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GNU Emacs vs ReacType

A side-by-side look at GNU Emacs and ReacType. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs

Development

GNU Emacs is a popular, open source text editor and computing environment. It runs on most operating systems and provides extensibility through an Emacs Lisp interpreter.

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ReacType

ReacType

Science & Education

ReacType is a software tool for visualizing and drawing organic chemical reactions. It has an easy-to-use interface for drawing molecules and reaction mechanisms, includes a reaction database, and integrates with other chemistry software.

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