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Marvin Cloud
Browser-based chemical drawing software for publication figures, reaction schemes, and chemical property calculations.
Paid. 33 of 65 checklist features confirmed.
Official demo
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
- Runs on
- Browser
- License
- Proprietary subscription service with a 14-day trial.
- Price
- 2026-11-05: US$99/month professional; US$29/month academic; annual billing 20% off.
- Plans
- Marvin Cloud: 2026-11-06: US$99/month; academic US$29/month; annual US$990/US$290.
- Relies on
- Not established. Current canvas provenance and third-party chemistry dependencies unestablished.
- Chemistry from
- In-house Chemaxon chemistry (Marvin Web Services; JChem Microservices calculations)
- Interface
- React
- Main language
- JavaScript
- Other languages
- Java: Remote services and GWT valence source
- Renderer
- Original: In-house Marvin SVG renderer
- Third-party licenses
- Not established
- The 14-day trial requires a card and converts to automatic billing.
- Cloud excludes API access and embedding; enterprise integration is sold separately.
- Office re-editing requires JChem for Office and is unavailable on macOS.
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: Single, double and triple bond editing shortcuts. Opens the cited page.Single, double and triple bondsSingle, double and triple bond editing shortcuts.docs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Wedge, down-wedge and wavy bond shortcuts. Opens the cited page.Wedge, hash and wavy bondsWedge, down-wedge and wavy bond shortcuts.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not establishedDative, hydrogen and quadruple bonds
- Not establishedChoose double-bond side
- Yes, according to the manual: Benzene and three- through eight-membered ring templates. Opens the cited page.Ring toolsBenzene and three- through eight-membered ring templates.docs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Two cyclohexane chair templates. Opens the cited page.Chair and Haworth ringsTwo cyclohexane chair templates.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Chain tool documented; drag-to-length behavior not established.Chain toolChain tool documented; drag-to-length behavior not established.
- Not established: Template library documented; inventory beyond simple rings not established.Template libraryTemplate library documented; inventory beyond simple rings not established.
- Not establishedSave your own templates
- Yes, according to the manual: Abbreviated groups retain molecular structures and attachment points. Opens the cited page.Group abbreviationsAbbreviated groups retain molecular structures and attachment points.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Charges and elements documented; isotope editing not established.Charges, isotopes and atom labelsCharges and elements documented; isotope editing not established.
- Yes, according to the manual: Explicit add-radical drawing tool. Opens the cited page.Radicals and lone pairsExplicit add-radical drawing tool.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Keys change focused atoms and bonds. Opens the cited page.Keyboard drawingKeys change focused atoms and bonds.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Lasso, rotation and flips documented; resizing not established.Lasso select and transformsLasso, rotation and flips documented; resizing not established.
- Not establishedTilt drawings in perspective
Reactions and mechanisms
- Yes, according to the manual: Forward, equilibrium, resonance and retrosynthesis arrows. Opens the cited page.Reaction arrowsForward, equilibrium, resonance and retrosynthesis arrows.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Curved graphical arrows documented; electron-pushing tools not established.Curved mechanism arrowsCurved graphical arrows documented; electron-pushing tools not established.
- Yes, according to the manual: RXN is a supported chemical document format. Opens the cited page.Machine-readable reactionsRXN is a supported chemical document format.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Dedicated reaction-map tool. Opens the cited page.Atom mappingDedicated reaction-map tool.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Scientific symbols documented; chemical-symbol library scope not established.Orbitals and symbolsScientific symbols documented; chemical-symbol library scope not established.
