free block diagram softwere

[electronics man]

does any one know of a free block diagram softwere for electronics?, i cant seem to be able to find one

[mwilson]

Do you have any specific requirements that would make it "block diagram software" instead of just any drawing application that can draw labeled boxes with arrows/lines between them? Seems like any Visio-like software would suit your needs. There are lots of free online options (www.lucidchart.com or the Google Docs drawing module). If you're looking for an offline application, OpenOffice has a drawing module that is like Visio. If you're more Linux-oriented, XFig is a classic vector drawing application that has often been used for electronics drawing.

[Gribo]

Dia https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Dia?action=show&redirect=Dia Is also a free alternative, similar to Visio.

[ajb]

yEd is one I've used.  Never used Visio so not sure how it compares, but it does a pretty good job with flow charts.  My only complaint is that it doesn't really handle hierarchical (blocks within blocks) charts as well as I'd like, but that's easily dealt with.