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Chemistry 4-D Draw
Desktop software for drawing chemical structures, preparing publication figures, and converting between structures and IUPAC names.
Paid. 22 of 65 checklist features confirmed.
Main canvas
Paid, checked from the manual
Paid, checked from the manual
Default drawings
Paid, checked from the manual
Caffeine
Paid, checked from the manual
Paclitaxel
Paid, checked from the manual
Cholesterol in 3D
Facts
- Latest version
- 9.0
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows
- License
- Paid desktop licenses in Lite, Std, Pro and Office editions.
- Price
- Vendor lists Lite US$149, Std US$299, Pro US$499, Office US$699; discounts available (checked 2026-11-05).
- Plans
- Chemistry 4-D Draw Lite: US$149; education/government $89; student $49 (2026-11-06); Chemistry 4-D Draw Std: US$299; education/government $189; student $89 (2026-11-06); Chemistry 4-D Draw Pro: US$499; education/government $299; student $149 (2026-11-06); Chemistry 4-D Draw Office: US$699; education/government $399; student $199 (2026-11-06)
- Relies on
- Not established. Vendor documentation does not establish canvas provenance or third-party chemistry libraries.
- Chemistry from
- NamExpert (name interpretation) and Nomenclator (IUPAC naming)
- Main language
- Not published
- Other languages
- Not established
- Renderer
- Not established
- Third-party licenses
- Not established
- Both advertised Windows demo links returned HTTP 404 on 2026-11-05; current download availability is unverified.
- The authorized distributor lists Windows 9.0; the vendor homepage still advertises 8.0.
- Mac support is documented for OS X; compatibility with current macOS and Apple Silicon is unverified.
Features
- 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.
Drawing structures
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows single, double and triple bond tools. Opens the cited page.Single, double and triple bondsOfficial screenshot shows single, double and triple bond tools.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows solid wedge, hashed wedge and wavy tools. Opens the cited page.Wedge, hash and wavy bondsOfficial screenshot shows solid wedge, hashed wedge and wavy tools.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedDative, hydrogen and quadruple bonds
- Not establishedChoose double-bond side
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows common ring and aromatic ring tools. Opens the cited page.Ring toolsOfficial screenshot shows common ring and aromatic ring tools.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedChair and Haworth rings
- Not establishedChain tool
- Not establishedTemplate library
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: save structures with reusable user-defined names. Opens the cited page.Save your own templatesVendor claim: save structures with reusable user-defined names.ddmcorp.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: expand or condense COOH and NO2 groups. Opens the cited page.Group abbreviationsVendor claim: expand or condense COOH and NO2 groups.ddmcorp.com
- Partly: Charges and element labels documented; isotope controls unverified. Opens the cited page.Charges, isotopes and atom labelsCharges and element labels documented; isotope controls unverified.ddmcorp.com
- Not establishedRadicals and lone pairs
- Partly: Vendor claim: hot-key labeling; pointer-based operation undocumented. Opens the cited page.Keyboard drawingVendor claim: hot-key labeling; pointer-based operation undocumented.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Linked screenshot shows lasso; rotation, scaling and flipping documented. Opens the cited page.Lasso select and transformsLinked screenshot shows lasso; rotation, scaling and flipping documented.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: interactive 3D rotation of drawings. Opens the cited page.Tilt drawings in perspectiveVendor claim: interactive 3D rotation of drawings.cheminnovation.com
Reactions and mechanisms
- Not establishedReaction arrows
- Not establishedCurved mechanism arrows
- Not establishedMachine-readable reactions
- Not establishedAtom mapping
- Not establishedOrbitals and symbols
Figures and layout
- Partly: Vendor claim: font control; subscript/superscript formatting undocumented. Opens the cited page.Rich text captionsVendor claim: font control; subscript/superscript formatting undocumented.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows ellipse, rectangle and bracket tools. Opens the cited page.Shapes, brackets and curvesOfficial screenshot shows ellipse, rectangle and bracket tools.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: object alignment. Opens the cited page.Align and distributeVendor claim: object alignment.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedGroup and ungroup
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: Clean Up automatically tidies distorted structures. Opens the cited page.2D structure cleanupVendor claim: Clean Up automatically tidies distorted structures.ddmcorp.com
- Not establishedJournal drawing styles
- Not establishedReusable custom styles
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows differently colored text objects. Opens the cited page.Color controlOfficial screenshot shows differently colored text objects.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedColor highlighting
- Partly: Multipage document shown; page-size controls unverified. Opens the cited page.Page layout and multipageMultipage document shown; page-size controls unverified.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedImported pictures
- Not establishedTLC plates and tables
Chemistry intelligence
- Not establishedStructure checking
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: R/S all editions; E/Z naming Pro/Office. Opens the cited page.R/S and E/Z labelsVendor claim: R/S all editions; E/Z naming Pro/Office.ddmcorp.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Pro/Office: molecular formula, exact mass and formula mass. Opens the cited page.Formula and massPro. Pro/Office: molecular formula, exact mass and formula mass.ddmcorp.com
- Not establishedProperty estimates
- Yes, according to the manual: Std/Pro/Office; NamExpert converts IUPAC names into structures. Opens the cited page.Name to structureStd. Std/Pro/Office; NamExpert converts IUPAC names into structures.cheminnovation.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Pro/Office; Nomenclator assigns systematic IUPAC names. Opens the cited page.Structure to namePro. Pro/Office; Nomenclator assigns systematic IUPAC names.cheminnovation.com
- Not establishedNMR prediction
- Not establishedR-groups and query structures
- Not establishedPolymers and repeat units
- Not establishedPeptides and nucleic acids
- Not establishedImage to structure
- Not establishedOnline structure lookup
- Not established3D model view
- Not establishedCrystal structures
Files and exchange
- Not establishedCDXML import and export
- Not establishedCDX import and export
- Yes, according to the manual: Professional: MOL read/write; general Draw SDF support unverified. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFProfessional: MOL read/write; general Draw SDF support unverified.ddmcorp.com
- Not establishedSMILES
- Not establishedInChI
- Not establishedRXN files
- Not establishedSVG export
- Not establishedPDF export
- Not establishedHigh-resolution PNG
- Not establishedPaste to and from ChemDraw
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: Windows Word OLE objects reopen for editing. Opens the cited page.Editable in Word or PowerPointVendor claim: Windows Word OLE objects reopen for editing.ddmcorp.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Windows OLE-2 embeds structures in Word with double-click editing. Opens the cited page.Windows Office OLEWindows OLE-2 embeds structures in Word with double-click editing.ddmcorp.com
APIs and automation
- Not establishedPython API
- Not establishedJavaScript or TypeScript API
- Not establishedCommand-line tool
- Not establishedAI agent control
- Not establishedBuilt-in AI assistant
Embedding and extension
- Not establishedPlugins
- Not established: OLE reopens desktop app; supported in-host editor embedding unconfirmed.Embed in your own appOLE reopens desktop app; supported in-host editor embedding unconfirmed.ddmcorp.com