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ChemCanvas vs MolView: catalog facts
ChemCanvas	MolView
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Windows, Linux	Web
Reads and writes SMILES, Molfile, MRV and CDXML Exports to PDF, PNG and editable SVG	Sketcher and 3D viewer in one browser page Searches PubChem by name, similarity and substructure
No macOS build Supports fewer file formats than commercial chemistry suites	Needs a browser and an internet connection Some calculations use Jmol, which is slower than the default engine
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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