- BKchem
Infobox Software
name = BKchem
caption = BKchem v0.11.6 running under Mac OS X 10.4.8
author = Beda Kosata
developer = Beda Kosata
released =
latest release version = 0.12.1
latest release date = 12.5.2008
operating system =
platform =Cross-platform
programming language = Python,Tcl/Tk
genre = Scientific
license = GPL
website = http://bkchem.zirael.orgBKchem is a free 2D
molecule editor written in Python by Beda Kosata. As such, it is largely platform-independent.Major features
Drawing:
* Bond by bond drawing
* Straight and curved arrows
* Radicals,lone pair s and charges
* Templates for drawing common structure (users can create their own)
* Simplevector graphics Editing:
* Unlimited undo/redo capabilities
* Aligning, scaling and rotation (2D and 3D)Exports to:
*SVG
* OpenOffice Draw
*PDF
* EPS (Encapsulated Postscript)
*Molfile
* PNG (with pycairo installed)
*SMILES (Stereochemistry is not supported)
*InChI (with InChI program)Imports:
*Molfile
*SMILES (Stereochemistry is not supported)
*InChI (Stereochemistry is not supported)Other features:
* Searching BKchem files for a molecule or a fragment of a molecule
* Localization support (currently English, French, Czech and Polish translations are available)
* Support for user writtenplugins
* Validity checking
* Can be run from source with PythonStartup Image
BKchem's splash logo shows a image of the
THC molecule, one of the psychoactives incannabis .External links
* [http://bkchem.zirael.org/ BKchem official website]
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