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Elk_Draw RDKit

A Windows editor for chemical structures and reactions with RDKit descriptors, QSAR modeling, and editable Word integration.

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Free. 16 of 65 checklist features confirmed.

Main canvas

Needs Windows

light mode

Needs Windows

dark mode

Default drawings

Needs Windows

Caffeine

Needs Windows

Paclitaxel

Needs Windows

Cholesterol in 3D

Facts

GitHub stars
1 stars on 6 Nov 2026
First commit
20 Oct 2026
Repository activity
7 commits, 2 contributors, last push 24 Oct 2026
Latest version
v0.9.7
Runs on
Windows
License
Proprietary; free for private use, teaching and noncommercial academic research. Commercial use requires prior permission.
Price
Free for private use, teaching and noncommercial academic research; commercial permission required (2026-11-05).
Relies on
RDKit, RingDecomposerLib. Vendor states written from scratch; RDKit and RingDecomposerLib provide chemistry calculations.
Draws with
SkiaSharp (Skia)
Chemistry from
RDKit (molecular descriptors)
Interface
Avalonia
Main language
C#
Other languages
C++: RDKit native descriptor calculations
Renderer
Original: Elk_Draw molecular renderer
Third-party licenses
MIT/BSD/Apache/Boost components; Eigen MPL-2.0 and Inter font OFL-1.1. Native notices also list MPL-1.1/GPL-2.0-or-later/LGPL-2.1-or-later alternatives, FreeType FTL/GPL-2.0-or-later, and libmicrohttpd LGPL-2.1/eCos terms.
Download
19 MB

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.

Reactions and mechanisms

APIs and automation

Embedding and extension

  • Not establishedPlugins
  • Not established: Word OLE roundtrip exists; editor running inside Word remains unverified.Embed in your own appWord OLE roundtrip exists; editor running inside Word remains unverified.github.com

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