ChimeraX Alternatives

Apps similar to ChimeraX include PyMOL, which is open source but paid. Avogadro and UCSF Chimera are free. Other options are Jmol, Jalview and Vipster. In total there are six apps like ChimeraX for Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.

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    PyMOL

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    PyMOL screenshot 1
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  2. Avogadro icon

    Avogadro

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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    A simple molecule in a small Avogadro window.
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  4. UCSF Chimera icon

    UCSF Chimera

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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
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  5. Jmol icon

    Jmol

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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
    Acetic acid using CPK colors and spacefilled atoms.
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  6. Jalview icon

    Jalview

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    Jalview is a free cross-platform program for multiple sequence alignment editing, visualisation and analysis. Use it to align, view and edit sequence alignments, analyse them with phylogenetic trees and principal components analysis (PCA) plots and explore molecular structures...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Jalview screenshot 1
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  8. Vipster icon

    Vipster

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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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
    Vipster screenshot 1
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