ChemCanvas

This is targeted to be the most intuitive opensource 2D chemical drawing tool.
You can draw organic chemical structures and reactions very easily and quickly.
Available to download for Windows and Linux (AppImage, Flatpak, Snap)

Features

Popular file formats support - SMILES, Molefile, Marvin MRV, ChemDraw CDXML
Save to PNG, SVG and Editable SVG
Wide variety of bond types including wavy bond, Cis/Trans, Bold double, Any Bond etc.
Large set of templates and user templates support
Aromaticity detection and add delocalization ring

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, Windows

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Science/Research

User Interface

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Chemistry Software

Registered

2025-06-03

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