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Xschem vs Lepton EDA: catalog facts
Xschem	Lepton EDA
Best for: Schematic capture in open-source IC and analog design flows	Best for: Electronics hobbyists and engineers who want gEDA-style schematic capture
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Netlist output for Spice, Verilog and VHDL Hierarchical and parametric schematics for reuse All 3 strengths for Xschem Netlist output for Spice, Verilog and VHDL Hierarchical and parametric schematics for reuse Very active development	Continues the gEDA schematic and netlisting tools Free and open source All 4 strengths for Lepton EDA Continues the gEDA schematic and netlisting tools Free and open source Includes a symbol library and example projects Command-line tools fit into scripted workflows
Aimed at IC and circuit designers, with a learning curve Schematic capture only; simulation needs separate tools	Schematics and netlisting only; PCB layout needs a separate program Mainly built from source on Unix-like systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Xschem github.com/StefanSchippers/xschem Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Lepton EDA github.com/lepton-eda/lepton-eda Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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