ChimeraX Alternatives

ChimeraX is described as 'UCSF ChimeraX (or simply ChimeraX) is the next-generation molecular visualization program from the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics (RBVI), following UCSF Chimera. ChimeraX can be downloaded free of charge for academic, government, nonprofit, and' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are five alternatives to ChimeraX for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Flathub apps. The best ChimeraX alternative is PyMOL. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Avogadro or Jmol. Other great apps like ChimeraX are UCSF Chimera and Vipster.

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  1. PyMOL icon
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    PyMOL is a powerful and comprehensive molecular visualization product for rendering and animating 3D molecular structures.

    11 PyMOL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • PyMOL is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ChimeraX.

    • PyMOL is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to ChimeraX.

    • PyMOL is Paid and Open SourceChimeraX is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Avogadro icon
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    Avogadro is an advanced molecule editor and visualizer designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas.

    22 Avogadro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Avogadro is the most popular free alternative to ChimeraX.

    • Avogadro is Free and Open SourceChimeraX is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. Jmol icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. UCSF Chimera icon
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    UCSF Chimera is a highly extensible program for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Vipster icon
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    Vipster is a powerful and versatile tool for pre- and post-processing of periodic chemical structures. It's designed from the ground up with periodic simulations in mind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Vipster is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ChimeraX.

    • Vipster is Free and Open SourceChimeraX is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Vipster is Privacy focusedChimeraX is not according to our users
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