Figures and layout
- Yes, according to the manual: Font family, size, subscript and superscript tools. Opens the cited page.Rich text captionsFont family, size, subscript and superscript tools.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Editable geometric shapes, arcs, lines and multiple bracket types. Opens the cited page.Shapes, brackets and curvesEditable geometric shapes, arcs, lines and multiple bracket types.docs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Alignment and distribution guidelines. Opens the cited page.Align and distributeAlignment and distribution guidelines.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not establishedGroup and ungroup
- Yes, according to the manual: Dedicated 2D clean command. Opens the cited page.2D structure cleanupDedicated 2D clean command.docs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: ACS 1996 is the default journal style. Opens the cited page.Journal drawing stylesACS 1996 is the default journal style.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: User-defined journal styles include bond and font settings. Opens the cited page.Reusable custom stylesUser-defined journal styles include bond and font settings.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Atoms, bonds, properties and graphical shapes can be colored. Opens the cited page.Color controlAtoms, bonds, properties and graphical shapes can be colored.docs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Atom and bond highlighting, distinct from foreground coloring. Opens the cited page.Color highlightingAtom and bond highlighting, distinct from foreground coloring.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not establishedPage layout and multipage
- Yes, according to the manual: Images can be pasted, imported and cropped. Opens the cited page.Imported picturesImages can be pasted, imported and cropped.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not establishedTLC plates and tables
Chemistry intelligence
- Yes, according to the manual: Valence errors are highlighted by default. Opens the cited page.Structure checkingValence errors are highlighted by default.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Computed CIP R/S and E/Z labels. Opens the cited page.R/S and E/Z labelsComputed CIP R/S and E/Z labels.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Molecular weight documented; molecular formula output not established.Formula and massMolecular weight documented; molecular formula output not established.
- Yes, according to the manual: vendor claim; logP, logS and pKa predictions. Opens the cited page.Property estimatesvendor claim; logP, logS and pKa predictions.marvincloud.marvin.cxn.io
- Yes, according to the manual: vendor claim; chemical names convert through the search bar. Opens the cited page.Name to structurevendor claim; chemical names convert through the search bar.certara.com
- Yes, according to the manual: vendor claim; automated IUPAC naming. Opens the cited page.Structure to namevendor claim; automated IUPAC naming.certara.com
- Yes, according to the manual: vendor claim; both 1H and 13C predictions. Opens the cited page.NMR predictionvendor claim; both 1H and 13C predictions.marvincloud.marvin.cxn.io
- Yes, according to the manual: Markush structures, R-groups and query properties. Opens the cited page.R-groups and query structuresMarkush structures, R-groups and query properties.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not established: Polymer drawing claimed; chemical repeat-unit semantics not established.Polymers and repeat unitsPolymer drawing claimed; chemical repeat-unit semantics not established.
- Yes, according to the manual: vendor claim; peptide sequence import. Opens the cited page.Peptides and nucleic acidsvendor claim; peptide sequence import.certara.com
- Not establishedImage to structure
- Not establishedOnline structure lookup
- Not established3D model view
- Not establishedCrystal structures
Files and exchange
- Not established: CDXML export documented; import not established.CDXML import and exportCDXML export documented; import not established.
- Yes, according to the manual: CDX is supported for export and template import. Opens the cited page.CDX import and exportCDX is supported for export and template import.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: MOL V2000, MOL V3000 and SDF are supported. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFMOL V2000, MOL V3000 and SDF are supported.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: SMILES import and export; CXSMILES also supported. Opens the cited page.SMILESSMILES import and export; CXSMILES also supported.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: InChI and InChIKey export types are documented. Opens the cited page.InChIInChI and InChIKey export types are documented.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: RXN export is documented. Opens the cited page.RXN filesRXN export is documented.apidocs.chemaxon.com
- Yes, according to the manual: SVG vector export. Opens the cited page.SVG exportSVG vector export.docs.chemaxon.com
- Not establishedPDF export
- Not established: PNG export documented; 300 dpi support not established.High-resolution PNGPNG export documented; 300 dpi support not established.
- Not establishedPaste to and from ChemDraw
- No: Cloud excludes integrations; Office integration requires enterprise Marvin. Opens the cited page.Editable in Word or PowerPointCloud excludes integrations; Office integration requires enterprise Marvin.certara.com
- No: JChem Office add-in; OLE copy-paste removed since version 23.5.0. Opens the cited page.Windows Office OLEJChem Office add-in; OLE copy-paste removed since version 23.5.0.docs.chemaxon.com
APIs and automation
- No: Cloud explicitly excludes API access. Opens the cited page.Python APICloud explicitly excludes API access.marvincloud.marvin.cxn.io
- No: Cloud explicitly excludes API access; separate enterprise product supports JavaScript. Opens the cited page.JavaScript or TypeScript APICloud explicitly excludes API access; separate enterprise product supports JavaScript.marvincloud.marvin.cxn.io
- Not establishedCommand-line tool
- Not establishedAI agent control
- Not establishedBuilt-in AI assistant
Embedding and extension
- Not establishedPlugins
- No: Cloud FAQ explicitly excludes integration and API access. Opens the cited page.Embed in your own appCloud FAQ explicitly excludes integration and API access.marvincloud.marvin.cxn.io