Schematic Editor

Developed in Java, Schematic Editor is a utility that facilitates a user-friendly interface for creating vector-based electronic circuits with approachable drawing tools. It's mostly geared toward intermediate and advanced users.

No setup required, besides Java

Provided that you already have Java installed on your computer, it's not necessary to run any installers. The downloaded package can be saved to any part of the hard drive or copied to a removable storage unit, in order to seamlessly run Schematic Editor on any computer with Java. It doesn't make any changes to the system registry settings or create files on the disk without your permission.
The interface is based on a graphical window that holds the drawing area and all options, as well as a console frame that shows all log details. These two panels must run at the same time.

Draw and save electronic circuits as SVG or EPS files

The graphical window has a simple appearance and intuitive layout, putting at your disposal tools for selection, editing and deletion, in addition to functions for drawing simple lines, Bezier curves, polylines, polygons, arcs, arc segments, or rectangles.
The status bar shows the cursor's current coordinates. Moreover, you can press the Ctrl button to lock the size, change the brush size, and pick a different contour color for shapes and filling. Cut, copy and paste functions are available.
The software application can be instructed to snap the drawing to grid and to change the grid size. Furthermore, it's possible to disable anti-aliasing mode, hide the grid, and switch to scheme debugging mode. Once the project is done, it can be saved to SVG or EPS format.

Evaluation and conclusion

Although the app hasn't received updates for a significant amount of time, we haven't experienced any compatibility issues with the latest edition of Java in our tests. It remained stable throughout its runtime, without freezing, crashing or prompting errors. System resources usage was minimal.
On the other hand, the interface looks rudimentary, as if Schematic Editor remained an unfinished project. Nevertheless, it provides you with straightforward drawing tools for creating vector-based electronic circuits.