VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics Alternatives

VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics is described as 'VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Flathub apps. The best VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics 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 VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics are Rasmol, UCSF Chimera, Vipster and RasTop.

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VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics alternatives page was last updated Dec 2, 2024
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  1. PyMOL icon

    PyMOL

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

    10 PyMOL alternatives

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    • Mac
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    PyMOL VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     

    • PyMOL is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics.

    • PyMOL is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics.

    • PyMOL is Paid and Open SourceVMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics is Free and Open Source
  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.

    21 Avogadro alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    A simple molecule in a small Avogadro window.

    Avogadro VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     

    • Avogadro is the most popular free alternative to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics.

    • Avogadro is Free and Open SourceVMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics is also Free and Open Source
  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.

    11 Jmol alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Acetic acid using CPK colors and spacefilled atoms.

    Jmol VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     
  5. Rasmol icon

    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.

    13 Rasmol alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Rasmol VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     
  6. 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.

    8 UCSF Chimera alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UCSF Chimera VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     
  7. 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.

    10 Vipster alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required

    Vipster VS VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics

     

    • Vipster is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics.

    • Vipster is Free and Open SourceVMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics is also Free and Open Source
    • Vipster is Privacy focusedVMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics is not according to our users
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    RasTop

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    RasTop is a molecular visualization software adapted from the program RasMol, which was initially developed by Roger Sayle. RasTop is particularly adapted for educational purposes and for the rapid analysis of macromolecules at the bench.

    11 RasTop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    RasTop Features

    1.  Rendering

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