Enantio

Enantio: Open-Source Chemical Structure Drawing Tool

Enantio is open-source software for drawing and editing chemical structures and reactions. It features a simple, intuitive interface for creating publication-ready schematics quickly and easily. With support for major chemical file formats and drawing standards, Enantio is a viable free alternative to professional chemistry drawing tools.

What is Enantio?

Enantio is an open-source program for drawing and editing 2D chemical structures, reactions, and schematics. As a free alternative to commercial chemistry drawing and publishing software, Enantio provides many of the essential features required to produce publication-quality images and diagrams.

Some key capabilities of Enantio include:

• Intuitive user interface for rapidly sketching molecular structures and arrow-pushing mechanisms
• Advanced drawing tools for creating complex diagrams, multi-step reactions, polymers, Markush structures, etc.
• Extensive chemical symbol, bond, arrow, and text formatting options
• Support for all major chemical file types like Molfile, SMILES, InChI, ChemDraw CDX
• Export vector and raster graphics files (SVG, PDF, PNG, etc.) for high-resolution printing and digital publishing
• Features for manually fine-tuning drawings for perfect alignment, spacing, etc.
• Available for Windows, Mac and Linux

With a focus on ease-of-use and support for real-world chemical drawing needs, Enantio allows students, educators, researchers, and technical professionals to create high-quality schematics and figures for lectures, publications, posters, and presentations without expensive commercial software.

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