Jmol

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Overview

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.

• The JmolApplet is a web browser applet that can be integrated into web pages.
• The Jmol application is a standalone Java application that runs on the desktop.
• The JmolViewer is a development tool kit that can be integrated into other Java applications.

Jmol Version 10.2 has been released

Jmol Version 10.2 was released on 15 April 2006.

What the critics are saying

Jmol v10: I can't believe it's Java!
But it's also open-source, so there's simply no question about it.
Get your copy now, before they run out of those virtual Java machine thingies.
It's just in time (JIT) for Christmas, from what I hear!

Warren L. DeLano, shell-shocked C/Python developer
Principal Scientist, DeLano Scientific, Author of PyMOL
December 2004.

Jmol v10.2 Features

• Free, open-source software licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
• Applet, Application, and Systems Integration Component
  • The JmolApplet is a web browser applet that can be integrated into web pages. It is ideal for development of web-based courseware and web-accessible chemical databases. The JmolApplet provides an upgrade path for users of the Chime plug-in.
  • The Jmol application is a standalone Java application that runs on the desktop.
  • The JmolViewer can be integrated as a component into other Java applications.
• Cross-platform
  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux/Unix
• Supports all major web browsers
  • Internet Explorer (Win32)
  • Mozilla/Firefox (Win32, OSX, *nix)
  • Safari (Mac OS X)
  • Opera 7.5.4 (Win32 only)
• High-performance 3D rendering with no hardware requirements
• File formats
  • CIF/mmCIF - International Union of Crystallography standard
  • CML - Chemical Markup Language
  • GAMESS - Gordon Research Group, Iowa State University
  • Gaussian 94/98/03 - Gaussian, Inc.
  • Ghemical
  • HIN - HyperChem from Hypercube, Inc.
  • Jaguar - Schrodinger, LLC
  • MOL/SDF - MDL Information Systems, Inc.
  • MOPAC 93/97/2002 - Schrodinger, LLC
  • PDB - Protein Data Bank
  • Q-Chem - Q-Chem, Inc.
  • SHELX
  • Spartan - Wavefunction, Inc.
  • Ghemical
  • NWChem
  • XYZ
  * Files which are compressed with gzip will automatically be decompressed
• Animations
• Vibrations
• basic unit-cell support
• schematic shapes for secondary structures
• measurements
  • distance
  • angle
  • torsion angle
• RasMol/Chime scripting language support
• JavaScript support library
• Exports to .jpg, .pdf, and PovRay

Mailing Lists

Those with interest in molecular visualization, especially the education and research communities, are encouraged to join the jmol-users mailing list where you can share ideas and experiences, ask for help, and give us feedback. The jmol-users archives can be a useful reference.

Those who are seriously interested in participating should join the jmol-developers mailing list where you can request new features or changes, discuss implementation, submit patches, or contribute code. You can also browse the jmol-developers archives .

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