LibGuides: Chemistry: Structure Drawing Software

Molecular Visualization (3D)

Models 360
A collection of interactive 3-D models of organic and inorganic compounds, including extended-structure solids.
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Images may be manipulated to examine structure and bonding and to demonstrate molecular geometries, vibrations, symmetry, and orbitals.

RasMol Molecular Visualization Software
An open-source program for molecular graphics visualization originally developed by Roger Sayle.

Accelrys Draw
Draw and edit complex molecules, chemical reactions and biological sequences. No fee for students, teachers and researchers in an academic setting.

ACD/ChemSketch Freeware
A drawing package that allows you to draw chemical structures including organics, organometallics, polymers, and Markush structures.
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ACD/ChemSketch also includes features such as calculation of molecular properties (e.g., molecular weight, density, molar refractivity etc.), 2D and 3D structure cleaning and viewing, functionality for naming structures (fewer than 50 atoms and 3 rings), and prediction of logP.

Please note that the freeware version of ChemSketch does not include all of the functionality of the commercial version .
ChemDoodle 7
Available at cost, but a free trial version is available. Supports all platforms and has extensions to web browsers and mobile devices.
JChemPaint
The JChemPaint Applet and Swing Application are Java programs for drawing 2D chemical structures like those found in most chemistry textbooks.
Marvin Suite (Sketch, View, Space)
A collection of tools for drawing, displaying and characterizing chemical structures, substructures, and reactions.
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MarvinSketch is an advanced chemical editor for drawing chemical structures, queries and reactions. MarvinSpace is a 3D visualization tool for small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids or crystals. MarvinView is an advanced chemical viewer for single and multiple chemical structures, queries, reactions and non chemical data included in the file.