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Logisim

Logisim a graphical tool for desigining and simulating logic circuits.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • Old edition (2011)

Old edition: the latest known version (2.7.1) dates from 21 March 2011. It is no longer recommended as current software; the package date does not mean the software is still maintained.

Overview

Old edition: the latest known version (2.7.1) dates from 2011; it is no longer presented as current software.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of Logisim is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Logisim is an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits. With its simple toolbar interface and simulation of circuits as you build them, it is simple enough to facilitate learning the most basic concepts related to logic circuits. With the capacity to build larger circuits from smaller subcircuits, and to draw bundles of wires with a single mouse drag, Logisim can be used (and is used) to design and simulate entire CPUs for educational purposes. Logisim is used by students at colleges and universities around the world in many types of classes, ranging from a brief unit on logic in general-education computer science surveys, to computer organization courses, to full-semester courses on computer architecture.

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  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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