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[[Image:Avogadro software screenshot.png|right|thumb|250px|Avogadro | [[Image:Avogadro software screenshot.png|right|thumb|250px|Avogadro 3D structure]] | ||
[[Image:Marvinsketch software screenshot.png|right|thumb|200px|MarvinSketch | [[Image:Marvinsketch software screenshot.png|right|thumb|200px|MarvinSketch 2D structures]] | ||
* [[Image:3stars.png]] [http://avogadro.openmolecules.net/wiki/Main_Page Avogadro] free 3D cross-platform chemical drawing software | * [[Image:3stars.png]] [http://avogadro.openmolecules.net/wiki/Main_Page Avogadro] free '''3D''' cross-platform chemical drawing software | ||
: Comment: I had some stability issues w v1.0.3 on OS X but found the software very useful overall. The peptide inserter is a very nice feature. No 2D drawing. | : Comment: I had some stability issues w v1.0.3 on OS X but found the software very useful overall. The peptide inserter is a very nice feature. No 2D drawing. | ||
* [http://www.chemaxon.com/products/marvin/marvinsketch/ MarvinSketch] 2D | * [[Image:3stars.png]] [http://www.chemaxon.com/products/marvin/marvinsketch/ MarvinSketch] free*, mostly '''2D''' chemical drawing software; *educational, also commercial version (Win/Unix/Mac) | ||
: Comment: very clean 2D drawing software | : Comment: very clean 2D drawing software; structure validation is very useful; specialized features like stereochemistry, complexes, radical, isotopes..; free academic and paid version; v5.10 as of 7/2012. | ||
* [http://www.chemdoodle.com/ ChemDoodle] 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac) $60 (2012) [http://macinchem.org/reviews/chemdoodle-review.php review] | * [http://www.chemdoodle.com/ ChemDoodle] 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac) $60 (2012) [http://macinchem.org/reviews/chemdoodle-review.php review] | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
* | * [http://dragon.klte.hu/~gundat/rajzprogramok/dprog.html thorough comparison of chemical drawing software by Tamas Gunda] (last updated 2011) | ||
* [[Abhishek_Tiwari:Chemical_Informatics_Toolkits|overview of chemical informatics toolkits]] by Abhishek Tiwari | * [[Abhishek_Tiwari:Chemical_Informatics_Toolkits|overview of chemical informatics toolkits]] by Abhishek Tiwari | ||
* [http://bbruner.org/viewdraw.htm broader comparison of chemical writing, drawing and viewing software by Bob Bruner] (last updated 2011) | * [http://bbruner.org/viewdraw.htm broader comparison of chemical writing, drawing and viewing software by Bob Bruner] (last updated 2011) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:14, 10 July 2012
Avogadro free 3D cross-platform chemical drawing software
- Comment: I had some stability issues w v1.0.3 on OS X but found the software very useful overall. The peptide inserter is a very nice feature. No 2D drawing.
- MarvinSketch free*, mostly 2D chemical drawing software; *educational, also commercial version (Win/Unix/Mac)
- Comment: very clean 2D drawing software; structure validation is very useful; specialized features like stereochemistry, complexes, radical, isotopes..; free academic and paid version; v5.10 as of 7/2012.
- ChemDoodle 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac) $60 (2012) review
- ACD/ChemSketch (Win/Linux with emulator) freeware & commercial
- Accelrys Draw (Win only) no-fee educational version & commercial
- ISIS/Draw no longer available
- successor Symyx, already itself superceded by Accelrys Draw
- XDrawChem free 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac)
- Comment: simple yet neat little online tool to draw chemical structures
Links
- thorough comparison of chemical drawing software by Tamas Gunda (last updated 2011)
- overview of chemical informatics toolkits by Abhishek Tiwari
- broader comparison of chemical writing, drawing and viewing software by Bob Bruner (last updated 2011)
- short list of software with a brief description
- chemical drawing software list in the Wikipedia
