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Avogadro vs wxMacMolPlt: catalog facts
AvogadrowxMacMolPlt
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under GPLv2.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Handles systems of thousands of atoms
  • Force fields quickly clean up sketched structures
  • Graphical molecule builder
  • Generates GAMESS input files
  • Assumes some chemistry background
  • Not a full simulation package on its own
  • Built specifically around GAMESS
  • Releases are infrequent
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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