# Circuit Artist

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Circuit Artist and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its elegant signal propagation simulation, including Elmore delay, and its attractive pixel-art visuals. No common caveat appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Attractive visuals and aesthetic (5 comments): "The simulation engine is excellent and the visualization is prettier" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501901)) "Love the aesthetic, even more, that you published the source!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46502121)) "Beautiful work on an interesting subject!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499135))
- Elmore delay models spatial layout (2 comments): "Having Elmore delay in this is fantastic - many "proper" educational simulators don't bother with this important aspect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499736)) "I particularly like the implementation of Elmore delay to give some meaning to the spatial layout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499268))
- Elegant signal propagation simulation (2 comments): "The simulation engine is excellent and the visualization is prettier" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501901)) "I love how we can elegantly simulate propagation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501425))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [CircuitJS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/circuitjs.md): 7 recommend
- [Falstad Circuit Simulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/falstad-circuit-simulator.md): 6 recommend
- [NAND-16](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nand-16.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Circuit Artist", https://hackerapproved.com/p/circuit-artist/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).