MoleculeSketch

• 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: Click bonds to cycle single, double and triple orders. Opens the cited page.Single, double and triple bondsClick bonds to cycle single, double and triple orders.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Solid wedges, hashed wedges and wavy bonds. Opens the cited page.Wedge, hash and wavy bondsSolid wedges, hashed wedges and wavy bonds.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Dative and higher-hapticity bonds; dashed lines represent hydrogen bonds. Opens the cited page.Dative, hydrogen and quadruple bondsM. Dative and higher-hapticity bonds; dashed lines represent hydrogen bonds.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Centered, above and below double-bond styles. Opens the cited page.Choose double-bond sideM. Centered, above and below double-bond styles.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Three- through nine-membered rings and aromatic systems. Opens the cited page.Ring toolsM. Three- through nine-membered rings and aromatic systems.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Cyclohexane and glucose chair templates. Opens the cited page.Chair and Haworth ringsM. Cyclohexane and glucose chair templates.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Drag to lengthen carbon chains. Opens the cited page.Chain toolM. Drag to lengthen carbon chains.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Amino acids, glucose, porphyrin and other ring systems. Opens the cited page.Template libraryM. Amino acids, glucose, porphyrin and other ring systems.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedSave your own templates
• Yes, according to the manual: Ph, Boc, OMe and other abbreviations expand into structures. Opens the cited page.Group abbreviationsM. Ph, Boc, OMe and other abbreviations expand into structures.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Editable labels and charges; D/T isotope labels are supported. Opens the cited page.Charges, isotopes and atom labelsM. Editable labels and charges; D/T isotope labels are supported.apps.apple.com
• Yes, according to the manual: Lone pairs can be positioned automatically or manually. Opens the cited page.Radicals and lone pairsLone pairs can be positioned automatically or manually.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Hover over atoms and type to change their symbols. Opens the cited page.Keyboard drawingM. Hover over atoms and type to change their symbols.apps.apple.com
• Yes, according to the manual: Freehand selection plus rotation, mirroring and scaling. Opens the cited page.Lasso select and transformsM. Freehand selection plus rotation, mirroring and scaling.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedTilt drawings in perspective

Reactions and mechanisms

• Yes, according to the manual: Forward, equilibrium, retrosynthesis and double-headed arrows. Opens the cited page.Reaction arrowsForward, equilibrium, retrosynthesis and double-headed arrows.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Control points edit curvature, length and full/half arrowheads. Opens the cited page.Curved mechanism arrowsM. Control points edit curvature, length and full/half arrowheads.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedMachine-readable reactions
• Not establishedAtom mapping
• Yes, according to the manual: Chemical symbols include charges, radical dots and electron pairs. Opens the cited page.Orbitals and symbolsM. Chemical symbols include charges, radical dots and electron pairs.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch

Figures and layout

• Yes, according to the manual: System fonts, superscripts and subscripts in free text. Opens the cited page.Rich text captionsM. System fonts, superscripts and subscripts in free text.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Editable circles, arcs, lines, Bezier curves and brackets. Opens the cited page.Shapes, brackets and curvesM. Editable circles, arcs, lines, Bezier curves and brackets.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Edge and center alignment; iPad arrangement requires paid Full version. Opens the cited page.Align and distributeFull version. Edge and center alignment; iPad arrangement requires paid Full version.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Nested groups; iPad grouping requires paid Full version. Opens the cited page.Group and ungroupFull version. Nested groups; iPad grouping requires paid Full version.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not established2D structure cleanup
• Not establishedJournal drawing styles
• Yes, according to the manual: Custom default attributes for atoms, bonds, text and drawings. Opens the cited page.Reusable custom stylesM. Custom default attributes for atoms, bonds, text and drawings.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Yes, according to the manual: Individual bonds have editable color attributes. Opens the cited page.Color controlM. Individual bonds have editable color attributes.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedColor highlighting
• Not establishedPage layout and multipage
• Not establishedImported pictures
• Not establishedTLC plates and tables

Chemistry intelligence

• Yes, according to the manual: Warns when bond counts exceed atom valence. Opens the cited page.Structure checkingM. Warns when bond counts exceed atom valence.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedR/S and E/Z labels
• Yes, according to the manual: Formula and average mass; iPad requires paid Full version. Opens the cited page.Formula and massFull version. Formula and average mass; iPad requires paid Full version.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• 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
• Partly: MOL/SDF import supported; developer reported no export in September 2023. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFFull version. MOL/SDF import supported; developer reported no export in September 2023.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• Not establishedSMILES
• Not establishedInChI
• Not establishedRXN files
• Yes, according to the manual: SVG export added in version 2.8. Opens the cited page.SVG exportM. SVG export added in version 2.8.apps.apple.com
• Yes, according to the manual: Mac PDF export preserves vector quality. Opens the cited page.PDF exportM. Mac PDF export preserves vector quality.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch
• 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: PDF copying exports graphics; no working editor embedding confirmed.Embed in your own appPDF copying exports graphics; no working editor embedding confirmed.moleculesketch.stefandolder.ch