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Blockpad vs Xfig

A side-by-side look at Blockpad and Xfig. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Blockpad

Blockpad

Office & Productivity

Blockpad is a simple, open-source plain text editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. It has a clean, straightforward interface and is targeted at programmers, developers and writers who prefer a minimal distraction-free writing space.

texteditorminimalopensourcecrossplatform
Xfig

Xfig

Photos & Graphics

Xfig is an open-source vector graphics editor used to draw diagrams and figures. It supports objects like circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. and can export to formats like PDF and PostScript. Common uses are drawing diagrams like flowcharts, UML diagrams, network maps, etc.

diagrammingflowchartsumlvector-graphicsopen-source

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