Logisim-evolution download: which file to get, or skip the install

Logisim-evolution is free, open-source (GPL-3.0), cross-platform software for designing and simulating digital logic circuits, and it is actively developed on GitHub. Version 5.0.0 was released on September 12, 2026 on its GitHub releases page. The platform packages include the Java runtime, so nothing else is needed: an .msi installer or .zip for Windows (amd64 or aarch64), a .dmg for macOS (Intel x86_64 or Apple silicon aarch64), and .deb or .rpm packages for Linux. There is also a single all-platform .jar, which needs Java 21 or newer installed separately. Pick the package for your system from the GitHub releases page; or, if you cannot install software, use a logic simulator that runs in the browser.

What Logisim-evolution is good at

A full desktop logic design tool: an easy circuit designer and simulator, a chronogram to watch signals over time, subcircuits and custom libraries, a large component library from LEDs and TTL chips to SoCs, VHDL components, a TCL/TK console, and even simulating schematics on real hardware boards. If your course uses it, install it; files from classmates and teachers will open as expected. (digiwleea is an independent project, not affiliated with Logisim-evolution.)

When a browser option is better

On a school Chromebook, a locked-down lab PC, a tablet or a phone, installing Logisim-evolution may not be possible. digiwleea runs in any modern browser with nothing to install: you build NOT and NAND from CMOS transistors, then adders, latches, registers, RAM and an 8-bit CPU that runs a stored program, through a 40+ level course where every part is checked against its truth table, with an AI tutor (Wleea). It does not open Logisim .circ files. Our Logisim online page compares the two in more detail.

	Logisim-evolution	digiwleea
Windows	.msi installer or .zip (amd64, aarch64), Java included	Any modern browser
macOS	.dmg (Intel or Apple silicon), Java included	Any modern browser
Linux	.deb or .rpm, Java included	Any modern browser
Any system	.jar, needs Java 21 or newer	Phones, tablets and Chromebooks too
Price	Free, GPL-3.0	Free lab and Act I; Premium for the full course

No sign-up is needed to start: open the lab and place your first transistor, or read the free theory course. The account (and the AI tutor) are optional.

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See for yourself: build a logic gate from transistors in the simulator, then follow the path from sand to an 8-bit CPU.

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Frequently asked

Where do I download Logisim-evolution?

From the releases page of the logisim-evolution repository on GitHub. Version 5.0.0 (September 12, 2026) has packages for Windows, macOS and Linux and an all-platform .jar.

Does Logisim-evolution need Java?

The Windows, macOS and Linux packages include the Java runtime. The all-platform .jar needs Java 21 or newer installed separately.

Can I use Logisim-evolution online?

It is a desktop application. For a logic simulator in the browser with no install, see digiwleea or our Logisim online comparison.