Avogadro (software) explained
| Avogadro |
| Logo Alt: | A black sans-serif capital letter A being orbited by two orange stylized electrons with orange trails. |
| Logo Caption: | Avogadro logo |
| Latest Release Version: | Avogadro 1.2 |
| Latest Release Date: | [1] |
| Latest Preview Version: | Avogadro 2 1.95.1 |
| Latest Preview Date: | [2] |
| Programming Language: | C++ (Qt) |
| Operating System: | Linux, macOS, Unix, Windows |
| Platform: | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Size: | 11.3 MB |
| Language: | Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Polish |
| Language Count: | 8 |
| Genre: | Molecule editor |
| License: | GPL v2 |
Avogadro is a molecule editor and visualizer designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas.[3] [4] [5] [6] It is extensible via a plugin architecture.[7]
Features
- Molecule builder-editor for Windows, Linux, Unix, and macOS.
- All source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
- Supported languages include: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Polish.
- Supports multi-threaded rendering and computation.
- Plugin architecture for developers, including rendering, interactive tools, commands, and Python scripts.
- OpenBabel import of files, input generation for multiple computational chemistry packages, X-ray crystallography, and biomolecules.
Notes and References
- Web site: Avogadro 1.2 Released . June 15, 2016 . May 16, 2017.
- Web site: Avogadro 1.95.1 Released . . August 26, 2021 . September 24, 2021.
- J. Cheminform. . 10.1186/1758-2946-4-17 . Avogadro: An advanced semantic chemical editor, visualization, and analysis platform . 2012 . Hanwell . Marcus D . Curtis . Donald E . Lonie . David C . Vandermeersch . Tim . Zurek . Eva . Hutchison . Geoffrey R . 4 . 17 . 22889332 . 1 . 3542060 . free .
- A Computationally Efficient and Reliable Bond Order Measure . Ral Mera-Adasme . Fernando Mendizbal . Claudio Olea-Azar . Sebastin Miranda-Rojas . Patricio Fuentealba . J. Phys. Chem. A . 2011 . 115 . 17 . 4397–4405 . 10.1021/jp107498h . 21469689. 2011JPCA..115.4397M . 10533/131936 . free .
- Differentiation of O–H and C–H Bond Scission Mechanisms of Ethylene Glycol on Pt and Ni/Pt Using Theory and Isotopic Labeling Experiments . Michael Salciccioli . Weiting Yu . Mark A. Barteau . Jingguang G. Chen . Dionisios G. Vlachos . J. Am. Chem. Soc. . 2011 . 133 . 20 . 7996–8004 . 10.1021/ja201801t . 21526776.
- Open Babel documentation Author: Geoffrey R Hutchison; Noel M O'Boyle; Blue Obelisk (organization)
- http://avogadro.openmolecules.net/ Avogadro website
