Xschem
Stefan Schippers
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A program for drawing hierarchical electrical schematics, aimed mainly at analog and mixed-signal integrated-circuit design. Drawing size is unlimited, components can carry parameters, and it generates SPICE, Verilog or VHDL netlists for simulation. Simulation results can be plotted directly in the schematic, and work can be extended with Tcl scripts. The drawing engine is written in C and is very fast. It is widely used alongside ngspice and Magic in open chip design flows.
Ratings & Reviews
| Licence type | Completely Free, Open Source |
|---|---|
| Licence terms | Open-source licence (GPL-2.0). Free for any purpose including commercial work, with no time limit, no registration and no licence key. Developed mainly for Linux; separate binary builds exist for Windows. |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows |
| Engineering field | Electrical & Electronics |
| Tool type | Electronics Design (EDA) |
| Vendor site | xschem.sourceforge.io |
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Last verified: 2026-10-05
