Molecular Modeling and Viewing programs

Last revised:  25-SEP-1996
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 Processor->  MIPS      DEC--Alpha    -----Intel--------   PowerPC   
 OS->         IRIX      DU     WNT    Linux  WNT    Wndws  Mac      GraphicsType

 ChemSymphony Yes       Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes      Java based
 Entrez/Cn3D  Yes       Yes    Yes?   Yes    Yes?   Yes    Yes      NCBI toolkit?
 Insight(MSI) Yes       No     No     No     No     No     No	    GL
 Grasp        Yes       No     No     No     No     No     No	    OpenGL
 Linus! Lite  No        No     No     No     No     No     Yes      Mac
 MidasPlus    Yes       No     No     Yes    No     No     No	    GL
 MolDen       Yes       Yes    No     Yes    no     No     No       X11
 Mol.Images   No        No     No?    No     No     Yes    Yes      Windows/Mac
 molmol       Yes       Yes    No     Yes    Yes    Yes    No	    OpenGL
 MolView      No        No     No     No     No     No     Yes      Mac
 O (5.x)      Yes       No     No     No     No     No     No	    GL
 O (6.x)      Yes       Yes    No     No     No     No     No	    OpenGL
 rasmol       Yes       Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes      X11/Windows/Mac
 Setor        Yes       No     No     No     No     No     No	    GL
 SPDBV        No        No     No     No     Yes    Yes    Yes      Quickdraw3D
 VMD          Yes       Yes    No     Yes    No     No     No	    GL,OpenGL, Mesa
 WebLab       No        No     No     No     Yes(?) Yes    Yes      Mac/Windows
 Whatif       Yes       Yes    Yes?   Yes    Yes(?) Yes    No?      X11/Dos??
 Xmol         Yes       Yes    No     No     No     No     No       X11
 XmMol        Yes       Yes    No     Yes    No     No     No       X11
 XtalView     Yes       Yes    No     Yes    No     No     No	    GL/X11
 
Other Programs, specific to other platforms:

  IBM rs6000: ANTHEPROT

Other Unix's

 If it runs on SGI, DU, and Linux it probably runs on any
 other Unix too - check the site for binaries or source code.

Internet reference sites for software.

 ANTHEPROT, academic.  IBM RS6000 only.

 ChemSymphony, commercial.  Java based and so multiplatform.

 Entrez/Cn3D, government. Multiplatform.

 GRASP, academic. 

 INSIGHT, commercial.  By MSI (used to be BIOSYM) 
   Also runs on IBM RS6000 (with GL).
   Separately licensed "Axxess" product lets Biosym run as an X11 client.

 Linus!Lite, academic.  

 MidasPlus, academic. 

 MolDen, academic(?). 
   Also runs on OpenVMS

 Molecular Images, commecial. 

 MolMol, academic. 

 O, academic. 

 RasMol, commercial??? (Author works for a pharmaceutical company, but the
   program is free).alternate site
   Also runs on OpenVMS.

 Setor, academic. Contact Dr. Stephen V. Evans, E mail author

  SPDBV (Swiss PDB Viewer), commercial, but free

 VMD, academic.  Also known 
 to run on Solaris, Aix, HP/UX. 

 WebLab, commercial (from MSI, but free) 

 WhatIf, academic.

 Xmol, academic.

 XmMol, academic.  (Runs on 
    any Unix)

 XtalView, academic.  

Internet sites with their own software lists:

 Biocatalog