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ChemSearch vs MolView: catalog facts
ChemSearch	MolView
Best for: Students and lab workers who need quick compound lookups on Android	Best for: Chemistry students and teachers who want to draw and inspect molecules quickly
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Android	Web
Search by name, CAS number, formula, PubChem CID or drawn structure Shows 2D structures and 3D models All 4 strengths for ChemSearch Search by name, CAS number, formula, PubChem CID or drawn structure Shows 2D structures and 3D models Includes GHS safety summaries when the data is available Saved records and extra chemistry tools	Sketcher and 3D viewer in one browser page Searches PubChem by name, similarity and substructure All 4 strengths for MolView Sketcher and 3D viewer in one browser page Searches PubChem by name, similarity and substructure Handles proteins and crystal structures as well as small molecules Exports images and MOL files
Android only Detail depends on what the source data contains All 3 limitations for ChemSearch Android only Detail depends on what the source data contains Small project with no GitHub releases	Needs a browser and an internet connection Some calculations use Jmol, which is slower than the default engine
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ChemSearch chemsearch.pages.dev github.com/FurtherSecrets24680/chemsearch-android f-droid.org/packages/com.furthersecrets.chemsearch Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MolView molview.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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