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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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  1. BKchem icon

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about BKchem as an Alternative to ChemDraw
    John Fastman
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    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.

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    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.
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    • Most users think BKchem is a great ChemDraw alternative.

    • BKchem is Free and Open SourceChemDraw is Paid and Proprietary
  2. ChemApp icon

    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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