LilyView

LilyView: Open-Source Molecular Modeling Software

LilyView is an open-source software for visualizing and annotating molecular models in biology. It enables researchers to visualize complex biomolecular structures and interactions in 3D, annotate them with information, and analyze them to generate new insights.

What is LilyView?

LilyView is an open-source software application for visualizing and annotating molecular models in biology research. It provides researchers with an intuitive interface to import, view, and interact with complex biomolecular structures like proteins, DNA, RNA, and molecular complexes in three dimensions.

Some of the key capabilities offered by LilyView include:

• Importing and visualizing common molecular data file formats like PDB, MOL2, CIF, etc.
• High-quality rendering of complex molecular graphics and 3D structures
• Performing basic measurements on molecular models, like distances, angles, torsion angles, etc.
• Annotating and adding meta-data to molecular models using shapes, labels, markers and more
• Analyzing molecular interactions like hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic contacts, pi stacking interactions, etc.
• Creating high-quality 3D molecular images and movies for publications and presentations
• An extensible architecture to incorporate new molecular data analytics and visualization modules
• Availability on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
• An intuitive user interface to quickly get started with minimal learning curve

Overall, LilyView aims to significantly improve productivity in biological research involving molecular modeling and analysis of complex biomolecular structures and interactions.

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