asciiMol is a terminal-based molecule viewer written in Python.
It uses the ncurses library to display molecular structures as ASCII graphics, making it useful for inspecting chemistry data directly from a terminal, including remote sessions where a graphical molecule viewer isn’t convenient.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Opens standard Cartesian .xyz molecule files.
- Provides an orthographic view for inspecting molecular structures.
- Supports navigation, zooming, rotation, and auto-rotation.
- Detects and displays bonds between atoms.
- Supports simple .xyz trajectories, with optional ASE and RDKit integration for more formats and SMILES.
Website: github.com/dewberryants/asciiMol
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Developer: Dominik Behrens
License: BSD 2-Clause License
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