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 eight alternatives to VMD - Visual Molecular Dynamics for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad 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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  1. PyMOL icon

    PyMOL

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

    11 PyMOL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PyMOL screenshot 1
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    A simple molecule in a small Avogadro window.
     
  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.
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Image export options
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
    Vipster screenshot 1
     
  9. RasTop icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    RasTop screenshot 1
     
  10. CellWalk icon

    CellWalk

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    Explore detailed 3D cell biology down to the molecular level, or tour life’s molecular machines. CellWalk is a beautiful new way for students to learn biology.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    CellWalk screenshot 1
     
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