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MyChemise
A legacy Java applet for drawing 2D chemical structures and creating animated reaction presentations.
Free. 17 of 65 checklist features confirmed.
Main canvas
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Default drawings
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Caffeine
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Paclitaxel
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Cholesterol in 3D
Facts
- Runs on
- Browser
- License
- Free application; specific software licensing terms unverified.
- Price
- Free
- Relies on
- Not established. Author documents a self-developed editor; external chemistry libraries remain unconfirmed.
- Interface
- Java applet
- Main language
- Java
- Other languages
- JavaScript: Applet launch and resizing
- Renderer
- Original: MyChemise molecular drawing engine
- Third-party licenses
- Not established
- Requires a Java browser plug-in; current Chrome and Firefox cannot run Java applets.
- Current hosted-editor access and operation were not verified on 2026-11-05.
- Latest release details and software licensing terms remain unverified.
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: Bond selectors and manual placement include single, double and triple bonds. Opens the cited page.Single, double and triple bondsBond selectors and manual placement include single, double and triple bonds.knalltundstinkt.de
- Yes, according to the manual: Wedge, hashed wedge, and wavy choices shown (manual p18). Opens the cited page.Wedge, hash and wavy bondsWedge, hashed wedge, and wavy choices shown (manual p18).knalltundstinkt.de
- Not establishedDative, hydrogen and quadruple bonds
- Yes, according to the manual: Left, right, and centered double-bond choices shown (manual p18). Opens the cited page.Choose double-bond sideLeft, right, and centered double-bond choices shown (manual p18).knalltundstinkt.de
- Yes, according to the manual: Pull-down tools provide cyclic hydrocarbons and aromatic rings. Opens the cited page.Ring toolsPull-down tools provide cyclic hydrocarbons and aromatic rings.link.springer.com
- Not establishedChair and Haworth rings
- Not establishedChain tool
- Yes, according to the manual: Functional-group presets insert alkyl, phenyl, and carboxyl structures (p17). Opens the cited page.Template libraryFunctional-group presets insert alkyl, phenyl, and carboxyl structures (p17).knalltundstinkt.de
- Yes, according to the manual: Saved CSE or MOL structures can be inserted into other drawings. Opens the cited page.Save your own templatesSaved CSE or MOL structures can be inserted into other drawings.knalltundstinkt.de
- Not establishedGroup abbreviations
- Yes, according to the manual: Atom text supports charges, isotope numbers and arbitrary labels. Opens the cited page.Charges, isotopes and atom labelsAtom text supports charges, isotope numbers and arbitrary labels.knalltundstinkt.de
- Yes, according to the manual: Lone electron pairs are drawn automatically. Opens the cited page.Radicals and lone pairsLone electron pairs are drawn automatically.knalltundstinkt.de
- Not establishedKeyboard drawing
- Not establishedLasso select and transforms
- Not establishedTilt drawings in perspective
Reactions and mechanisms
- Yes, according to the manual: Drawing controls offer forward and opposed-arrow line ends. Opens the cited page.Reaction arrowsDrawing controls offer forward and opposed-arrow line ends.link.springer.com
- Yes, according to the manual: Arc shapes and full or half arrowheads are selectable. Opens the cited page.Curved mechanism arrowsArc shapes and full or half arrowheads are selectable.link.springer.com
- Not establishedMachine-readable reactions
- Not establishedAtom mapping
- Yes, according to the manual: Club and banana shapes represent orbitals. Opens the cited page.Orbitals and symbolsClub and banana shapes represent orbitals.link.springer.com
Figures and layout
- Yes, according to the manual: Multiline text editor; fonts and superscript/subscript text controls. Opens the cited page.Rich text captionsMultiline text editor; fonts and superscript/subscript text controls.knalltundstinkt.de
- Yes, according to the manual: Editable shapes, brackets and freehand drawing. Opens the cited page.Shapes, brackets and curvesEditable shapes, brackets and freehand drawing.knalltundstinkt.de
- Not establishedAlign and distribute
- Not establishedGroup and ungroup
- Not established2D structure cleanup
- Not establishedJournal drawing styles
- Not establishedReusable custom styles
- Yes, according to the manual: Atom text and bond colors can be set separately. Opens the cited page.Color controlAtom text and bond colors can be set separately.knalltundstinkt.de
- Not establishedColor highlighting
- Not establishedPage layout and multipage
- Yes, according to the manual: Clipboard images and background pictures can be placed on the canvas. Opens the cited page.Imported picturesClipboard images and background pictures can be placed on the canvas.knalltundstinkt.de
- 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: MOL V2000 import and export; SDF support unverified. Opens the cited page.MOL and SDFMOL V2000 import and export; SDF support unverified.link.springer.com
- Not establishedSMILES
- Not establishedInChI
- Not establishedRXN files
- Not establishedSVG export
- Not establishedPDF export
- Not establishedHigh-resolution PNG
- No: System clipboard exports images rather than editable chemical structures. Opens the cited page.Paste to and from ChemDrawSystem clipboard exports images rather than editable chemical structures.knalltundstinkt.de
- 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: Requires obsolete Java browser plug-in; redistribution license unverified. Opens the cited page.Embed in your own appRequires obsolete Java browser plug-in; redistribution license unverifiedmedia.springernature.com