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MolView vs ChemSearch: catalog facts
MolView	ChemSearch
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web	Android
Sketcher and 3D viewer in one browser page Searches PubChem by name, similarity and substructure	Search by name, CAS number, formula, PubChem CID or drawn structure Shows 2D structures and 3D models
Needs a browser and an internet connection Some calculations use Jmol, which is slower than the default engine	Android only Detail depends on what the source data contains
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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