Visualization
Links
Kalsaya KVizPro
3D molecular visualization, rendering and file format conversion tools for biological and/or chemical data, for Windows and Linux. Evaluation version available.
Jmol
Open source molecule viewer written in Java. It runs as a standalone application and as a web browser applet.
Review of Molecular Modelling Programs
http://www.marcsaric.de/molmod2.html
Reviews, screenshots, and table of features comparing over a dozen freely available molecular modelling and viewing programs.
JIMP - The Interactive Molecule Program
http://www.chem.tamu.edu/jimp/
Program for Linux and Windows for viewing and manipulating 3D structures of molecules and orbitals. Renders publication quality images and performs Fenske-Hall SCF calculations.
Viewmol
http://viewmol.sourceforge.net/
An open-source graphical front end for computational chemistry programs such as Gaussian, Gamess, and Mopac. Available for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and other Unices.
PovChem
http://www.chemicalgraphics.com/PovChem/
A chemical visualization and illustration program. Reads PDB files and exports POV-Ray files for producing high-resolution ray-traced images. Available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and SGI.
gOpenMol
A free program for the analysis of molecular dynamics trajectories and the display of molecular orbitals, electron densities and electrostatic potentials. Supports many file formats like the GaussianXX, Jaguar, CHARMM, and AMBER.
SweetMollyGrace
http://rodomontano.altervista.org/engSweetMG.php
A suite of freeware tools for automating work of rendering and animating molecules. Generates high quality images of molecules from PDB, XYZ, or molfiles using raytracing tools (Povray and Raster3D).
ChemCraft
Windows-based program for visualization of molecular structures, vibrational modes, molecular orbitals, energy gradient and other properties from log files produced by the GAMESS and Gaussian packages.
MOLDEN
http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/~schaft/molden/molden.html
Pre- and post-processing program for molecular and electronic structure, with Z-matrix editor, electron density visualization, and molecule animations. Available for Unix and VMS; free for academic use.
Protein Explorer
http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime/pe/protexpl/
A web-based viewer for the 3D structures of proteins, DNA and RNA. Requires Netscape and the Chime plugin, which is only available for Windows9x.


