Breaking down the boundaries!

ChemDoodle is a fully functional chemical drawing application that works on every operating system including Linux, and works well! In addition to being multiplatform, ChemDoodle also natively reads and writes many common file formats including ChemDraw's CDX and CDXML. You can write ChemDraw files for submitting journal manuscripts or share these files with your rich friends who purchased ChemDraw. No longer do you need to worry if your colleages are using compatible applications or operating systems.

Accessible to everyone!

Our goal is to provide great software to scientists around the world, and do so easily and affordably. We don't force you to give us all your personal information or verify credentials before you can even get a trial. To obtain a trial, all we ask for is an email address.

$59.95

And we don't ask for ridiculous sums in order to purchase a copy of ChemDoodle. Nor do we abuse your patronage by offering limited time subscriptions or more expensive versions with more features unlocked. A permanent activation code for a full version of ChemDoodle costs only $59.95. Support is free, as are all minor version upgrades.

A professional program for professional scientists.

ChemDoodle doesn't just look good, it also works well. ChemDoodle allows you to easily produce any chemical figure imaginable. All objects (atoms, bonds and shapes) are easily created and can be associated with various properties to specify their appearance. ChemDoodle also comes with a number of preset chemical document settings files, such as ACS Document 1996 and Helvetica Chimica Acta, or you may create your own. ChemDoodle also has advanced systems for loading and saving images, creating and displaying text, as well the ability to read and write important chemical file formats. Most importantly, ChemDoodle's functionality is rivaled by its ease of use; simply manipulate all of your objects with quick mouse clicks or efficient menu items.

Widgets - many applications for the price of one!

One of the great things about ChemDoodle is that it's not just a program for creating chemical structures or molecule drawings. It is a 2D chemical environment where anything chemistry can be incorporated. ChemDoodle's widgets are a great example of this freedom. These mini-applications perform various unique tasks such as interfacing with databases, generating and interpreting SMILES strings, and simulating multiplets. The output from these widgets can be easily dragged right onto your document. We are always looking to add more widgets, so you may be pleasantly surprised after updating ChemDoodle, to see a new widget that appears for you to play with!

A variety of native file formats.

In addition to ChemDoodle's own format (ICL) and chemical document settings format (CDS), ChemDoodle can flawlessly read and write ChemDraw's CDX and CDXML, MDL MOLFiles and SDFiles, and chemical markup language (CML). If journal's do not accept ChemDoodle's ICL format or any of the vector image formats provided, just save your document as a ChemDraw file and submit that as well. All mutually inclusive objects, including shapes and images, can be saved with almost all properties preserved. This story at iChemLabs describes the reading and writing of ChemDraw files in more detail. You may also want to use structures created in ChemDoodle with other chemical applications. ChemDoodle fully supports MDL's formats, which have become the standard chemical file formats, and almost every chemical application will be able to load them. A wide range of native formats allows for ease in using ChemDoodle for any task.

Follow our development.

The developers behind ChemDoodle are some of the best in the industry. Any bugs are immediately fixed and we are constantly adding new features. You can view our version history and see that we add an incredible amount of content very quickly. We also like to discuss our important additions with our users during development. You can read about ChemDoodle and its development at www.ichemlabs.com.

Voice your opinion!

We love to hear input from our users and the iChemLabs website is also a great place to post your ideas and discuss ChemDoodle with others. As with all of our products, we urge you to register for our forums and then let us know your opinions, good or bad. It is only with your input that we know we are creating software that is useful and enjoyable to use.