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Jmol vs UCSF Chimera

A side-by-side look at Jmol and UCSF Chimera. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Jmol

Jmol

Science & Education

Jmol is an open-source Java viewer for 3D chemical structures that allows users to visualize, manipulate, and analyze molecular models. It supports a variety of chemical file formats and can be used for education, research, and commercial purposes.

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UCSF Chimera

UCSF Chimera

Science & Education

UCSF Chimera is an extensible molecular modeling and visualization program primarily designed for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data. It offers highly integrated and fast rendering of molecules, sequence alignments, density data, and more.

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