Chemical structures drawing software: Difference between revisions
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* [http://accelrys.com/products/informatics/cheminformatics/draw/ Accelrys Draw] (Win only) no-fee educational version & commercial | * [http://accelrys.com/products/informatics/cheminformatics/draw/ Accelrys Draw] (Win only) no-fee educational version & commercial | ||
: ISIS/Draw no longer available | |||
: successor [http://bbruner.org/obc/symyx.htm Symyx], already itself superceded by Accelrys Draw | |||
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdrawchem/ XDrawChem] free 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac) | * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdrawchem/ XDrawChem] free 2D drawing software (Win/Unix/Mac) | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 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 2D/3D chemical drawing software; educational & commercial (Win/Unix/Mac)
- Comment: very clean 2D drawing software but the licensing is obscure; still not sure whether my installation is a trial and if so for how long; no pricing information on the website whatsoever :-(
- 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- successor Symyx, already itself superceded by Accelrys Draw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)
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
