientific data in Python — scalar, vector and tensor fields, as an application and as a library.
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Mermaid
Mermaid open-source project
Diagrams from text — flowcharts, Gantt, sequence and state charts written as code and rendered in Markdown, GitHub and docs.
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Modelio
Modeliosoft (Modelio Open Source)
Open-source UML and BPMN modelling, with extensions for SysML and ArchiMate and code generation. For architecture documentation and system design.
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OSRM — Open Source Routing Machine
OSRM Project
A very fast road network routing engine — routes, distance matrices and service areas.
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PlantUML
PlantUML project
Diagrams from text — sequence, state, component and Gantt diagrams written as code and kept under version control.
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Python
Python Software Foundation
The language behind most modern engineering computation, and its full ecosystem.
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Renode
Antmicro
Open-source simulator for embedded systems: runs real firmware on emulated microcontrollers and boards, including peripherals and multi-node networks.
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Verilator
Veripool
Compiles synthesisable Verilog into fast C++ — the quickest free RTL simulator.
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WaveDrom
WaveDrom (Aliaksei Chapyzhenka)
Draws digital timing diagrams and register maps from a simple text description — in the browser or as a desktop app.
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yEd Graph Editor
yWorks
A diagram editor with smart automatic layout — flowcharts, org charts, networks and BPMN, including import from Excel.
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Kanboard
Kanboard Project
A very simple Kanban board — what is in progress, what is waiting and what is done.
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OpenProject GmbH
Team project management in the browser — Gantt, tasks, documents and time tracking, self-hosted.
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OpenTripPlanner
OpenTripPlanner Project
A multimodal routing engine — journey planning and public transport accessibility analysis.
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Penpot (Kaleidos)
An open-source design and prototyping tool in the browser: screens, interfaces and diagrams, with team collaboration. A free alternative to Figma.
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Redmine Project
Task and issue tracking for an engineering project — with Gantt, time tracking and documentation.
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