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Chemistry : Chemical Drawing Software

The list below includes software that is free for Linux and Windows systems.

SoftwareLinuxWindowsDescription
Accelrys DrawWChemical drawing application that replaces ISIS/Draw. Includes support for IUPAC names, canonical SMILES strings, InChI strings.
BKChemLW2D molecule editor written in Python.
ChemSketchLWChemical drawing package including tools for 2D structure cleaning, 3D optimization and viewing, InChI generation and conversion, drawing of polymers, organometallics, Markush structures, and IUPAC systematic naming capability. Best.
MarvinSketchLWJava based chemical editor for drawing chemical structures, queries and reactions.

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