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We've compiled a list of 9 free and paid alternatives to XDrawChem. The primary competitors include Avogadro, ACD/ChemSketch. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between XDrawChem and Marvin, ChemDraw, JChemPaint. Also you can look at other similar options here: Education and Reference Software.


Avogadro
Free Open Source

Avogadro is a free, fantastically easy to use molecule editor.

ACD/ChemSketch is a chemically intelligent drawing interface that allows you to draw almost any...

A full featured chemical editor for making science accessible on all platforms

Communicate with the natural language of chemical structures, biological pathways, and models

JChemPaint
Free Open Source

JChemPaint is an editor and viewer for chemical structures in 2D.

BKchem
Free Open Source

BKChem is a free (as in free software :o) chemical drawing program.

If you are looking for a chemical sketcher or an alternative to your current chemical drawing...

Ghemical is computational chemistry package, which is licensed under GNU GPL .

XDrawChem is a free software program for drawing chemical structural formulas, available for Unix...

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XDrawChem Overview

XDrawChem is a free software program for drawing chemical structural formulas, available for Unix and Mac OS. It is distributed under the GNU GPL. In Microsoft Windows this program is called WinDrawChem.Major features Fixed length and fixed angle drawing Automatic alignment of figures Detection of structures, text, and arrows, and their automatic placement Can automatically draw rings and other structures - has all standard amino acids and nucleic acids in a built-in library Retrieval of structures from a network database based on CAS number, formula, or name Retrieval of information on a molecule based on a drawing Symbols such as partial charge and radicals Reading MDL Molfiles, CML (Chemical Markup Language), ChemDraw binary format, ChemDraw XML text format Writing MDL Molfiles, CML, ChemDraw XML text format Integration with OpenBabel, allowing XDrawChem to read and write over 20 different chemical file formats. Image export in Portable Network Graphics (PNG), Windows bitmap, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 3D structure generation with the help of the external program BUILD3D Simple spectra predictions, including 13C-NMR, 1H-NMR (based on additive rules and functional group lookup methods), and IR Simple property estimation, including pKa, octanol-water partition coefficient, and gas-phase enthalpy change.

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