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ChemWorks
ChemWorks is a macOS editor for drawing 2D chemical structures and exporting structure images.
Paid. 4 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
- 1.9
- Runs on
- macOS
- License
- Paid Mac App Store application.
- Price
- US$9.99 on the US Mac App Store (2026-11-05).
- Plans
- ChemWorks: US$9.99 (2026-11-06)
- Relies on
- Not established. Public vendor documentation does not establish canvas provenance or third-party chemistry libraries.
- Main language
- Not published
- Other languages
- Not established
- Renderer
- Not established
- Third-party licenses
- Not established
- Download
- 17 MB
- Available only for macOS 10.13 or later.
- Latest listed release: 1.9 (2024-06-01).
- No target-specific manual found beyond the App Store documentation.
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: Vendor claim: manually draw single, double and triple bonds. Opens the cited page.Single, double and triple bondsVendor claim: manually draw single, double and triple bonds.apps.apple.com
- Not establishedWedge, hash and wavy bonds
- Not establishedDative, hydrogen and quadruple bonds
- Not establishedChoose double-bond side
- Yes, according to the manual: Official screenshot shows common ring tools, including benzene. Opens the cited page.Ring toolsOfficial screenshot shows common ring tools, including benzene.is1-ssl.mzstatic.com
- Not establishedChair and Haworth rings
- Not establishedChain tool
- Not establishedTemplate library
- Not establishedSave your own templates
- Not establishedGroup abbreviations
- Not establishedCharges, isotopes and atom labels
- Not establishedRadicals and lone pairs
- Not establishedKeyboard drawing
- Not establishedLasso select and transforms
- Not establishedTilt drawings in perspective
Reactions and mechanisms
- Not establishedReaction arrows
- Not establishedCurved mechanism arrows
- Not establishedMachine-readable reactions
- Not establishedAtom mapping
- Not establishedOrbitals and symbols
Figures and layout
- Not establishedRich text captions
- Not establishedShapes, brackets and curves
- Not establishedAlign and distribute
- Not establishedGroup and ungroup
- Not established2D structure cleanup
- Not establishedJournal drawing styles
- Not establishedReusable custom styles
- Not establishedColor control
- Not establishedColor highlighting
- Not establishedPage layout and multipage
- Not establishedImported pictures
- Not establishedTLC plates and tables
Chemistry intelligence
- Not establishedStructure checking
- Not establishedR/S and E/Z labels
- Not establishedFormula and mass
- Not establishedProperty estimates
- Not establishedName to structure
- Not establishedStructure to name
- 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: Vendor claim: MOL V2000 import/export; SDF support undocumented. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFVendor claim: MOL V2000 import/export; SDF support undocumented.apps.apple.com
- Not establishedSMILES
- Not establishedInChI
- Not establishedRXN files
- Yes, according to the manual: Vendor claim: SVG export added in version 1.6. Opens the cited page.SVG exportVendor claim: SVG export added in version 1.6.apps.apple.com
- Not establishedPDF export
- Not establishedHigh-resolution PNG
- Not establishedPaste to and from ChemDraw
- Not establishedEditable in Word or PowerPoint
- Not establishedWindows Office OLE
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: No supported editor embedding mechanism documented.Embed in your own appNo supported editor embedding mechanism documented.apps.apple.com