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Dotmatics Elemental / Elemental Draw
Chemical structure and reaction drawing suite with desktop, web, and iOS editions.
Paid. 23 of 65 checklist features confirmed.
Main canvas
UI themes change tool layout; all remain light.
Default drawings
- Tested the Elemental copy embedded on Hit2Lead; no searches were run.
- The About dialog reports version 2016.4.49405.
- Both drawings use fixture MOL coordinates, not editor-generated layouts.
- Image-copy previews appeared; PNG files here are cropped window captures.
- No 3D viewport was found.
Facts
- Version we tested
- 2016.4.49405
- Runs on
- Browser, iOS
- License
- Commercial desktop/site licensing; the separate iOS app is free.
- Price
- 2026-11-05: iOS app Free; current desktop/platform price unverified.
- Plans
- Elemental App: 2026-11-06: Free, iOS App Store.; Elemental Draw; Dotmatics ELN
- Relies on
- No third-party engine found. Toolkit author identifies Elemental with Dotmatics' internal JavaScript chemistry engine.
- Chemistry from
- In-house Dotmatics Chemistry Toolkit (JavaScript and C)
- Main language
- JavaScript
- Other languages
- C: iPad property calculations
- Renderer
- Original: Elemental Canvas 2D renderer
- Third-party licenses
- Not established
- Standalone Elemental Draw was announced in 2013; current desktop installers and support status were not verified.
- The iOS listing's latest update is from 2017; installation and operation were not tested.
- Public feature documentation spans editions and years; current desktop pricing, release version, and publication export formats remain unverified.
In use
Screenshots from our test of this version.
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, tested by running it: Drew single, double, and triple bonds. Opens the screenshot.Single, double and triple bondsDrew single, double, and triple bonds.images.webofknowledge.com
- Yes, tested by running it: Drew solid wedge, hashed wedge, and wavy bonds. Opens the screenshot.Wedge, hash and wavy bondsDrew solid wedge, hashed wedge, and wavy bonds.
- Not establishedDative, hydrogen and quadruple bonds
- Not establishedChoose double-bond side
- Yes, tested by running it: Drew five-membered and fused aromatic rings. Opens the screenshot.Ring toolsDrew five-membered and fused aromatic rings.
- Not establishedChair and Haworth rings
- Not establishedChain tool
- Partly: Template browser opened; its category contained no visible templates. Opens the cited page.Template libraryTemplate browser opened; its category contained no visible templates.images.webofknowledge.com
- Yes, according to the manual: User templates are stored in browser cookies. Opens the cited page.Save your own templatesUser templates are stored in browser cookies.images.webofknowledge.com
- Not establishedGroup abbreviations
- Partly: Atom menu includes charge, element, and isotope submenus. Opens the cited page.Charges, isotopes and atom labelsAtom menu includes charge, element, and isotope submenus.
- Not establishedRadicals and lone pairs
- Yes, according to the manual: Hover over an atom and type an element symbol. Opens the cited page.Keyboard drawingHover over an atom and type an element symbol.images.webofknowledge.com
- Partly: Selection and rotate controls are visible. Opens the cited page.Lasso select and transformsSelection and rotate controls are visible.
- Not establishedTilt drawings in perspective
Reactions and mechanisms
- Partly: Drew a forward arrow; other arrow styles not found. Opens the screenshot.Reaction arrowsDrew a forward arrow; other arrow styles not found.
- No: No curved arrow control found in the embedded editor. Opens the cited page.Curved mechanism arrowsNo curved arrow control found in the embedded editor.
- Partly: Copy Mol/Rxn generated RXN with one reactant and no products. Opens the cited page.Machine-readable reactionsCopy Mol/Rxn generated RXN with one reactant and no products.apps.apple.com
- 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
- Yes, according to the manual: Context menu tidies sketched geometries. Opens the cited page.2D structure cleanupContext menu tidies sketched geometries.images.webofknowledge.com
- 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
- Yes, according to the manual: Automatically flags valence violations; vendor claim. Opens the cited page.Structure checkingAutomatically flags valence violations; vendor claim.technologynetworks.com
- Not establishedR/S and E/Z labels
- Yes, according to the manual: iOS edition calculates molecular formula and mass; vendor claim. Opens the cited page.Formula and massiOS edition calculates molecular formula and mass; vendor claim.apps.apple.com
- Yes, according to the manual: iOS edition predicts LogP; vendor claim. Opens the cited page.Property estimatesiOS edition predicts LogP; vendor claim.apps.apple.com
- No: No name conversion command found in the editor. Opens the cited page.Name to structureNo name conversion command found in the editor.
- No: No structure naming command found in the editor. Opens the cited page.Structure to nameNo structure naming command found in the editor.
- Not establishedNMR prediction
- Yes, according to the manual: R-group definitions, attachment points, logic, and atom lists. Opens the cited page.R-groups and query structuresR-group definitions, attachment points, logic, and atom lists.images.webofknowledge.com
- Partly: A repeat-unit bracket tool is visible. Opens the cited page.Polymers and repeat unitsA repeat-unit bracket tool is visible.
- Yes, according to the manual: Paid platform edition: biological sequence editing; vendor claim. Opens the cited page.Peptides and nucleic acidsDotmatics ELN. Paid platform edition: biological sequence editing; vendor claim.dotmatics.com
- Not establishedImage to structure
- Yes, according to the manual: Elemental DB edition searches ChEMBL; vendor claim. Opens the cited page.Online structure lookupElemental DB edition searches ChEMBL; vendor claim.prlog.org
- No: No rotatable 3D view found in the editor. Opens the cited page.3D model viewNo rotatable 3D view found in the editor.
- Not establishedCrystal structures
Files and exchange
- No: No CDXML import or export command found. Opens the cited page.CDXML import and exportNo CDXML import or export command found.
- Not establishedCDX import and export
- Partly: MOL text imported and exported; SDF not tested. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFMOL text imported and exported; SDF not tested.apps.apple.com
- Partly: SMILES output worked; MOL paste box did not accept SMILES. Opens the cited page.SMILESSMILES output worked; MOL paste box did not accept SMILES.
- Not establishedInChI
- Partly: RXN text output generated; RXN import not tested. Opens the cited page.RXN filesRXN text output generated; RXN import not tested.apps.apple.com
- No: No SVG export command found. Opens the cited page.SVG exportNo SVG export command found.
- No: No PDF export command found. Opens the cited page.PDF exportNo PDF export command found.
- Partly: Image copy preview worked; host download produced no file. Opens the cited page.High-resolution PNGImage copy preview worked; host download produced no file.
- 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
- Partly: Separate commercial JavaScript edition; deployment-specific license required. Opens the cited page.Embed in your own appSeparate commercial JavaScript edition; deployment-specific license requiredhit2lead.com






