This website is biased toward ReShiki, because its maintainer also maintains ReShiki. Please be careful.
Command-line tool
A CLI can convert or render without the GUI.
21 tools have this, 1 of them shown here. 6 do not. 101 not established.
- Tested by running it
- Seen in the app
- The manual says yes
- Partly, with the reason shown
- Not supported
- Not established, which is not the same as no
Select a mark for its proof. A filled mark opens our screenshot, or the manual if the check left nothing to picture. A ring opens the manual.
Available, no screenshot
- Yes, according to the manual: Experimental headless conversion, rendering, composition and analysis. Opens the cited page.ReShikiExperimental headless conversion, rendering, composition and analysis.Source
- Partly: MolScript CLI complete; public package publication pending. Opens the cited page.MolDrawMolScript CLI complete; public package publication pending.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Headless rendering and batch descriptor exports. Opens the cited page.PenzeneHeadless rendering and batch descriptor exports.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Requires a source checkout. Opens the cited page.ChemDraftRequires a source checkout.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Headless conversion and rendering commands. Opens the cited page.vibe-sketcherHeadless conversion and rendering commands.Source
- Partly: Launcher and plugin installer; no headless conversion or rendering. Opens the cited page.MoleditPyLauncher and plugin installer; no headless conversion or rendering.Source
- Yes, tested by running it: Rendered through a TeX compiler without an editor GUI. Opens the cited page.chemfigRendered through a TeX compiler without an editor GUI.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Headless document composition, inspection, patching, layout and rendering. Opens the cited page.ChemvasHeadless document composition, inspection, patching, layout and rendering.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Bundled headless SMILES-to-HELM converter. Opens the cited page.Schrödinger SketcherBundled headless SMILES-to-HELM converter.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Internal helper converts SMILES into 2D or 3D MOL blocks. Opens the cited page.ChemableInternal helper converts SMILES into 2D or 3D MOL blocks.Source
- Yes, according to the manual. Opens the cited page.ChemSemaSource
- Partly: PNG command-line mode still initializes and displays the GUI. Opens the cited page.XDrawChemPNG command-line mode still initializes and displays the GUI.Source
- Partly: Command-line startup opens GUI; no headless conversion/rendering command. Opens the cited page.SketchElCommand-line startup opens GUI; no headless conversion/rendering command.Source
- Yes, tested by running it: CLI version, capabilities and operation requests executed. Opens the cited page.ChemifreeCLI version, capabilities and operation requests executed.Source
- Partly: Batch scripts hide the window but still require Tk/X. Opens the cited page.BKChem Python 3 ModernizedBatch scripts hide the window but still require Tk/X.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Bundled Molconvert converts structures and renders images. Opens the cited page.Marvin Desktop Suite / MarvinSketchBundled Molconvert converts structures and renders images.Source
- Partly: Batch conversion hides windows but requires X on Unix. Opens the cited page.BKChemBatch conversion hides windows but requires X on Unix.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Inspect, validate, render, convert, and protocol commands without the GUI. Opens the cited page.Ferrum Chemical ForgeInspect, validate, render, convert, and protocol commands without the GUI.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Batch conversion with chemtool -bg; still requires GTK/X11. Opens the cited page.ChemtoolBatch conversion with chemtool -bg; still requires GTK/X11.Source
- Yes, according to the manual: Headless conversion and rendering documented with command-line examples. Opens the cited page.LhendrawHeadless conversion and rendering documented with command-line examples.Source
Not available
ChemDraw's license keeps us from publishing pictures of its interface.
- No: No command-line tool. ChemScript scripts can automate work in Professional and Signals. Opens the cited page.ChemDrawNo command-line tool. ChemScript scripts can automate work in Professional and Signals.
- No: Headless conversion and batch CLI are listed as missing. Opens the cited page.KendrawHeadless conversion and batch CLI are listed as missing.Source
- No: Console entry point only launches the desktop GUI. Opens the cited page.BondForgeConsole entry point only launches the desktop GUI.Source
- No: rdEditor always launches QApplication; no headless conversion or rendering. Opens the cited page.rdEditorrdEditor always launches QApplication; no headless conversion or rendering.Source
- No: main ignores arguments and always opens the GUI. Opens the cited page.JMolDrawmain ignores arguments and always opens the GUI.Source
- No: Command line opens files in GUI; no headless conversion. Opens the cited page.EasyChemCommand line opens files in GUI; no headless conversion.Source
Not established (101)
Octet Draw, SketchIQ, Covalent, ChemEdit, Chem Illustrator, ChemThisTry, Chematic Draw, Molecule Lab (The Freshman Mole), FreeChemDraw, ErezDraw, MolChart, MolCanvas, BoltzDraw, Chemliora, Molbrett, Zeanium Molecule Drawer, Sciformation VectorMol, ChemDoodle Web Components, Chemeditor (Chemrise), ChemCanvas, MolView.com, Ketcher, AI Chemical Drawing (CubicZnS), OpenReactions, PyChem-Pro, Molecule Builder (OvOHongYu), KetchDraw, Molsketch, WaveSpeed AI Chemical Structure Drawer, cDraw, BondCraft, JChemPaint, Molsoft HTML5 Molecule Editor, Molecule Clipboard, MolGLideX, SketchScape, Structura (chem-structura), OpenChemLib JS editor, MolSketch, Dotmatics Elemental / Elemental Draw, SketchEl 2, Kekule.js, JSME Molecule Editor, RadSketch, Ketcherails (ketcher-rails), Butlerov, schematic, ChemMD, WebMolKit, ChemCanvasJS, Chemical Structure Editor (CSE), Kemia, MolTouch, Chemeditor (Chemie-Lernprogramme), SketChem, vue-chemdraw (0chem), ChemWriter, MCDL Java Chemical Structure Editor, Glass, molsketch-cljs, MolPad, ChemDoodle 2D, LabCanvas Figure Editor / MolDraw, ChemDraft (元素智研), InDraw, Marvin JS, BIOVIA Draw, ChemWindow (KnowItAll ChemWindow Edition), Chemistry Draw, Zoho ChemStudio, GChemPaint, KingDraw, ChemPencil, ACD/ChemSketch, Marvin Cloud, Chem4Word, AtomLens, JSDraw, ChemCAD, MoleculeSketch, FX ChemStruct / FX Draw Chemical Structures, Chemistry 4-D Draw, ChemStitch, BondDraw, ChemGraphic 2, MolSketchGo, MyChemise, CyBy-Draw, Elk_Draw RDKit, Chem+ Molecular Structure Editor, MolPrime+, MolGenDraw, Chirys Draw, ChemScribble, Chem Sketcher (Non_REM.Persona Laboratory), Structo, Chemograph Plus, alvaSketcher, moled, ChemWorks, Molecule