Top 15 Avogadro Alternative and Similar Softwares | May 2024

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

Because this editor is cross platform and light on computer resources, you know you can run it when and where you need it.

With multi-threaded rendering and computation, however, Avogadro can draw on whatever resources it needs to get you blazing performance.

I liken the difference between Avogadro and competing software to that between Google Sketchup and the various CAD programs.

1. JChemPaint

JChemPaint JChemPaint is an editor and viewer for chemical structures in 2D. It is free and open source software, written in Java and so it runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix systems. There is a standalone application (editor), and two varieties of applet (editor and viewer) that can......

2. Ghemical

Ghemical Ghemical is computational chemistry package, which is licensed under GNU GPL . The ghemical authors are listed here .Ghemical is implemented using the C++ programming language, and it has a graphical user interface which utilizes the OpenGL graphics interface and the GTK+ multiplatform widget library.......

3. Rasmol

Rasmol RasMol is a computer program written for molecular graphics visualization intended and used primarily for the depiction and exploration of biological macromolecule structures, such as those found in the Protein Data Bank. It was originally developed by Roger Sayle in the early 90s.Historically, it was an important tool for molecular......

4. GDIS

GDIS Graphical program for the display, manipulation, and analysis of isolated molecules and periodic structures.......

5. XDrawChem

XDrawChem 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......

6. Jmol

Jmol Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. It is cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems.The JmolApplet is a web browser applet that can be integrated into web pages.The Jmol application is a standalone Java application that......

7. WolfCalc

WolfCalc WolfCalc is a light minimal front end to the powerful Wolfram|Alpha™ Computational Knowledge Engine™, which is one of the most powerful calculators in the world and can be used to solve a large variety of problems.......

8. BioBlender

BioBlender BioBlender is a software package built on the open-source 3D modeling software Blender .Biology works at nanoscale, with objects invisible to the human eye. With BioBlender it is possible to show some of the characters that populate our cells, based on scientific data and the highest standard of 3D......

9. Fityk

Fityk Fityk is a curve fitting and data analysis application, predominantly used to fit analytical, bell-shaped functions to experimental data. It is positioned to fill the gap between general plotting software and programs specific for one field, e.g. crystallography or XPS.......

10. Ptable

Ptable Interactive Web 2.0 periodic table with dynamic layouts showing names, electrons, oxidation, trend visualization, orbitals, isotopes, search. Full descriptions.......

11. Humbot

Humbot Understand the world better every day with simple, bite-sized and scientific explanations. Your customized feed enables you to leverage down times and read factual, unbiased content by experts without interrupting your day. Discover new topics and easily understand fundamental scientific concepts in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.......

12. ACD/ChemSketch

ACD/ChemSketch ACD/ChemSketch is a chemically intelligent drawing interface that allows you to draw almost any chemical structure including organics, organometallics, polymers, and Markush structures. Use it to produce professional looking structures and diagrams for reports and publications.FeaturesDraw and view structures in 2D, or render in 3D to view from any angleDraw......

13. ChemStation

ChemStation Legacy control and data analysis software for Agilent GC/MSD.......

14. Empower

Empower Controls chromatography instruments and processes data.......

15. MassHunter

MassHunter Instrument control, data acquisition, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and reporting for Agilent time-of-flight (TOF), quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF), ICP-MS, and triple quadrupole systems.......