Jalview Alternatives

Apps similar to Jalview include PyMOL, which is open source but paid. Avogadro and Jmol are free. Other options are Rasmol and ChimeraX. In total there are five apps like Jalview for Mac, Windows and Linux.

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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

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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

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    Platforms

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    A simple molecule in a small Avogadro window.
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  4. 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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    Rasmol

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Image export options
    Protein viewed as cartoon
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    ChimeraX

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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