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ChemDoodle 3D updated

9 November 20269 November 2026 chris

iChemLabs have just announced a version 8 of ChemDoodle 3D software. This update is free for all ChemDoodle subscriptions, Lifetime and Site licenses. Licenses are

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ChemDraft an open-source chemical drawing package

3 November 20263 November 2026 chris

A reader recently highlighted ChemDraft (https://chemdraft.ai). A lightweight, open-source (Apache-2.0) chemical drawing app for macOS and Windows. It is built around local files and a

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ChemDoodle Update

20 September 202620 September 2026 chris

ChemDoodle 2D has been updated. The main focus is expanded support for inorganic compounds and complexes, including haptic bonds and multi-center attachments, their use in

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AlvaSketcher

12 September 202624 September 2026 chris

There are a number of chemical drawing packages around that range from lightweight apps for providing structure input to database searches to large fully features

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ChemScribble, hand draw chemical structures

7 July 20267 July 2026 chris

There have been a couple of attempts to create an application that allows users to hand draw chemical structures. Some rely on chemical structure recognition

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Mole2D molecule drawing package

31 March 202631 March 2026 chris

Mole2D is a lightweight molecule drawing package written in Python and PyQt6. All code is on GitHub https://github.com/sfmlab/mole2d and it requires RDKit and PyQt6.. PubChem

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ChemDoodle 2D v12.10 Update

4 February 20264 February 2026 chris

The popular chemistry drawing package ChemDoodle has been updated. Version 12.10.0 is a feature update for ChemDoodle 2D. Major additions include a much more powerful

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ChemDoodle Web Components v11 is Available

20 May 202520 May 2025 chris

Version 11.0.0 of the ChemDoodle Web Components completes the full removal of jQuery and jQuery UI. All UI elements (buttons, dialogs, etc.) are now built

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ChemDoodle 2D update

28 May 202428 May 2024 chris

Version 12.6.0 is a feature update for ChemDoodle 2D. Included are new features for EPS file output, new keyboard and tool actions familiar to experienced

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rdEditor

2 May 20242 May 2024 chris

rdEditor is a simple RDKit molecule editor GUI using PySide2. Code is on GitHub https://github.com/EBjerrum/rdeditor?tab=readme-ov-file The paper is on chemrxiv https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/65e6dcfa9138d23161b2979c

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    Cambridge Cheminformatics Network meeting

    The next Cambridge Cheminformatics Network Meeting is 11 November 2026, 4pm UK time at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, Cambridge, UK and Online (Hybrid...
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    ChemDraft and open-source chemical drawing package

    A reader recently highlighted ChemDraft (https://chemdraft.ai). A lightweight, open-source (Apache-2.0) chemical drawing app for macOS and Windows. It is...
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    A couple of interesting posts

    I'm seeing an increasing number of useful utilities being developed using AI coding tools NISPO NISPO is an open-source, RDKit-based Python package for generating IUPAC names of molecules....

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    Burette Updated

    Burette is a macOS desktop app and Quick Look extension for molecular previews: Mol* 3D, xyzrender SVG, and RDKit grids. There is a review of Burette here it can...
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    Avogadro Updated

    Avogadro is an advanced open source molecular editor and visualization tool. Download and installation instructions are here...
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