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MolView vs VESTA: catalog facts
MolView	VESTA
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Distributed free of charge by JP-Minerals.
Web	macOS
Sketcher and 3D viewer in one browser page Searches PubChem by name, similarity and substructure	Structures, volumetric data and morphologies in one window Arithmetic operations across several volumetric data files
Needs a browser and an internet connection Some calculations use Jmol, which is slower than the default engine	Specialised for crystallography and materials science Interface aimed at researchers rather than casual users
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
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 1, 2026

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