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Lasso select and transforms

Lasso or free selection plus rotate, flip and resize.

100 tools have this, 15 of them shown here. 1 do not. 27 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

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Selected L-alanine with resize and rotation handles beside the selection tools.

Yes, according to the manual: Lasso selection, rotation, flips and resizing. ReShiki

0.14.0

Selected L-alanine with resize and rotation handles beside the selection tools.

Selected ethanol structure with resize and rotation handles.

Yes, according to the manual: Lasso, rotate, flip, proportional scaling and stretching. Reactio Draw

1.10

Selected ethanol structure with resize and rotation handles.

Selected caffeine structure and box-selection instructions.

Partly: Box selection, rotation and flips; no lasso or object resizing. MolCanvas

0.4.0

Partly: Box selection, rotation and flips; no lasso or object resizing.

Selected caffeine structure and box-selection instructions.

Selection menu showing rectangle, lasso and fragment tools.

Partly: Rectangle, lasso, and fragment selection tools are visible. BoltzDraw

Ketcher 2.24.0

Partly: Rectangle, lasso, and fragment selection tools are visible.

Selection menu showing rectangle, lasso and fragment tools.

Rectangle selection and hand tools beside a caffeine structure.

Partly: Lasso, rotate and flip; document insertion controls whole-molecule resizing. Chemeditor (Chemrise)

Ketcher 3.18.0 (build 2026-…

Partly: Lasso, rotate and flip; document insertion controls whole-molecule resizing.

Rectangle selection and hand tools beside a caffeine structure.

Selected structure with rotate and flip controls in the sketcher.

Partly: Select All works; rotate and flip controls visible. PyChem-Pro

1.0.0

Partly: Select All works; rotate and flip controls visible.

Selected structure with rotate and flip controls in the sketcher.

Selected bond with its properties and bond-order controls.

Partly: Individual atom and bond selection; no lasso or transforms visible. Molecule Builder (OvOHongYu)

0.1.0

Partly: Individual atom and bond selection; no lasso or transforms visible.

Selected bond with its properties and bond-order controls.

Selection palette with rectangle, lasso, and fragment icons.

Partly: Lasso, rotate, flip; resizing covers images, shapes and arrows. KetchDraw

2.24.0

Partly: Lasso, rotate, flip; resizing covers images, shapes and arrows.

Selection palette with rectangle, lasso, and fragment icons.

Selection toolbar and a selected curved arrow.

Partly: Marquee selection and transform handles; no freehand selection mode. Chemvas

0.28.0

Partly: Marquee selection and transform handles; no freehand selection mode.

Selection toolbar and a selected curved arrow.

Modify menu offers horizontal and vertical flips.

Partly: Lasso, rotate and flip; structure resizing unverified. Schrödinger Sketcher

Release 2026-4 (build 131)

Partly: Lasso, rotate and flip; structure resizing unverified.

Modify menu offers horizontal and vertical flips.

Selection and flip controls in the toolbar.

Yes, according to the manual: Freehand selection, rotation, flipping, and resizing. ChemSema

Web build 8e6f995 (2026-09-…

Selection and flip controls in the toolbar.

A selected curved arrow with a rotation handle and controls.

Partly: Lasso, rotation, and flips; no whole-selection resizing control. MolSketch

build m0PiI1PnCmq4Tn2qz-p-a

Partly: Lasso, rotation, and flips; no whole-selection resizing control.

A selected curved arrow with a rotation handle and controls.

A selected molecule and selection controls in the editor.

Yes, according to the manual: Lasso, rotate and resize; negative scaling implements flipping. Kekule.js

0.9.9.22022400

A selected molecule and selection controls in the editor.

A selected bond surrounded by square handles.

Yes, according to the manual: Lasso selection, rotation, flipping and resize handles are implemented. JMolDraw

V0.5

A selected bond surrounded by square handles.

Box and lasso selection buttons above the canvas.

Partly: Lasso and box selection with movement; no rotate, flip or resize. SketChem

6ed8c631

Partly: Lasso and box selection with movement; no rotate, flip or resize.

Box and lasso selection buttons above the canvas.

Available, no screenshot

ChemDraw's license keeps us from publishing pictures of its interface.

Not available

Not established (27)

Molecule Clipboard, SketchScape, JSME Molecule Editor, ChemMD, Chemeditor (Chemie-Lernprogramme), MCDL Java Chemical Structure Editor, MolPad, BIOVIA Draw, Zoho ChemStudio, ChemPencil, ACD/ChemSketch, Marvin Cloud, AtomLens, JSDraw, ChemStitch, ChemGraphic 2, MolSketchGo, MyChemise, Elk_Draw RDKit, Chem+ Molecular Structure Editor, MolGenDraw, Chirys Draw, ChemScribble, Structo, Chemograph Plus, ChemWorks, Molecule

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