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The best alternative to ChemDraw is BKchem, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to ChemDraw, but unfortunately only two of them are.

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ChemDraw alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2025

BKchem
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BKChem is a free (as in free software :o) chemical drawing program. It was conceived and written by Beda Kosata and is currently maintained by Reinis Danne.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Digital Painting
Origin
Czechia
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is BKchem a good alternative to ChemDraw?

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BKchem vs ChemDraw Comments

John Fastman
Negative commentDec 27, 2016
3
BKchem is an old attempt at replacing some of ChemDraw's functionality. It succeeded partially in providing some of ChemDraw's very core chemical structure drawing features. Unfortunately, BKchem has seen no new development since 2010, leaving it in limbo.
Guest
Positive commentMay 9, 2016
0
Very usefull software. You can paste images created with BKChem in a text processor or another open source graphical software like InkScape.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
BKchem is Free and Open SourceChemDraw is Paid and Proprietary
ChemApp
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ChemApp is a powerful tool that will help you to solve everything from the simplest to the most complex of chemistry problems - from balancing chemical reactions and finding molar masses to solving reaction stoichiometry problems.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Android
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