XCircuit is a UNIX/X11 program for drawing publishable-quality electrical
circuit schematic diagrams and related figures, and produce circuit netlists
through schematic capture. XCircuit regards circuits as inherently hierarchical,
and writes both hierarchical PostScript output and hierarchical SPICE
netlists. Circuit components are saved in and retrieved from libraries which are
fully editable. XCircuit does not separate artistic expression from circuit
drawing; it maintains flexibility in style without compromising the power of
schematic capture.

XCircuit is flexible enough to be used as a generic program for drawing just
about anything, and is competitive with powerful programs such as "xfig". It is
especially good for any task requiring repeated use of a standard set of
graphical objects, including architectural drawing, printed circuit board
layouts, and even music typography.
