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Nucleus vs Kalzium: catalog facts
NucleusKalzium
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Free

Free and open source as part of the KDE applications.

Linux Linux
  • Native GTK4 and libadwaita interface
  • Includes isotope data for the elements
  • Detailed data for every element
  • Molecular weight calculator and stoichiometry solver
  • Linux only
  • Small project with a single main maintainer
  • Only Linux is listed as a platform
  • Reference tool rather than a guided course
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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