ChemDraw Alternatives for Linux

ChemDraw is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is ChemDoodle. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Chemaxon Marvin or JChemPaint. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to ChemDraw and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to ChemDraw are XDrawChem, Molsketch, ChemCanvas and BKchem.

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  1. ChemDoodle icon

    ChemDoodle

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    If you are looking for a chemical sketcher or an alternative to your current chemical drawing application, there is no better choice than ChemDoodle. ChemDoodle works on all operating systems (both 32 and 64 bit), has one of the largest feature sets in the industry, has the most...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    ChemDoodle screenshot 1
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  2. Chemaxon Marvin icon

    Chemaxon Marvin

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    Marvin suite is a chemically intelligent desktop toolkit built to help you draw, edit, publish, render, import and export your chemical structures and as well as allowing you to convert between various chemical and graphical file formats.

    19 Chemaxon Marvin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    The co-factor NAD in 2D format in Marvin.
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  4. JChemPaint icon

    JChemPaint

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    JChemPaint (or JCP for short here) is the editor and viewer for 2D chemical structures developed using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    JChemPaint screenshot 1
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  5. XDrawChem icon

    XDrawChem

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    XDrawChem is a free software program for drawing chemical structural formulas, available for Unix and Mac OS. It is distributed under the GNU GPL. In Microsoft Windows this program is called WinDrawChem.

    10 XDrawChem alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Molsketch icon

    Molsketch

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    A 2D molecular editing tool for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Its goal is to help you draw molecules quick and easily. Of course your creations can be exported afterwards in high quality in a number of vector and bitmap formats.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Molsketch screenshot 1
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  8. ChemCanvas icon

    ChemCanvas

     1 like

    A very intuitive, new 2D chemical drawing tool (Qt-based).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Windows
    • Python
    • IN flagIndia
    ChemCanvas screenshot 1
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  9. BKchem icon

    BKchem

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    BKChem is a free (as in free software :o) chemical drawing program. It was conceived and written by Beda Kosata and is currently maintained by Reinis Danne.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    BKchem screenshot 1
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  10. Gnome Chemistry Utils icon

    Gnome Chemistry Utils

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    The Gnome Chemistry Utils include six chemistry related programs:

    • GChemPaint, a 2D chemical formula editor.
    • a chemical calculator (computes raw formule, molar weight, mass composition and isotopic pattern).
    • a molecule 3d viewer using OpenGL to display molecular models. .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Gnome Chemistry Utils screenshot 1
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  11. MollyCule icon

    MollyCule

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    MollyCule is a completely free Open Source Chemistry visualisation program for MacOS, Linux and Windows. MollyCule is designed to be a nice, easy to use program to help ordinary people who want to explore Chemistry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Example visualisation of ATP.
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